{"id":717,"date":"2026-01-11T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:01:05","slug":"update-pto-entry-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/?p=717","title":{"rendered":"Update: PTO Entry Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Historically, retro PTO entries were allowed up to\u00a0<strong>six months after the time was taken<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Sent: Jan 11 | FCC | All Team Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going forward,&nbsp;<strong>retro PTO entry should be the exception\u2014not the norm<\/strong>. While we understand that occasional situations may require PTO to be entered after the fact, it\u2019s important that these instances follow a clear and consistent process when they do occur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PTO should be entered within\u00a0<strong>24 hours<\/strong>\u00a0whenever possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retro PTO must be submitted\u00a0<strong>no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Monday of payroll close<\/strong>\u00a0for the applicable pay period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This updated guideline helps ensure timely processing, accurate records, and a smoother payroll experience for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you again for your partnership as we continue to align policies across the Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, if you have questions or need additional support, please reach out to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:hr@focalpointcareco.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hr@focalpointcareco.com<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all key details and ongoing updates, please visit the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaylocity.focalpointcareco.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czrodger%40focalpointcareco.com%7C72c36ed2879f48139ec008de515f68c6%7Cefb4b1e07ae04b66b7a3d97749f1f487%7C0%7C0%7C639037667517318676%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FKLh6DtwNASkRFtYfQVzVlhR%2FqSAODHcGF4F0yuhBk8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Paylocity Transition Hub<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historically, retro PTO entries were allowed up to\u00a0six months after the time was taken.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-team-members","tag-fcc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paylocity.focalpointcareco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}