Eligibility for Salaried Employees
ORNL provides eligible employees with a comprehensive benefits program that helps you take care of your physical, financial and personal wellbeing.
Benefits Eligibility Chart
This chart specifies if/when you are eligible for additional benefits based on your type of employment.
Employees hired to work 40 hours/week or 173.3 hours/month.
| Benefit | When You Are Eligible |
|---|---|
| Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental | Your first day of work |
| Employee Assistance Program | Your first day of work |
| Savings Plan | Your first day of work |
| Life and AD&D Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Other Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Flexible Spending Accounts | Your first day of work |
| Short-Term Disability Info | Salaried after 1 month of service |
| Long-Term Disability | Your first day of work Requires a 180-day period of disability before entitled to payment |
| Pension Plan Info | Your first day of work |
| Severance Plan Info | Your first day of work |
| Tuition Reimbursement | After one year of service |
| Vacation Info | Your first day of work |
| Holiday Leave | Your first day of work |
| Paid Leave Info | Your first day of work Non-exempt:48 hours/24 hours (if hired on or after July 1) Exempt - 24 hours/16 hours (if hired on or after July 1) |
| Parental Leave Info | Your first day of work 120 hours of parental leave per birth or adoption event per year |
| Service Awards | Your first day of work |
Employees hired to work from 50% - 90%, on a declared schedule.
| Benefit | When You Are Eligible |
|---|---|
| Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental | Your first day of work |
| Employee Assistance Program | Your first day of work |
| Savings Plan | Your first day of work |
| Life and AD&D Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Other Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Flexible Spending Accounts | Your first day of work |
| Short-Term Disability Info | Salaried after 1 month of service. Benefit is pro-rated, based on your declared schedule. |
| Long-Term Disability | Your first day of work Benefit is pro-rated, based on your declared schedule Requires a 180-day period of disability before entitled to payment |
| Pension Plan Info | Your first day of work |
| Severance Plan Info | Your first day of work |
| Tuition Reimbursement | After one year of service |
| Vacation Info | Your first day of work Benefit is pro-rated, based on your declared schedule |
| Holiday Leave | Your first day of work Benefit is pro-rated, based on your declared schedule |
| Paid Leave Info | Your first day of work Non-exempt: 32 hours/16 hours (if hired on or after July 1) Exempt: 16 hours/8 hours (if hired on or after July 1) |
| Parental Leave Info | Your first day of work 60 hours of parental leave per birth or adoption event per year |
| Service Awards | Your first day of work |
Employees hired to work for 6 months up to a maximum of 3 years. Includes postdocs.
| Benefit | When You Are Eligible |
|---|---|
| Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental | Your first day of work |
| Employee Assistance Program | Your first day of work |
| Savings Plan | Your first day of work |
| Life and AD&D Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Other Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Flexible Spending Accounts | Your first day of work |
| Short-Term Disability Info | Salaried after 1 month of service |
| Long-Term Disability | Not eligible |
| Pension Plan Info | Your first day of work (Certain temporary employees are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan.) |
| Severance Plan Info | Not eligible |
| Tuition Reimbursement | Not eligible |
| Vacation Info | Your first day of work |
| Holiday Leave | Your first day of work |
| Paid Leave Info | Your first day of work Non-exempt: 48 hours/24 hours (if hired on or after July 1) Exempt: 24 hours/16 hours (if hired on or after July 1) |
| Parental Leave Info | Your first day of work (salaried) 120 hours of parental leave per birth or adoption event per year |
| Service Awards | Not eligible |
Employees hired to work on a temporary or intermittent basis under no declared schedule.
| Benefit | When You Are Eligible |
|---|---|
| Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental | Your first day of work |
| Employee Assistance Program | Your first day of work |
| Savings Plan | Your first day of work |
| Life and AD&D Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Other Insurance Info | Your first day of work |
| Flexible Spending Accounts | Not eligible |
| Short-Term Disability Info | Not eligible |
| Long-Term Disability | Not eligible |
| Pension Plan Info | Your first day of work |
| Severance Plan Info | Not eligible |
| Tuition Reimbursement | Not eligible |
| Vacation Info | Your first day of work Benefit is pro-rated, based on hours worked |
| Holiday Leave | Not eligible |
| Paid Leave Info | Not eligible |
| Parental Leave Info | Not eligible |
| Service Awards | Not eligible |