Employees; Employee Benefit Plans (a) As of or before the Closing Date, Buyer or one or more of its Affiliates shall offer employment to each Employee who (i) is not then on authorized leave of absence, sick leave, short or long term disability leave, military leave or layoff with recall rights (“Active Employees”) or (ii) is then on authorized leave of absence, sick leave, short or long term disability leave, military leave or layoff with recall rights; provided that such offer is contingent on such Employee returning to active employment immediately following such absence and within six (6) months of the Closing Date, or such later date as required under applicable Laws (“Inactive Employees”). For the purposes hereof, all Active Employees and Inactive Employees who accept an offer of employment from Buyer and commence employment on the applicable Employment Commencement Date are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Transferred Employees,” and the “Employment Commencement Date” as referred to herein shall mean (x) as to those Transferred Employees who are Active Employees, the Closing Date, and (y) as to those Transferred Employees who are Inactive Employees, the date on which the Transferred Employee begins active employment with Buyer or any of its Affiliates. Buyer shall employ at-will those Transferred Employees who do not have Employment Agreements with Seller or Tribune, as applicable, and shall provide each Transferred Employee initially and for at least one (1) year after the Closing Date or, if shorter, the period of employment following the Closing Date of the Transferred Employee, (i) the base salary or other base cash compensation that was provided to such Transferred Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date, (ii) cash incentive compensation opportunities (including short-term annual incentive compensation but excluding equity or equity-based compensation) that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the aggregate total cash incentive compensation opportunities provided to such Transferred Employee (but excluding equity or equity-based compensation opportunities) immediately prior to the Closing, (iii) severance and other termination pay and benefits that are no less favorable than the severance and other termination pay and benefits that were applicable to such Transferred Employee immediately prior to the Closing Date and (iv) other employee benefits that are substantially similar in the aggregate to those provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer or its Affiliates. The initial terms and conditions of employment for those Transferred Employees who have Employment Agreements with Seller, Tribune or their Affiliates, as applicable, shall be as set forth in such Employment Agreements, which shall, to the extent permitted under the applicable agreements, be assigned to and assumed by Buyer or one or more of its Affiliates, as directed by Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall cause to be maintained through December 31 of the year in which the Closing Date occurs any Station-level annual (or other short-term) cash incentive award programs based solely on individual performance or performance of the applicable Station covering the Transferred Employees substantially in the form as in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the compensation and benefits for Transferred Employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be provided in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement as amended, extended or terminated from time to time in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.