FBC Knoxville Employee Handbook

PARENTAL LEAVE

The Company will offer ten days of paid parental leave to any benefit-eligible employee for the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child. This benefit is provided on an individual basis, so if both parents work for the Company, each parent is entitled to parental leave. Parental leave may be taken in single day increments, in separate week-long increments, or as one continuous 10-day leave but must be used within six (6) months of the birth or placement of the child for adoption or foster. Parental leave benefits may not be requested more than twice in a calendar year.

If the employee is FMLA- eligible, the use of parental leave will also count toward the employee’s annual FMLA entitlement.

If an employee is not FMLA-eligible or has exhausted FMLA, he or she is still eligible for the parental leave benefit.

Although not a requirement, it is suggested that if the birth-parent is our employee, the birth parent use parental leave for the Short-Term Disability (STD) waiting period, week 1. Then, STD and parental leave will then run concurrently for the next week, week 2. Week three through the end of the STD period will then be paid with STD benefits, if approved. Parental leave may also be used as the STD waiting period if an employee is placed out of work during a pregnancy. Since parental leave is an event-based benefit (meaning 10 days per pregnancy or birth), in this example the birth-parent will have 5 days of parental leave remaining after the birth, even if the birth event is in 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).

JURY DUTY

If called to service, you will receive your normal pay while you serve on a jury. To receive this pay, you must give your supervisor court documentation indicating the days you served on jury duty.

When you are excused from jury duty and the next day is a scheduled work day, you are expected to return to work and continue the week as normal. You should notify your supervisor as early as possible of the planned day for returning to work.

2024 Employee Handbook – B. Turner