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Green Mountain Research Employee Handbook

However, to encourage employees to use PTO, there is a cap on the amount of PTO that can be
accumulated. PTO is capped at 300 hours. Once the cap is reached, an employee will not be

able to accumulate any more PTO until some of it is used and drops below the cap. After PTO
goes below the cap, employees can begin accruing PTO again.

Upon termination of employment, employees will be paid for unused accrued PTO time that
has been earned through the last day of work.

PTO may be taken in increments of .25 hours.

PTO is paid based upon current base rate of pay at time leave is taken. Paid time off for PTO will
not be counted as hours worked for the purposes of determining overtime for non-exempt
employees.

PTO Accrual Schedule for Regular Full-time Exempt Employees

Years of Service Days Accrued
0-2 18
3-4 21
>5 24

Non-Emergency Leave Scheduling
Where the need for leave is foreseeable, each employee is required to schedule their time off
with the employee’s immediate supervisor. Where the need for leave is not foreseeable, notice
to the employee’s supervisor is requested as soon as practicable. Time off will be approved by a
member of the Executive Team based on current workload.

Anti-Discrimination & Harassment

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of GMR to ensure all employees and qualified applicants for employment are
provided equal opportunity regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual
orientation, gender identity and transgender status), age, physical or mental ability, or
veteran’s status. This applies to all phases of the employment process, including recruitment,
hiring, selection for promotion, transfer, discipline, rates of pay or other forms of compensation
and benefits, selection for training and educational assistance, layoff and termination.
Employees with supervisory and/or hiring authority share the responsibility to practice
objective and impartial employment decisions within their areas of responsibility.

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Revision Date: 08/01/2021
Origination Date: 08/01/2021