FBC Knoxville Employee Handbook 2025

Although not a requirement, it is suggested that if the birth-parent is our employee, she use parental leave as the STD waiting period. Parental leave may also be used as the STD waiting period if an employee is placed out of work during a pregnancy (but will not be available after the birth even if the birth event is during a different calendar year).

Proper documentation must be presented to claim this benefit (e.g., a birth certificate, an adoption certificate, or a letter from the foster care agency).

This benefit is effective 1/1/2020; however, employees who experienced a birth or placement of a child for adoption/foster in October – December 2019, are grandfathered into this benefit. They will have 6 months from the date of the event to use this benefit.

Example: If your child was born 10/15/2019, you must pre-schedule and use your parental leave by 4/14/2020.

PAID TIME OFF (PTO)

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company is transitioning from a traditional vacation plan to a Paid Time Off (PTO) plan. This means that you will have more flexibility to attend to personal and family needs. It also means that every absence (except for absences under company benefits not requiring use of PTO such as personal holidays or jury duty) will be subtracted from your available PTO bank. Therefore, you will need to take a more active role in monitoring your available paid time off.

NEW ACCRUAL RATES

You will accrue PTO hours every week. Your available PTO hours will be printed on your pay stub each week.

New employees accrue from their first day of employment and are eligible to use accrued PTO as soon as they become eligible for other benefits (generally, after 30 days of employment). Below is your new weekly accrual schedule and allowable time away from work based on years of service.