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Holidays, Vacation and Other Leave

Religious Observance

Federal and state equal opportunity laws generally require employers to accommodate the religious beliefs of

employees, but do not require them to provide paid leave. The Consortium respects your religious beliefs, however,
and therefore, will provide one (1) day of paid leave to employees who, for religious reasons, must be away from the
office on days of normal operation. This leave must be requested through the department manager two weeks prior
to the event.

Holiday Pay

Full-time and Part-time employees are entitled to the following paid holidays:

New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day (or Indigenous Peoples Day), Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day
After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Rather than allocating employees separate amounts of time off for sick, vacation, and personal days, the
Consortium provides Paid Time Off (PTO) to give employees greater flexibility to meet their personal needs. Eligible
employees will accrue PTO days each year to use however they want, up to a certain amount each year. The amount
of PTO earned will depend on your length of service with the Consortium. The Consortium may require you to use

any accrued PTO during unpaid family and medical leave, or any other leave of absence, subject to applicable laws
and regulations.

Please note that this policy does not replace the Consortium’s holiday schedule and employees will continue to
have designated paid holidays each year in accordance with this section.

PTO Eligibility & Accrual

Employees begin accruing PTO when they first begin work for the Consortium. Employees may use their PTO at any
time after the first 30 days of employment.

For Internal Use Only -- Not For External Distribution

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