• You establish initial benefits eligibility the first day of the month following 60 calendar days of employment.

The following retail roles on the U.S. mainland are considered full-time only for the purposes of benefits eligibility: shift supervisors, shift managers, operations leads, kitchen bakers, savory and pastry chefs, mixologists, Princi porters and assemblers.

• You establish initial benefits eligibility the first day of the second month after receiving at least 240 total hours over three full, consecutive months.
• Your total hours include both Benefits hours (BEN) to account for your paid hours and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.

• You establish initial benefits eligibility the first day of the month after you have completed four consecutive weeks of employment and received at least 80 total hours in a consecutive four-week period.
• Your total hours include both hours worked and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.

• You establish initial benefits eligibility the first day of the month following your most recent date of hire.

To continue eligibility, you must have at least 520 total hours on paychecks received between the first and last days in each six-month measurement period, for semi-annual audits on January 6 and July 6.

• Occasionally, there may be fewer pay periods than usual in an audit measurement period. When this occurs, we will adjust your required total hours needed—it will still be 20 hours per week.
• Your total hours include both Benefits hours (BEN) to account for your paid hours and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.

See the important dates for the January 6, 2024, and July 6, 2024, benefits eligibility audits, depending on your location^†:

• Partners in Calif., Conn., Maine, Mass., Minn., N.Y. and R.I. (pdf) 
• Partners in Alaska, Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Ore., Utah, Wash., Wyo. (pdf) 
• Partners in Ala., Ark., Del., District of Colombia, Fla., Ga., Ill., Iowa, Ind., Kan., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., N.D., Neb, N.H., N.J., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Texas, Va., Vt., Wis., W. Va. (pdf) 

• See the Benefits Eligibility Audit Calendar for Partners in Hawaii (pdf).
• Retail hourly partners must receive an average of 20 hours per week (80 hours total) during the four weeks prior to the audit to maintain benefits eligibility.
• Your total hours include both hours worked and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.
• Eligibility for retail salaried and nonretail hourly partners in Hawaii will continue as long as you are an active partner.