During Thanksgiving week, most administrative and support departments at Loma Linda University Health will be closed Wednesday through Sunday, Nov. 21–25.
This includes departments such as Human Resource Management, Payroll, Employee Health Services (main campus and Murrieta), Marketing & Communications, administrative offices, and more.
The closure of administrative and support departments on Wednesday of Thanksgiving week — in addition to the normally scheduled Thursday and Friday holiday — reflects the many vacation requests over the past few years from employees wishing to begin their festivities a day earlier. (All clinical departments will retain their normal holiday schedules and staffing.)
Paid leave policy for Wednesday, Nov. 21
For Wednesday the 21st, benefit-eligible hourly employees may either use paid leave or unpaid “budget hours” (benefits will still accrue for the day). Budget time does not apply to salaried employees.
Salaried employees are expected to use paid leave to cover the Wednesday off. If a salaried employee does not have enough paid leave for the three-day period of Wednesday–Friday, the payroll system will automatically allow the paid leave balance to go in the negative. If a salaried employee is needed at work on these days, their time should be reported as a day of work.
If you have any questions about how this schedule change will impact you or your department, please contact your supervisor or call Human Resource Management at ext. 14001.
Additional changes during Thanksgiving week
The following services for employees will be impacted.
Payroll (off-cycle checks)
The Payroll department will be unable to process off-cycle checks (i.e. cash advances, terminations, and stop payments) on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
The department will be closed Nov. 21 through 25.
Call ext. 14004 or email payroll@llu.edu for more information.
Employee Health Services (influenza vaccinations and TB tests)
Employee Health Services, at both the main campus and Murrieta locations, will be closed Nov. 21–25.
For main campus:
The last day to visit Employee Health Services to have a TB test placed prior to Thanksgiving is Friday, Nov. 16.
Influenza vaccinations for nights/weekends will be available by paging the House Supervisor at 2005. The supervisors are available Nov. 21–25 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and 24 hours on Nov. 24 and 25.
For Murrieta campus:
Influenza vaccinations will be on hold starting Nov. 21 until the Employee Health Services office reopens Nov. 26. The last date to have a TB test placed before Thanksgiving has already passed for Murrieta employees.
All normal business hours and services will resume campus-wide on Monday, Nov. 26.