Common use of Period of Severance Clause in Contracts

Period of Severance. For purposes of the hourly records method, a Period of Severance is a period equal to the number of consecutive Plan Years or, with respect to eligibility, the applicable computation period under the definition of Year of Service, in which an Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. The Period of Severance shall be determined on the basis of Hours of Service and shall commence with the first Plan Year in which the Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. With respect to any period of absence during which a Period of Severance does not commence, the Participant shall be credited with the Hours of Service (up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service in a Plan Year) which would otherwise have been credited to him or her but for such absence, or if such Hours of Service cannot be determined, 8 Hours of Service for each day of absence. For purposes of the elapsed time method, a Period of Severance is a continuous period of at least 12-consecutive months during which an individual's Employment is not continuing, beginning on the date an Employee retires, quits or is discharged or, if earlier, the first 12-month anniversary of the date that the individual is otherwise first absent from service (with or without pay) for any other reason, and ending on the date the individual again performs an Hour of Service. Anything in the definition thereof to the contrary notwithstanding, a Period of Severance shall not commence if the Participant is: (A) On an authorized leave of absence in accordance with standard personnel policies applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all Employees similarly situated and returns to active Employment by the Employer or Affiliate immediately upon the expiration of such leave of absence; (B) On a military leave while such Employee's re-employment rights are protected by law and returns to active Employment within ninety days after his or her discharge or release (or such longer period as may be prescribed by law); or (C) Absent from work by reason of (i) the pregnancy of the Employee, (ii) the birth of a child of the Employee, or (iii) the placement of a child with the Employment in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or (iv) the care of such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. In determining when such a Participant's Period of Severance begins, the Participant will be credited with (i) for purposes of the elapsed time method, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first date of such absence; or (ii) for purposes of the hourly records method, the Hours of Service he or she would normally have had but for such absence, or if such Hours cannot be determined, eight Hours of Service for each day of such absence; provided, however, that such Hours of Service shall not exceed 501 and shall be credited only in the year in which such absence began if such crediting would prevent the Participant from incurring a Period of Severance in that year, or in any other case, shall be credited in the immediately following year.

Period of Severance. For purposes of the hourly records method, a Period of Severance is a period equal to the number of consecutive Plan Years or, with respect to eligibility, the applicable computation period under the definition of Year of Service, in which an Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. The Period of Severance shall be determined on the basis of Hours of Service and shall commence with the first Plan Year in which the Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. With respect to any period of absence during which a Period of Severance does not commence, the Participant shall be credited with the Hours of Service (up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service in a Plan Year) which would otherwise have been credited to him or her but for such absence, or if such Hours of Service cannot be determined, 8 Hours of Service for each day of absence. For purposes of the elapsed time method, a Period of Severance is a continuous period of at least 12-12 consecutive months during which an individual's Employment is not continuing, beginning on the date an Employee retires, quits or is discharged or, if earlier, the first 12-month anniversary of the date that the individual is otherwise first absent from service (with or without pay) for any other reason, and ending on the date the individual again performs an Hour of Service. Anything in the definition thereof to the contrary contrary, notwithstanding, a Period of Severance shall not commence if the Participant is: (A) On an authorized leave of absence in accordance with standard personnel policies applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all Employees similarly situated and returns to active Employment by the Employer or Affiliate immediately upon the expiration of such leave of absence; (B) On a military leave while such Employee's re-employment reemployment rights are protected by law and returns to active Employment within ninety days after his or her discharge or release (or such longer period as may be prescribed by law); or (C) Absent from work by reason of (i) the pregnancy of the Employee, (ii) the birth of a child of the Employee, or (iii) the placement of a child with the Employment in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or (iv) the care of such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. In determining when such a Participant's Period of Severance begins, the Participant will be credited with (i) for purposes of the elapsed time method, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first date of such absence; or (ii) for purposes of the hourly records method, the Hours of Service he or she would normally have had but for such absence, or if such Hours cannot be determined, eight Hours of Service for each day of such absence; provided, however, that such Hours of Service shall not exceed 501 and shall be credited only in the year in which such absence began if such crediting would prevent the Participant from incurring a Period of Severance in that year, or in any other case, shall be credited in the immediately following year.

Period of Severance. For purposes of the hourly records method, a Period of Severance is a period equal to the number of consecutive Plan Years or, with respect to eligibility, the applicable computation period under the definition of Year of Service, in which an Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. The Period of Severance shall be determined on the basis of Hours of Service and shall commence with the first Plan Year in which the Employee has 500 Hours of Service or less. With respect to any period of absence during which a Period of Severance does not commence, the Participant shall be credited with the Hours of Service (up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service in a Plan Year) which would otherwise have been credited to him or her but for such absence, or if such Hours of Service cannot be determined, 8 Hours of Service for each day of absence. For purposes of the elapsed time method, a Period of Severance is a continuous period of at least 12-12- consecutive months during which an individual's Employment is not continuing, beginning on the date an Employee retires, quits or is discharged or, if earlier, the first 12-month anniversary of the date that the individual is otherwise first absent from service (with or without pay) for any other reason, and ending on the date the individual again performs an Hour of Service. Anything in the definition thereof to the contrary notwithstanding, a Period of Severance shall not commence if the Participant is: (A) On an authorized leave of absence in accordance with standard personnel policies applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all Employees similarly situated and returns to active Employment by the Employer or Affiliate immediately upon the expiration of such leave of absence; (B) On a military leave while such Employee's re-employment rights are protected by law and returns to active Employment within ninety days after his or her discharge or release (or such longer period as may be prescribed by law); or (C) Absent from work by reason of (i) the pregnancy of the Employee, (ii) the birth of a child of the Employee, or (iii) the placement of a child with the Employment in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or (iv) the care of such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. In determining when such a Participant's Period of Severance begins, the Participant will be credited with (i) for purposes of the elapsed time method, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first date of such absence; or (ii) for purposes of the hourly records method, the Hours of Service he or she would normally have had but for such absence, or if such Hours cannot be determined, eight Hours of Service for each day of such absence; provided, however, that such Hours of Service shall not exceed 501 and shall be credited only in the year in which such absence began if such crediting would prevent the Participant from incurring a Period of Severance in that year, or in any other case, shall be credited in the immediately following year.