Eligibility

ORNL provides eligible employees with a comprehensive benefits program that helps you take care of your physical, financial and personal wellbeing.

How To Enroll / Make Changes

To enroll, visit my.adp.com. Employees can view benefits information, enroll, update beneficiaries, or make qualified life event changes.

Year-Round Enrollment

You may enroll, change or cancel enrollment at any time in the Health Savings Account, Savings Plan, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance. You may cancel or apply for coverage Basic, Supplemental, and Dependent Life Insurance with an approved Statement of Health/Evidence of Insurability.

Mid-Year Benefits Changes

When changes happen in your work or personal life, your benefits may need to change too. If you're eligible to make changes to your medical, dental, legal insurance, and/or flexible spending accounts, you must make the change within 30 calendar days of the date of your qualifying life event. Otherwise, you may have to wait until the next Open Enrollment period (typically in October) to enroll for benefits effective the following January 1.
To request a mid-year election change because of a qualifying event, log-on to the ORNL Benefits Enrollment website at my.adp.com, select Declare Life Event, select your Life Event from the drop-down menu and make your enrollment elections. You may also call the ORNL Benefits Service Center at 800-211-3622.

New Employees

As a new employee, you have 30 calendar days beginning on your date of hire or your date of eligibility to enroll. The 30-day time limit begins on the day of the event and ends 29 days thereafter. You are guaranteed coverage in the medical, dental, legal insurance, life insurance, and flexible spending plans when you meet that deadline. See the Employee Benefits Guide for more information.

Benefits Eligibility Chart – Salaried Employees

This chart specifies if/when you are eligible for additional benefits based on your type of employment.

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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	Your first day of work
Other Insurance	Your first day of work
Flexible Spending Accounts	Your first day of work
Short-Term Disability	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	Your first day of work
Severance Plan	Your first day of work
Tuition Reimbursement	After one year of service
Vacation	Your first day of work
Holiday Leave	Your first day of work
Paid Leave	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	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	Your first day of work
Other Insurance	Your first day of work
Flexible Spending Accounts	Your first day of work
Short-Term Disability	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	Your first day of work
Severance Plan	Your first day of work
Tuition Reimbursement	After one year of service
Vacation	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	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	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	Your first day of work
Other Insurance	Your first day of work
Flexible Spending Accounts	Your first day of work
Short-Term Disability	Salaried after 1 month of service
Long-Term Disability	Not eligible
Pension Plan	Your first day of work (Certain temporary employees are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan. See your HRBusiness Partner )
Severance Plan	Not eligible
Tuition Reimbursement	Not eligible
Vacation	Your first day of work
Holiday Leave	Your first day of work
Paid Leave	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	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	Your first day of work
Other Insurance	Your first day of work
Flexible Spending Accounts	Not eligible
Short-Term Disability	Not eligible
Long-Term Disability	Not eligible
Pension Plan	Your first day of work
Severance Plan	Not eligible
Tuition Reimbursement	Not eligible
Vacation	Your first day of work Benefit is pro-rated, based on hours worked
Holiday Leave	Not eligible
Paid Leave	Not eligible
Parental Leave	Not eligible
Service Awards	Not eligible