Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
Supporting Your Growing FamilyPaid Parental Leave (PPL) Benefits
All U.S. full-time exempt Team Members are eligible for Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to support families after the birth, adoption, surrogacy, or legal placement of a child. This policy covers birthing mothers and all eligible non-birthing parents, including dads and domestic partners.
Further Reading: Michaels Announces Enhanced Paid Leave Programs (Feb. 5, 2023)
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How PPL Works
| Program Features | |
|---|---|
| Waiting period from hire date | |
| None, as long as qualifying event occurred on or after February 5, 2023 | |
| Benefit amount | |
| Up to 8 weeks of full pay1 for each parent/guardian Team Member | |
| Application process | |
| Apply directly with Matrix using existing leave process and documentation requirements | |
| Concurrent policies | |
| PPL hours are applied to any qualifying paid or unpaid family and medical leaves, unless otherwise dictated by applicable federal, state, provincial or local law | If applicable and approved, PPL for birth mothers covered by Michaels Short-Term Disability (STD)2 is paid concurrently3 through the first 8 weeks of PPL |
- This is your usual pay rate in effect when you first became disabled. It does not include bonuses, overtime pay, extra benefits or compensation.
- The STD benefit will be paid based on the duration of disability. Generally, the duration for maternity disability is up to 6 weeks following a normal delivery and up to 8 weeks following a C-section.
- STD is not available in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Washington or New Jersey.
Guidelines for Use of PPL Hours
- PPL time cannot be used before the birth or effective date of the event (unless required by applicable laws); time off needed before the date should be covered by other types of paid leave, e.g., personal, vacation or sick time.
- Team Members have a choice to use all paid leave, and/or PPL in accordance with Company policies and applicable laws.
- PPL will be paid first and then the Team Member can elect to use sick, personal and vacation hours.
- PPL hours are available throughout the first year following the qualifying event, not just immediately after birth or placement.
- Covered Team Members receiving STD benefits for the birth of a child must fully exhaust those benefits before requesting the remaining PPL balance within first year following the event.
- For Team Members not receiving STD pay, full PPL balance available for use as needed throughout child’s first year with the family.
- PPL may be used more than once, but not within the same 12-month period, unless required by applicable law.
- Where applicable, PPL follows the same 12-month, rolling backward period as U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave.
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For assistance, contact Team Member Services at 855-432-MIKE (6453) and select option 2, available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.
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