Time Away from Work
Time Away from Work
An overview of the time away from work benefits available as part of ERIE's benefits package.
Short Term Disability Benefit
Claims Administrator: MetLife
- ERIE pays the full cost of this insurance; there is no cost to you.
- Available after 90 days of employment.
- Covers non-job-related illness or injury that requires absence from work for more than seven calendar days, for up to 90 continuous calendar days.
- Income benefits for leave are based on years of service and begin after seven calendar days of absence.
- Employees are required to supplement available sick time during the waiting period before income benefits begin.
Long Term Disability Benefit
Claims Administrator: MetLife
- ERIE pays the full cost of this insurance; there is no cost to you.
- Available after 90 days of employment.
- Income benefit of up to 60% of gross monthly salary available if you are totally disabled and unable to work after 90 days of continuous disability.
Parental Leave
- Available to eligible new parents.
- Receive up to 75 hours of paid time off during the first year after birth or adoption.
Sick Pay
- Income benefits for medical appointments, physical and mental illness, or injury for yourself or immediate family member.
- Full-time Employees will receive their total sick time accrual of 67.5 hours annually on January 1. Employees on a leave of absence or Employees hired after January 1 will receive prorated sick time hours based on their return or hire date.
Bereavement Absence Pay
- Five-day paid absence for the death of an immediate family member.
- One-day paid absence for the death of a current relative.
- One-half-day paid absence for the death of a co-worker.
- Bereavement time is to be used on regularly scheduled work days.
Vacation
- Time accrues on a monthly basis (except when you are on a leave of absence), starting from date of hire, based on your position level and length of service.
- You can elect up to 75 hours of vacation conversion a year, paid to you in taxable cash, a tax-deferred 401(k) Employee Savings Plan contribution (eligible for an ERIE match), a direct payment toward a student loan, or all three.
Holidays
- Paid if you are normally scheduled to work or if you work the day the holiday is observed.
- Observed holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Employees also receive four paid floating holidays per year. The days are given on January 1 and must be used by December 31. Floating holidays will be prorated for Employees hired after January 1.