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Work/Life Balance
We know that your life doesn’t exist solely within the walls of our campus. We’re constantly
working to provide you with all the resources you will need to have a complete, well balanced personal and
professional life.
Please select a section:
Child Care
According to recent studies, high quality child care increases children's ability to succeed academically
and socially later in life. The Innovation Station Child Development Center at USPTO has received
accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's
leading organization of early childhood educators dedicated to improving the quality of child care
programs.
For more information about the Innovation Station Child Development Center at USPTO, visit http://centers.brighthorizons.com/uspto/.
LifeCare
USPTO realizes you may face worklife issues and has made available to all its employees an agency paid benefit, LifeCare, a comprehensive work/life, which offers educational materials, personalized referrals, and an interactive web site to assist with the following issues:
- Child Care & Parenting-Care options, centers, in home care, child health & safety, parenting resources, backup care, etc.
- Pregnancy & Adoption-Prenatal care, birthing options, breastfeeding, domestic and international adoption resources, raising adopted children, etc
- Education-Pre-K to college, financial aid, scholarships, homework resources, etc.
- Financial & Legal Issues - free financial consultations to assist with budgeting, financial planning, college planning, home buying, retirement, and identity theft (includes free family budget preparation and discounts on other services). Plus, free attorney consultations on up to 3 new legal topics per year
- Adult Care & Aging - short and long term care options, caregiving resources, retirement, senior health & safety, grief & bereavement, etc.
- Special Needs-Programs, schools, and child care options for children with special needs, such as physical, behavioral or emotional disabilities
- Kits - Free Prenatal, Child Safety, and Adult Care Kits (for expectant parents, parents of toddlers, or adult caregivers)
- Backup Child Care-Access to ChildrenFirst backup care centers around the country.
Throughout the course of your employment at the USPTO, you’ll have access to 24/7 life care-giving support services mentioned above as well as prescreened referrals to care resources, educational resources, health and wellness services, as well as daily life service resources such as home improvement, automotive services, pet care, travel, utilities, and many other services.
Relocation Assistance
Moving to Washington, D.C. or the surrounding areas?
Relocation readiness assistance is here. All of us know that when families move, whether to a nearby community or another state, it can be difficult. Moving disrupts routine, familiarity and security and often causes stress and anxiety. But USPTO employees can get high-quality service to help to ease the transition and minimize disruptions into their new homes with a new benefit.
Through LifeCare services, USPTO employees can get personalized referrals to movers, real estate services, local child and adult care, schools, and other resources. They also can get personalized relocation packets that include neighborhood profiles, information on schools and houses of worship, and facts about demographics, crime and weather. Additionally, LifeCare offers USPTO employees access to apartment and other housing related discounts.
If you’re moving to Washington, DC or the surrounding areas, then LifeCare, an agency paid benefit can help. To familiarize yourself with this helpful benefit in executing a stress free move:
Log on to www.lifecare.com and look for the “Member Login” box.
Enter Screen Name: usptogroup and Password: login (case sensitive).
Look for the “Relocation Tools” link on the right side of the page.
For assistance logging on, contact the Help Desk at 888-604-9565.
To contact a specialist, call 800-456-0845 (If you are hearing impaired, call toll-free, 800-873-1322) and identify yourself as a USPTO potential new hire. Or log on to www.lifecare.com and enter Screen Name: usptogroup and Password: login (case sensitive). Once you have been hired and assigned a USPTO email address then you may register and create a personalized screen name and password.
Fitness Center
The USPTO is dedicated to providing an opportunity for all employees to improve their
general health and well being through the use of the USPTO Fitness Center and related programs and
activities. For a small fee, you’ll have access to the facilities and classes offered at
the Fitness Center, which is located in the Knox Building, Suite 1B45. The Fitness Center is open 6
a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fitness Center follows USPTO/OPM
regarding late openings, early dismissal and closings. More information is available at
www.ptofitness.com.
Health Units
There are two health units for USPTO employees. Emergencies always take priority over routine services.
The last half hour of each day is reserved for emergencies only. The health
units are located at:
Jefferson Building – 500 Dulany St
Lobby Level, 1B85
(571) 272-2710
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Randolph Square at Arlington - Room 3B70
(703) 924-1110
Patent and Trademark Office Society
Founded in 1917, the Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS) is for patent and trademark professionals and other
interested individuals. It’s internationally recognized for its activities in the patent
and trademark fields – promoting growth and well-being in the field, keeping history alive and
promoting the social and intellectual welfare of members.
The society works to further the technological development of the United States, foster a true
appreciation of the patent and trademark systems, and cultivate the highest standards of professional
ethics among patent and trademark practitioners and professionals. To that end, the PTOS
holds educational programs, sponsors field trips, works to further the field by publishing manuals and
other resources, addresses issues such as compensation, works alongside other foundations, hosts
annual conventions, and provides a social network for members. This year, PTOS will sponsor
a ski trip to Innsbruck, Austria and attend the International Science and Engineering Fair, among
other exciting events. Members even receive discounts on things like movie tickets!
For more information, visit www.ptos.org.
Transportation Subsidy
To encourage our employees to commute by means other than "single occupancy motor vehicles" we make
available the USPTO Public Transit Subsidy (PTS) Program. The PTS Program provides qualified
participants payments up to $125 per month, per employee. Use of this benefit is limited to the actual
costs of commuting to and/or from work via participating public transportation systems.
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