Your Life

The program offers crisis support, financial coaching, legal counseling, work-life services, child and elder care support, educational resources and more.

Because the program is administered through Optum, confidentiality is strictly maintained. You may contact Optum directly by calling 1-866-248-4096 to arrange for counseling and, if needed, referrals to additional resources. This benefit includes three free counseling sessions per issue, per year for face-to-face appointments, virtual visits or Talkspace messaging. Note: One week of texting under Talkspace is equal to one EAP session.

Talkspace is an app that allows you to message with an EAP provider, 24/7.

• Find a provider with an online matching tool.
• Start therapy within hours of choosing your EAP provider.
• Message your EAP provider whenever – no appointments necessary.
• Get messages back throughout the day, five days a week.
• Choose real-time face-to-face video visits by appointment, when needed.

To get started, call your EAP at 1-866-248-4096 to obtain an authorization code prior to registering (first visit only), then choose a provider and start messaging.

LegalShield provides you, your spouse and your children with access to a network of attorneys for assistance with a variety of legal needs, including traffic court representation, will preparation, tenant disputes, contract review and many others.

IDShield monitors your identity, credit, financial accounts, social media accounts and provides device and online privacy reputation management 24/7. You will receive an alert via the IDShield mobile app, member portal and email if a threat is detected. Plan for unauthorized electronic fund transfers and identity theft-related expenses with financial account monitoring and a $1 million Identity Fraud Protection Plan.

The ADA offers you a 10% group discount on Pet Insurance through MetLife. This benefit offers quality coverage that’s affordable for pet parents and easy to customize. Pet insurance helps you cover the cost of care for a sick or injured pet. Pricing is customized for each pet based on their species, age, breed and your zip code. To enroll, visit mybenefits.metlife.com. You can enroll at any time and will be billed directly by MetLife.

Full-time and part-time employees working more than 20 hours per week receive holiday pay for the nine observed holidays below:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

We will observe an early release at 2pm, your local time, the business day prior to recognized ADA holidays. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.

Full-time and part-time employees regularly scheduled to work 20 hours per week or more are eligible to accrue vacation. Full-time employees with 0-3 years of service accrue 15 days (three weeks). Full-time employees with more than three years of service accrue 20 days (four weeks). Part-time employees with 0-3 years of service accrue five days (one week). Part-time employees with more than three years of service accrue 10 days (two weeks). The days accrued are based on your date of hire.

Note: Vacation leave days do not rollover over to the next calendar year. This does not apply to employees who live in California, Colorado, Montana or Nebraska.

Sick leave may be used for the following:

• An employee’s own illness, medical condition or injury that is not job related.
• Necessary medical, dental, or vision care that cannot be scheduled other than during work hours.
• Care or medical treatment of a spouse, son, daughter, parent, or grandparent.
• Accrued sick leave may be used to supplement wages while on Short Term Disability.
• Any reason allowed by applicable state law.

Accruals

Full Time Employees: All full-time employees begin accruing sick leave from the date of hire. Sick leave is accrued at the rate of 3.75 hours per pay period. Leave may only be taken in whole day increments by full-time employees. FT hourly employees may take leave in one-hour increments.

Part Time Employees: Part time employees working more than 20 hours per week accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.50 hours per month or 1.75 hours per pay period. Leave may be taken in one-hour increments.

Full-time employees are eligible to accrue personal leave to use for personal business, appointments, religious observances or other purposes. Personal leave is accrued at a rate of 2.19 hours per pay period (seven days per year).

Note: Personal leave days do not rollover over to the next calendar year. This does not apply to employees who live in California, Colorado, Montana or Nebraska.