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2. Failure to Provide a Sample or Tampering. Any employee who refuses
to provide a sample for alcohol or drug testing or who tampers with any
sample will be subject to termination. Reasonable accommodation will be
assessed for any employee who has a medical condition that effects his/
her ability to provide a test sample. Medical documentation of such
condition may be required.

3. Suspension. Following a drug or alcohol test, but prior to receipt of the
final results of the test, Big River may suspend an employee without pay
pending the outcome of the test. An employee who has been suspended
shall be reinstated with backpay and interest on such amount if the result
of the test is not a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test.

4. Rehabilitation- Alcohol Only

(a) Upon receipt of a confirmed positive alcohol test from an
employee who has worked for Big River for 12 of the last 18
months, who has agreed to rehabilitation, and who has not
violated the substance abuse policy in the past, shall be offered the
opportunity to pursue a substance abuse treatment program.

(b) If Big River has an employee benefit plan, the costs of rehabilitation
shall be apportioned as provided under the employee benefit plan.
If no employee benefit plan exists, and the employee has coverage
for any portion of the costs of the rehabilitation under any health
care plan, the cost for rehabilitation shall be apportioned as
provided by the health care plan with any costs not covered by the
plan apportioned equally between the employee and Big River;
however, Big River is not required to pay more than $2,000 toward
the costs not covered by the employee’s health care plan. If no
employee benefit plan exists and the employee does not have
coverage for any portion of the costs of rehabilitation under any
health care plan of the employee, the costs of rehabilitation shall be
apportioned equally between the employee and Big River.
However, the company shall not be required to pay more than two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00) toward the costs of rehabilitation.

(c) Big River will coordinate the treatment reporting process.

(d) Participation in and successful completion of a substance abuse
treatment program is required, or the employee will be subject to

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