Common use of In-Season Meal and Tip Allowance Clause in Contracts

In-Season Meal and Tip Allowance. (1) During the championship season, each Player shall receive a daily meal and tip allowance for each date a Club is on the road and for each traveling day. No deductions will be made for meals served on an airplane. (2) If, when a Club departs from the home city, Players are required to report for departure at or prior to Noon, Players will receive the full daily allowance for that date; if Players are required to report for departure after Noon, Players will receive one-half of the daily allowance for that date. Returning to the home city, if arrival is later than 6 P.M., Players will receive the full daily allowance; if arrival is at or prior to 6 P.M., Players will receive one- half of the daily allowance. (3) During the 2017 championship season, the daily allowance shall be $30.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the 2017 championship season, the daily allowance shall be $102.00 for Players entitled to the in-season meal and tip allowance pursuant to Articles IV, VII(D), VII(F)(1), (3), (4), and (5), XIV(D), XV(E)(3)(d), XV(N)(6), XIX(C)(3)(d), Attachment 15, or for any day on the road or traveling day that the Club does not provide a meal in the Clubhouse pursuant to Attachment 47; provided, how- ever, that on any day a scheduled game is postponed, the daily allowance shall be $30.00 if the postponement occurs within two hours of the scheduled first pitch and $102.00 if the postponement occurs more than two hours prior to the scheduled first pitch. Dur- ing the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 championship seasons, the daily allowance shall be the prior season’s allowance plus a cost of living adjustment rounded to the nearest $.50 as calculated in Article VII(B)(4) below. The daily allowances described herein shall not be reduced below $30.00 and $102.00, respectively, for the term of the Basic Agreement. (4) Cost of living adjustments shall be computed as follows. (a) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2018 season, the allowance figure for the 2017 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPIW) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for October 2017 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2016. (b) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2019 season, the allowance figure for the 2018 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2018 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2017. (c) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2020 season, the allowance figure for the 2019 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2019 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2018. (d) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2021 season, the allowance figure for the 2020 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2020 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 2019. See Attachment 31. (5) Each Club shall provide the daily allowance to Players on a daily basis or in advance. Each Club is permitted to distribute the allowance in cash, by direct deposit or on a check card. To the max- imum extent possible, each Club shall provide the daily allowance pursuant to an accountable plan whereby to the maximum extent possible the daily allowance will be excluded from a Player’s gross income. See Attachment 41.

In-Season Meal and Tip Allowance. (1) During the championship season, each Player shall receive a daily meal and tip allowance for each date a Club is on the road and for each traveling day. No deductions will be made for meals served on an airplane. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Players shall not be entitled to the in-season meal and tip allowance when the Club is on the road in the Club’s home city unless the Club elects to stay at a hotel while on the road in its home city. (2) If, when a Club departs from the home city, Players are required to report for departure at or prior to Noon, Players will receive the full daily allowance for that date; if Players are required to report for departure after Noon, Players will receive one-half of the daily allowance for that date. Returning to the home city, if arrival is later than 6 P.M., Players will receive the full daily allowance; if arrival is at or prior to 6 P.M., Players will receive one- half of the daily allowance. (3) During the 2017 2022 championship season, the daily allowance shall be $30.0034.50. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the 2017 2022 championship season, the daily allowance shall be $102.00 117.50 for Players entitled to the in-season meal and tip allowance pursuant to Articles IV, VII(D), VII(F)(1), (3), (4), (5), and (56), XIV(D), XV(E)(3)(d), XV(N)(6), XIX(C)(3)(dXV(N)(5), Attachment 15, or for any day on the road or traveling day that the Club does not provide a meal in the Clubhouse pursuant to Attachment 47; provided, how- everhowever, that on any day a scheduled game is postponed, the daily allowance shall be $30.00 34.50 if the postponement post- ponement occurs within two hours of the scheduled first pitch and $102.00 117.50 if the postponement occurs more than two hours prior to the scheduled first pitch. Dur- ing During the 20182023, 20192024, 2020 2025 and 2021 2026 championship seasons, the daily allowance shall be the prior season’s allowance plus a cost of living adjustment rounded to the nearest $.50 as calculated in Article VII(B)(4) below. The daily allowances described herein shall not be reduced below $30.00 34.50 and $102.00117.50, respectively, for the term of the Basic Agreement. (4) Cost of living adjustments shall be computed as follows. (a) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2018 2023 season, the allowance figure for the 2017 2022 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPIW) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for October 2017 2022 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 20162021. This figure shall then be rounded to the nearest $0.50. (b) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2019 2024 season, the allowance figure for the 2018 2023 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2018 2023 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 20172022. This figure shall then be rounded to the nearest $0.50. (c) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2020 2025 season, the allowance figure for the 2019 2024 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2019 2024 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 20182023. This figure shall then be rounded to the nearest $0.50. (d) To determine the allowance figure effective for the 2021 2026 season, the allowance figure for the 2020 2025 season, as adjusted, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPIW for October 2020 2025 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for October 20192024. This figure shall then be rounded to the nearest $0.50. See Attachment 31. (5) Each Club shall provide the daily allowance to Players on a daily basis or in advance. Each Club is permitted to distribute the allowance in cash, by direct deposit or on a check card. To the max- imum extent possible, each Club shall provide the daily allowance pursuant to an accountable plan whereby to the maximum extent possible the daily allowance will be excluded from a Player’s gross income. See Attachment 41.