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employees should coordinate with their supervisor to request for time off. Time off will be
granted according to State laws.

9.13 Military Leave
The Company complies with the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994
(USERRA) and applicable State laws applying to military leave. As such, the Company does not
discriminate in employment decisions nor retaliate against any person who was, is, or applies to
be a member of a uniformed service or who performs or has an obligation to perform service in
a uniformed service.

“Uniformed service” as defined by USERRA includes voluntary and involuntary active duty, active
duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, and full-time National
Guard duty. It also includes any absence needed for an examination to determine whether a
person is fit to perform military duty. The “uniformed services” are the Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and their reserves; the Army and Air National Guards, including
periods of training; the Public Health Service commissioned corps; and other categories
designated by the President in times of emergency.

Employees when called to active duty with a branch of the uniformed services will be granted a
military leave of absence, as required by law, without pay. Employees on military leave may
substitute their accrued paid leave time for unpaid leave.

At the conclusion of the leave, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, an employee generally
has a right to return to the same position held prior to the leave or to a position with like seniority,
status, and pay that the employee is qualified to perform. Every reasonable effort will be made
to return eligible employees to their previous position or a comparable one. Such employees will
be treated as though they were continuously employed for purposes of determining benefits
based on length of service, such as the rate of PTO accrual, and job seniority rights.

9.13.1 Requests for Military Leave
Upon receipt of orders for active or reserve duty, an employee should notify their Supervisor and
the Human Resources Manager as soon as possible. The employee shall submit a copy of the
military orders to their Supervisor (unless unable to do so because of military necessity or it is
otherwise impossible or unreasonable).

9.13.2 Time Off During Military Leave
If an exempt employee works any part of a week, then spends the rest of the week in military
service, the salary for the entire week must be paid. However, in that case, the amount of the
military pay for the week may be offset against the salary. This would be accomplished using
available annual leave balances.

9.13.3 Benefits During Military Leave
1. Continuation of medical benefits under the same terms and conditions as when actively
employed if military service is less than 31 days.

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