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Only hours actually worked during a workweek count for the purpose of determining whether you are entitled to
            overtime pay. Hours actually worked do not include any non-working hours or non-compensable hours under state
            or federal law, including, but not limited to holiday, PTO, and sick time, even though those hours are paid, with the
            exception of when the non-exempt employee performed actual work on behalf of Footprint during these times.

            If daily overtime is required, in accordance with the law of the state in which the employee works, daily and weekly
            overtime pay may not be pyramided or duplicated. Accordingly, non-exempt employees are not eligible to receive
            both daily and weekly overtime pay; only one overtime premium will apply.

            Your immediate supervisor must approve overtime work in advance of you working any overtime hours. While you
            will be paid for all hours worked, including overtime, whether the time was approved in advance, your failure to obtain
            appropriate pre-approval may result in discipline, up to and including termination of employment. Because we must
            always maintain adequate staff, you are expected to work overtime as requested by your site, as applicable law
            allows.

            You may not take work home without prior approval from your immediate supervisor and documents containing
            confidential information may not be removed from any site. Non-exempt employees are responsible for accurately
            reporting all such time worked.

            If  you  have  any  questions  about  computing  wages  and/or  overtime  pay,  please  consult  with  your  immediate
            supervisor or Human Resources.


            MEAL PERIODS AND REST BREAKS
            It is the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable laws regarding meal periods and rest breaks. If an employee
            works in a state where there are no applicable meal or rest break requirements, the Company may provide break
            time as appropriate, subject to operational needs and supervisor discretion. The Company does not contract to
            provide such break time in these states.

            Any  rest  breaks  of  short  duration  (lasting  less  than  20  minutes)  will  be  counted  as  “hours  worked”  and  paid
            accordingly. Breaks of 20 minutes or more that are not meal periods are not considered “hours worked” and should
            not  be  recorded  as  hours  worked.  Meal  periods  lasting  at  least  30  consecutive  minutes  or  more  that  are  not
            interrupted by work are not considered “hours worked” for purposes of federal law and will not be paid for non-exempt
            employees.  If  the  non-exempt  employee  takes  a  meal  period  that  is  at  least  30  consecutive  minutes  and  is
            uninterrupted by work, the employee is required to record all time taken for their meal period.

            Employees must be completely relieved from work duties during any unpaid meal period. Non-exempt employees
            must accurately record the beginning and ending time of their meal periods each workday on their time records.


            MISSED, SHORT OR INTERRUPTED MEAL PERIODS
            Non-exempt  employees  must  be  paid  for  all  time  worked.  On  those  occasions  where  a  non-exempt  employee
            continues  to  work  through  his/her  meal  period,  either  voluntarily  or  because  he/she  is  interrupted  by  work  or
            otherwise returns to work without taking at least 30 consecutive minutes for a meal period, or does not take at least
            30 consecutive minutes, the entire meal period is considered working time and is paid and may also be paid a
            premium if required by applicable law.

            If an employee misses a meal period for any reason such that the employee does not receive at least a 30-minute
            consecutive meal period, the employee is to remain clocked in and report the missed meal period via the method
            used by their worksite. If an employee’s meal period is interrupted or missed for any reason, it is the employee’s
            responsibility to report that he/she did not receive  at least a 30-minute consecutive, uninterrupted  meal  period.
            Failure to submit the proper documentation in accordance with your site’s procedures, may subject you to disciplinary
            action, up to and including termination of employment.






            Healthy Planet. Healthy People                                                                                                                          21 | P a g e
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