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Meal Periods

All employees based in New York (non-exempt and exempt) are entitled to a 30-minute unpaid
meal break between 11:00a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for shifts of six hours or longer that extend over
that period. Employees working a shift of more than six hours starting between the hours of 1:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. are allowed at least 45 minutes for an unpaid meal period at a time midway
between the beginning and end of their shift. In addition, employees whose shifts begin before
11:00 a.m. and end after 7:00 p.m. are entitled to an additional unpaid meal period of at least 20
minutes between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. During meal periods, the employee is completely
relieved from duty. Any employee who believes that they were not provided a meal period that
complies with this policy should inform Human Resources or another member of management
immediately.

Volunteer Emergency Responders

Employees will be granted time off on an unpaid basis to perform emergency duties as a
volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance service personnel during times when the Governor
of New York has declared a state of emergency. Employees may substitute accrued vacation pay
for any unpaid portion of leave to perform such emergency duties.

Voting Time Off

Employees who do not have sufficient time outside of their regular working hours to vote in a
statewide election may request time off to vote. If possible, employees should make their request
at least two days in advance of the election. Up to three hours of paid time off will be provided,
at the beginning or end of the employee’s regular shift, whichever will allow the freest time for
voting and the least time off work.

Crime Victim’s Leave

Any employee who is a crime victim may take unpaid leave to appear as a witness, consult with
the district attorney, or attend a proceeding related to the crime. The employee must request
such leave prior to the day of their attendance and may be required to provide verification of
attendance. For purposes of this policy, “victim” includes the aggrieved party (or the aggrieved
party’s next of kin if the aggrieved party is deceased as a result of the offense), the representative
of a victim, a good Samaritan, or a person pursuing an application or enforcement of an order of
protection.

Blood & Bone Marrow Donor Leave
Eligible employees working an average of 20 or more hours per week will be granted up to three
hours of leave on an unpaid basis in any twelve (12) month period to donate blood. Eligible
employees working an average of 20 or more hours per week will be granted up to 24 work hours
of leave per donation on an unpaid basis to donate bone marrow. Employees may substitute sick

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