PST and FTO/PTO are for when you expect an illness or injury to last no more than five consecutive business days or seven consecutive calendar days. If it’s longer than that, like for a bad case of the flu or a big surgery, health leave is required. In some cases, your situation might require you to miss multiple periods of work for less than five days at a time (think follow-up appointments, chemotherapy sessions, or dialysis). These cases call for intermittent leave, which is covered and also managed by Lincoln Financial.

A very special kind of health leave, pregnancy leave gives birth parents time to prepare to deliver their child and time to recover afterwards. Workday covers 12 weeks of pregnancy leave, plus an additional 12 weeks of bonding time once you’re medically cleared to return to work.

Available to all new parents, Workday covers 12 weeks of bonding time to enjoy after the birth or adoption of your child. You must use all 12 weeks within the first year after the birth or adoption. Any unused time will be forfeited.

Taking care of a loved one who’s sick or injured is a heroic and difficult thing to do. Workday covers 12 weeks of caregiver leave so you can focus on your family member.

You can take caregiver leave in one chunk or intermittently, depending on the needs of the person you’re caring for. Compassionate leave is also available if the situation calls for it.

When something unforeseen happens, you can take up to 10 days per event. Compassionate leave is for natural disasters, traveling for medical care, or the death of a loved one (expected or unexpected). Just make sure to enter your time in Workday–compassionate leave is not managed by Lincoln Financial.

If you’re serving in the armed forces, Workday wants to support you in every way possible. Stepping away to perform military service means that your length of service with Workday will continue to accumulate, your benefits will continue, and you’ll still be paid.

Here’s how it works:

• During the first four weeks of your time away, you’ll receive your regular base pay. This is called Military Time Off (MTO) and is logged in Workday just like any other time-off request. This is common for Workmates who attend annual training.
• On the first day of the fifth week, your Military Leave of Absence (MLOA) begins, and Workday will pay your regular wages minus the amount you receive as military basic pay. You can start a leave Timeline with Veer, but make it official by contacting Lincoln Financial and submitting a copy of your first Leave and Earnings Statement as soon as it’s available. Then, your top-up pay will be issued on your regular pay cycle for the rest of your leave.

Review the military leave playbook for more information.

Because you pay for the cost of this coverage, any payments you receive from the Workday Salary Continuation program are mostly tax-free.* Your salary continuation includes:

• 80% of your regular base pay for the first 12 weeks
• 70% of your regular base pay for weeks 13–52 (health only)**

*Certain exclusions apply.
**Applies for health leave claims starting on or after January 1, 2025. Claims that began on or before December 31, 2024 will receive 60%.

You’re automatically enrolled in the Workday Salary Continuation program. Tax implications for salary continuation payments vary depending on the type of leave you're taking.

Your salary continuation includes:

• 100% of your regular base pay for the first 12 weeks
• 80% of your regular base pay for weeks 13–26 (health only)
• 60% of your regular base pay for weeks 27–52 (health only)