Continued Employment; Service Credit. The Surviving Corporation shall, as of the Closing Date, continue the employment of all employees of PSNC and its Subsidiaries who were employees immediately prior to the Closing Date (the "Affected Employees"). Subject to applicable law and obligations under applicable collective bargaining agreements, the Affected Employees shall be given credit for all service with PSNC or its Subsidiaries (and service credited by PSNC or such Subsidiary), to the same extent as such service was credited for such purpose by PSNC or such Subsidiary, under (i) all employee benefit plans, programs and policies, and fringe benefits of the Surviving Corporation in which they become participants for purposes of eligibility and vesting (but not for purposes of benefit accrual), and (ii) severance plans for purposes of calculating the amount of each Affected Employee's severance benefits, if any. To the extent permissible under the terms thereof and required by applicable law, the Surviving Corporation shall (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Affected Employees under any welfare benefit plans that such employees may be eligible to participate in after the Closing Date, other than limitations or waiting periods that are already in effect with respect to such employees and that have not been satisfied as of the Closing Date under any welfare benefit plan maintained for the Affected Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) provide each Affected Employee with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid prior to the Closing Date in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any welfare plans that such employees are eligible to participate in after the Closing Date. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to require the employment of any Affected Employee to be continued for any particular period of time after the Closing Date.
Continued Employment; Service Credit. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Buyer shall not assume any Company Plan, nor shall there be any transfer of assets or liabilities of any Company Plan to any plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Buyer or any of its affiliates. If any Affected Employee becomes a participant in any employee benefit plan, practice or policy of the Buyer or any of its affiliates, such Affected Employee shall be given credit under such plan for all service prior to the Closing Date with the Company, any of its affiliates, any ERISA Affiliate or any predecessor employer to the extent such credit was given by the Company, any of its affiliates, any ERISA Affiliate or any predecessor employer under a Company Plan, and all service with the Buyer or any of its affiliates on and after the Closing Date but prior to the time such employee becomes such a participant, for purposes of determining eligibility and vesting and for purposes of severance and vacation. As of the Closing, the Company and its affiliates shall cease to provide coverage and benefits for Affected Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries under any benefit plan maintained by the Seller or DQE or any of their respective affiliates, except as required by applicable law.
Continued Employment; Service Credit. The Buyer shall, as of the Closing Date, offer employment to the employees of O&R (who will be listed on Schedule 7.10(b) by the Buyer), who worked at or directly serviced the Purchased Assets, who were employees immediately prior to the Closing Date, who were not Hourly Employees and who are approved by Buyer (the "Management Employees"). The Buyer shall provide Schedule 7.10(b) to O&R at least ninety (90) days prior to the date which the Closing is anticipated to occur (but in no event later than February 1, 1999, or such other date to which the Buyer and O&R mutually agree). The Management Employees hired by the Buyer shall be given credit for all service with O&R or its subsidiaries (and service credited by O&R or such subsidiary), to the same extent as such service was credited for such purpose by O&R or such subsidiary, under all employee benefit plans, programs and policies, and fringe benefits of the Buyer in which they become participants for purposes of eligibility, vesting and determination of level of benefits (but not for purposes of benefit accrual). To the extent permissible under the terms thereof and required by applicable law, the Buyer shall (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Management Employees under any welfare benefit plans that such employees may be eligible to participate in after the Closing Date, other than limitations or waiting periods that are already in effect with respect to such employees and that have not been satisfied as of the Closing Date under any welfare benefit plan maintained for the Management Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) provide each Management Employee with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid prior to the Closing Date in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any welfare plans that such employees are eligible to participate in after the Closing Date.
Continued Employment; Service Credit. Buyer shall on the Closing Date offer employment to such of the employees of the SE Business as it elects in is sole discretion and together with the employees of PDI as of the Closing Date (the "Affected Employees") (the applicable employer being sometimes hereinafter called the "Present Employer"). The Affected Employees shall be given credit for all service with the Present Employer (and service credited by the Present Employer), to the same extent as such service was credited for such purpose by the Present Employer, under all employee benefit plans, programs and policies, and fringe benefits of Buyer in which they become participants for purposes of eligibility, and benefit accrual. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to require the employment of any Affected Employee to be continued for any particular period of time after the Closing Date or to create any third party rights or benefits in any Affected Employee.
