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LOCAL APPENDICES

               California Appendix
               The following provisions apply to employees based in California (and supplement, and to the
               extent inconsistent, supersede, the policy language regarding the same or similar topics in the
               Employee Handbook):

               Pregnancy Disability Leave and Accommodation
               California employees disabled from working due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical
               conditions will be granted an unpaid pregnancy disability leave up to the lesser of the actual
               period of disability, or four months. This is in addition to any Family Care and Medical Leave to
               which  the employee may be entitled  in order to care  for  the  newborn. Pregnancy-related
               disability leaves may  be taken intermittently,  or on  a reduced-hours schedule, as medically
               necessary.

               The Company will reasonably accommodate an employee’s medical needs related to pregnancy,
               childbirth, or related conditions, as well as transfer an employee to a less strenuous or hazardous
               position (where the transfer can be reasonably accommodated) or duties if medically needed
               because of an employee’s pregnancy. Requests for leave should be submitted in writing and be
               supported by certification from the attending physician. If the leave or transfer is foreseeable,
               the employee must provide 30 calendar days’ advance notice to the Company of the need for
               pregnancy-related disability leave or transfer. If it is not practicable for the employee to give 30
               calendar days’ advance notice of the need for leave or transfer, the employee must notify the
               Company as soon as practicable after learning of the need for the pregnancy-related disability
               leave or transfer. While on approved Pregnancy Disability Leave, Company-paid group health
               insurance coverage remains in effect for a maximum of four months. During that time period,
               dependent benefit coverage will remain in effect as long as the employee continues to pay their
               portion of the cost.  The Company  will  thereafter continue  health insurance coverage for
               approved Family Care and Medical Leave Parental Leave, if applicable, to bond with the newborn.

               An employee taking pregnancy-related disability leave may substitute any available sick pay for
               their leave. Otherwise, leave is unpaid.  The substitution  of paid leave for  pregnancy-related
               disability leave does not extend the total duration of the leave to which an employee is entitled.
               Employees may be entitled to California State Disability Insurance (“SDI”) and/or other applicable
               state  disability insurance. Employees returning  to work will normally be reinstated to their
               original position or a comparable position, consistent with applicable law. Upon return from
               leave, employees are required to provide  the People Team a release from  their physician
               indicating the employee’s ability to resume work. Taking a Pregnancy Disability Leave does not
               protect an employee from non-leave related employment actions, such as a layoff.

               Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Leave
               Employees may take time off up to 30 business days in any one-year period to donate an organ,
               or five business days in any one-year period to donate bone  marrow, to another person. In
               addition, employees may take an additional 30 business days of unpaid leave in a one-year period


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