Rule of Parity. If the Sponsoring Employer elects the Rule of Parity in the Adoption Agreement, any Year(s) of Service completed prior to an Employee’s Break(s) in Service will not be counted in determining an Employee’s eligibility to participate in the Plan if those Year(s) of Service are disregarded pursuant to the Rule of Parity. If such former Employee’s Year(s) of Service are disregarded under the Rule of Parity, then (A) the reemployed Employee will be treated as a new Employee for purposes of Section 2.1 and (B) the Employee’s Eligibility Computation Period will commence on the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods will be based upon the provisions of the definition of Eligibility Computation Period (with the Reemployment Commencement Date substituted for the Employment Commencement Date, if applicable). If the Employee has not satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section 2.1 as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and such former Employee’s Year(s) of Service are not disregarded under the Rule of Parity, then the Eligibility Computation Periods will remain unchanged. If the Employee has satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section 2.1 as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and such former Employee’s Year(s) of Service are not disregarded under the Rule of Parity, the reemployed Employee will enter the Plan as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date.
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Samples: 401(k) Non Standardized Prototype Adoption Agreement (Littelfuse Inc /De), 401(k) Non Standardized Prototype Adoption Agreement (Michaels Stores Inc)
Rule of Parity. If the Sponsoring Employer elects the Rule of Parity in the Adoption Agreement, then any Year(s) Period of Service that was completed prior to an Employee’s Break(s) in Service will not be counted in determining an Employee’s eligibility to participate in the Plan if those Year(s) that Period of Service are is disregarded pursuant to the Rule of Parity. If such former Employee’s Year(s) Period of Service are is disregarded under the Rule of Parity, then (A) the reemployed Employee will be treated as a new Employee for purposes of Section 2.1 and (B) the Employee’s Eligibility Computation Period will commence on as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods will be based upon the provisions of the definition of Eligibility Computation Period (with the Reemployment Commencement Date substituted for the Employment Commencement Date, if applicable). If the Employee has not satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section 2.1 as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and such former Employee’s Year(s) Period of Service are is not disregarded under the Rule of Parity, then the Eligibility Computation Periods Employee will remain unchangedbecome a Participant in the Plan as of the Entry Date in Section 2.2 after the Employee has satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section 2.1. If the Employee has satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section 2.1 as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date and such former Employee’s Year(s) Period of Service are is not disregarded under the Rule of Parity, then the reemployed Employee will enter the Plan as of the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date.
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Samples: 401(k) Non Standardized Prototype Adoption Agreement (Michaels Stores Inc), 401(k) Non Standardized Prototype Adoption Agreement (Littelfuse Inc /De)