Common use of Accredited Service Clause in Contracts

Accredited Service. 13.1 Accredited service is the aggregate of the years, months and days of active employment in the service of a) the Company; b) the Company’s predecessors (provided the employee was under one of the local Agreements in MIFA # 3 on the “change in control” date); and/or, c) any other former GTE Company acquired by Frontier Communications on July 1, 2010 from Verizon, that is recognized for service purposes under the terms of the applicable pension plan. Accredited Service shall include all active employment for which a wage or salary was paid and any additional excused absence time or leave of absence time that has been or will be specifically approved for service credit purposes in accordance with the pension plan and any supplemental policy, procedures, or published statements regarding the pension plan established by the Company. A. For those employees with a frozen pension benefit or who are not eligible to participate in the applicable pension plan, Accredited Service will be calculated in the manner prescribed by the applicable pension plan as if the employee had been eligible to participate in the applicable pension plan. B. Regular employees accrue Accredited Service under this Agreement governed by the most recent date of employment, unless adjusted by a break in service or change of status. C. Temporary employees do not accrue Accredited Service; however, if a temporary employee becomes a regular employee, the employee's Accredited Service reflects the total accumulated straight time hours from the most recent date of hire. 13.2 Accredited Service ceases with any absence from employment with the Company, including any Leave of Absence, except as follows: A. Employees shall accrue Accredited Service during an FMLA absence for up to twelve (12) weeks in a twelve (12) month period. B. Employees shall accrue Accredited Service during a Military Leave of Absence if the employee returns to active employment status immediately following the leave. C. Employees shall accrue Accredited Service during any Union Leave of Absence granted in accordance with the provisions of one of the local Appendices to this Agreement.