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Time Off and Leaves of Absence

Holidays

The company observes and allows time off with pay for the following holidays:

New Year’s Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas

Any additional holidays will be designated by the company at start of each calendar year.

If one of these holidays falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday. If the
holiday falls on a Saturday, the company will select either the following Monday or the
preceding Friday as a substitute holiday. The company reserves the right to pay eligible
employees in lieu of time off if the holiday falls on Saturday.

Holiday pay. Full-time regular employees are eligible for holiday pay. Hourly employees
become eligible after they have been active with the company for 3 months. Salaried
employees may receive holiday pay immediately upon joining the company. Salaried
employees, paid holidays are a part of your salaried wages. Part-time and temporary
employees, including summer employees, are not eligible for holiday pay.

For hours worked on an actual holiday, holiday pay shall be at the employee’s regular straight-
time rate, in addition to visit/admission pay (not to exceed 8 hours).

A holiday shall be considered as 8 hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime.

Holiday pay eligibility shall further depend upon the employee working a full shift on the
workday preceding the holiday and a full work shift on the workday following the holiday.

The only exceptions are:

1. The employee is ill and has submitted a doctor’s statement,

2. The holiday falls during the employee’s approved PTO period, or

3. The employee leaves work on the workday before or after the holiday because of an
industrial accident.