Paid Time Off (PTO)
We all need time to rest and enjoy life outside of work, as well as time to take care of life’s demands
In 2025, all LSS employees will continue to be eligible to accrue PTO, beginning on day one of employment, and may request to use PTO as they accrue it but the PTO accruals for Full-time staff will increase. Accrued PTO must be used for any time away from work (including FMLA and PLOA leaves of absence) if the employee has accrued PTO available, except in certain circumstances in which an employee may be eligible for pay in accordance with LSS policies on Jury Duty Pay, Bereavement Pay and Workers’ Compensation. Employees will accrue a number of PTO hours based upon their accrual rate multiplied by the total number of hours paid in that pay period, and an employee’s PTO balance continues to accrue until it equals the maximum accrual limit allowed, which is set at 240 hours.
-Level 1: Employees in a Full-time or Weekend Option status will accrue PTO in accordance with the “PTO Accrual Level 1” table provided below.
-Level 2: Employees in a Part-time status will accrue PTO in accordance with the “PTO Accrual Level 2” table provided below.
-Level 3: Employees in a Casual Status of these two specific jobs, “Caregiver (412)” and/or “CNA Private Duty (779)”, will accrue PTO at a standardized rate of 0.032 (“PTO Accrual Level 3”), unrelated to employees’ years of service with LSS.
-Level 4: Employees in a PRN status, Casual Status, or a Temporary status will accrue PTO at a standardized rate of 0.025 (“PTO Accrual Level 4”), unrelated to employees’ years of service with LSS.
PTO Sell-Back
The LSS PTO Sell-Back program provides PTO-eligible employees the option to sell back a portion of their unused PTO, to provide employees flexibility for how they use their paid time off benefits. Eligible employees may cash in (or sell back) up to 20 hours of unused PTO every 3 months (i.e. up to 80 hours per year) as long as they maintain a PTO balance of at least 40 hours.
PTO Donation
Employees may donate their available PTO hours to the “PTO Donation Bank”, while also designating that a portion of these donated PTO hours be provided to a specific coworker in need. The PTO Donation Bank may provide eligible employees paid leave time when absent without pay for a serious health condition of their own or an immediate family member.
Employees may choose to make a monetary donation instead if they’d prefer, with a personal check, money order, or a credit/debit card by visiting the Lutheran Senior Services website (“Ways To Give”).
PTO Holiday Supplement
Employees scheduled to work on one of the LSS-recognized holidays may be paid additional hours, through the use of their available PTO, in addition to the “holiday pay” they receive for actually working that shift. Employees must request this holiday supplement in advance using the form below.
