Employee Handbook - Baptist Memorial Online

Termination: At the time of termination, an employee will be paidfor all PTO hours accrued but unused up to a maximum of 1year’s accrual according to the entity PTO accrual rates; any PTOhours in excess of the 1 year maximum are forfeited. The payoffrate will be 1 hour of pay for 1 hour of accrued but unused PTO atthe time of termination.Bereavement (Funeral) BenefitThe loss of a family member can be a difficult time. Full-time employeeswho have completed 90 days of continuous employmentand who experience a death in their immediate family aregranted up to 3 regularly scheduled workdays off with pay. Employeesmust contact their managers to schedule the designatedleave.Immediate family is defined as spouse parent, child, sibling, parent-in-law,son/daughter-in-law, brother/sister-in-law, stepparent,stepchild, grandparent, grandchild and legal guardian.The paid leave is provided for scheduled days missed between thedate of death and the day following the burial, both inclusive. Employeesmay be requested to provide verification of the loss andrelationship to the deceased (i.e.. the announcement). Bereavementpay will not be considered when computing overtime. If additionaltime off is needed, employees should submit requests forPTO to their managers for consideration. If the request is grantedand PTO is not available, the absence(s) will be without pay.Civic Responsibilities: Jury Duty and VotingJury Duty: Employees must notify their supervisors no later thanthe next workday after receipt of a summons for jury duty toallow for scheduling.Employees will be entitled to their usual compensation (includingany shift differentials) less the amount of the compensation theemployee received for serving as a juror. For employees’ compensationto be calculated, employees are responsible for presentingthe notice of jury compensation to the appropriatepayroll representative for proper payroll accounting. Employees’compensation cannot be calculated until such documentation issubmitted.28