VACATIONS WITH PAY 14.01 An Employee shall be granted, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, an annual vacation with pay according to their aggregate credited service as follows: Years of Service Vacation Entitlement Weeks Days
14.02 All vacations granted shall be considered to start on a Sunday Morning. A weeks' vacation shall mean a calendar week of seven (7) days with five (5) days' pay. Each day's pay shall be calculated at eight (8) hours straight time based on the daily rate of pay in effect at the time the vacation is taken.
14.03 Notwithstanding the schedule of vacation leave noted in Article 14.01, an Employee, who has been granted and taken vacation leave and terminates their employment with the Employer before the anniversary date when the Employee commenced work, shall have the unearned portion of vacation leave deducted from their termination pay as per Article 14.8.
14.04 All vacations granted in any year shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate credited service of the Employee. Service is calculated on the basis of regular hours worked, and also includes any period or periods of paid absence due to sickness (certified by a medical practitioner), bereavement, jury duty, accident while on duty, maternity/parental/adoptive leave or leave of absence for Union business. All other periods of absence, other than those noted above, will reduce an Employee's vacation entitlement in the same proportion as the factor by which the period of absence relates to the full calendar year.
14.05 Employees will be given an opportunity, based on seniority within their section or work unit, as per Article 19.01, to bid for the vacations with pay to which they are entitled. Employees will not be permitted to exchange vacations, alter the dates after selection has been made, nor extend the vacation period except in special cases. Blocks for vacation in the Operations Division in a given year will be first posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding year, provisional sign-up to be completed by one (1) calendar month later. The vacation blocks posted for the ten (10) week summer period will be a minimum of nine-percent (9%) of full-time permanent Operators that exist on the 1st day of the month of September of the preceding vacation year. Operator Employees will bid within the blocks available as posted by the City (HSR) according to rotating seniority lists devised by Local Union 107 and agreed to by the City (HSR). Garage and Maintenance Employees will bid on a seniority basis within their own units and within blocks throughout the year available as posted by the City (HSR). Blocks for vacation in the Administrative Section, a given year will be first posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding year, provisional sign-up to be completed by one calendar month later. It is agreed that the current guidelines will be amended to allow a minimum of three (3) Inspectors off on vacation at any one time during the peak vacation periods. These periods are defined as two (2) weeks at Christmas, one (1) week during the March break and the Summer Board, which is a period of ten (10) weeks. If the number of Inspectors is increased to seventeen (17) or more, a minimum of four (4) Inspectors will be allowed off on vacation at any one (1) time during the peak vacation periods. An employee will be allowed to sign one (1) week of their vacation entitlement as five (5) single days. Blocks for vacation in the Maintenance division, a given year will first be posted for sign-up not later than December 1st of the preceding year, with a view to having the sign-up completed by January 31st. Requests for vacation during January of the vacation year must be submitted to the Manager of Fleet Maintenance, in writing, prior to December 1st of the preceding year. It is further agreed that no unit will be completely vacated. An employee will be allowed to sign one (1) week of their vacation entitlement as five (5) single days. The allocations for vacation purposes shall be as follows:
Transactions with Insiders So long as the Notes are outstanding without a majority of the Subscribers consent, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, enter into, materially amend, materially modify or materially supplement, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, materially amend, materially modify or materially supplement, any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement relating to the sale, transfer or assignment of any of the Company’s tangible or intangible assets with any of its Insiders (as defined below)(or any persons who were Insiders at any time during the previous two (2) years), or any Affiliates (as defined below) thereof, or with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual. “Affiliate” for purposes of this Section 9(t) means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control” or “Controls” for purposes of the Transaction Documents means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity. For purposes hereof, “Insiders” shall mean any officer, director or manager of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operations officer, and any of their affiliates or family members.
Transactions with Interested Persons Unless prohibited by the charter ------------------------------------ documents of any Member and unless entered into in bad faith, no contract or transaction between the Company and one or more of its Managers or Members, or between the Company and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its Managers or Members have a financial interest or are directors, partners, Managers or officers, shall be voidable solely for this reason or solely because such Manager or Member was present or participated in the authorization of such contract or transaction if:
(a) the material facts as to the relationship or interest of such Manager or Member and as to the contract or transaction were disclosed or known to the other Managers (if any) or Members and the contract or transaction was authorized by the disinterested Managers (if any) or Members; or
(b) the contract or transaction was fair to the Company as of the time it was authorized, approved or ratified by the disinterested Managers (if any) or Members; and no Manager or Member interested in such contract or transaction, because of such interest, shall be considered to be in breach of this Agreement or liable to the Company, any Manager or Member, or any other person or organization for any loss or expense incurred by reason of such contract or transaction or shall be accountable for any gain or profit realized from such contract or transaction.
Transactions with Certain Persons Except as set forth on Schedule --------------------------------- 5.22, no officer, director or employee of the Company, nor any member of any such person's immediate family, is presently a party to any transaction with the Company, including without limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement(1) providing for the furnishing of services by, (2) providing for the rental of real or personal property from, or (3) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services as officers, directors or employees of the Company ) any such person or corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such person has an interest as a shareholder, officer, director, trustee or partner.
Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable (a) The Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default communicate with obligors under the Receivables to verify with them to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Receivables.
(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall notify obligors on the Receivables that the Receivables have been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the Receivables to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
Communications with Shareholders Any notices, reports, statements, or communications with Shareholders of any kind required under this Declaration, including any such communications with Shareholders or their counsel or other representatives required under Section 9.8 hereof, or otherwise made by the Trust or its agents on behalf of the Trust shall be governed by the provisions pertaining thereto in the Bylaws.
Actions Without a Meeting Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, any action of the Board of Directors may be taken by written consent without a meeting. Any such action taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting shall be effective only if the written consent or consents are in writing, set forth the action so taken, and are signed by a majority of the Board of Directors.
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Leaves With Pay Section 1. An employee shall be granted leave with pay for service with a jury. The employee may keep any money paid by the court for serving on a jury. The Agency reserves the right to petition for removal of the employee from jury duty if, in the Agency’s judgment, the operating requirements of the Agency would be hampered.
Section 2. Whenever possible, subject to Agency operating requirements, employees selected by proper authority for jury duty will be placed on a day shift, Monday through Friday, during the period they are obligated to jury duty. The Agency shall not suffer any penalty payments for the change in the work schedule of the employee on jury duty.
(a) When any employee is not the plaintiff or defendant, he/she shall be granted leave with pay for appearance before a court, legislative committee, or judicial or quasi-judicial body as a witness in response to a subpoena or other direction by proper authority for matters other than the employee’s officially assigned duties. When the employee is granted leave with pay, the employee shall turn into the Agency any money paid in connection with the appearance.
(b) When any employee represents an outside business interest and/or acts as an independent expert, he/she shall be granted accrued vacation, compensatory or personal business leave for appearance before a court, legislative committee or judicial or quasi-judicial body as a witness in response to a subpoena or other direction by proper authority for matters other than the employee’s officially assigned duties. The employee may keep any money paid in connection with the appearance.
Section 4. An employee shall be on Agency time for attendance in court in connection with an employee’s officially assigned duties, including the time required going to court and returning to his/her official station. When the employee is granted Agency time, the employee shall turn into the Agency any money received for such attendance during duty hours.
Section 5. In the event a night or swing shift employee is called to appear under Sections 1, 2, 3(a), or 4 above, he/she shall have release time the day of attendance. Time spent in attendance and in travel to and from his/her headquarters shall be deducted from the regular shift following the attendance with no loss of wages or benefits.
Section 6. The State will comply with State and Federal laws for an employee who has served with the State of Oregon or its counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions for six (6) months or more immediately preceding an application for military leave, and who is a member of the National Guard or of any reserve components of the armed forces of the United States. (See also Institutions Coalition Letters of Agreement 60.2A-13-241 & 60.2CGH-11-223 in Appendix A.) ARTICLE 60T--LEAVES WITH PAY (Temporary Employees)
Section 1. When required by the Agency, an employee shall be on Agency paid time for attendance in court in connection with an employee’s officially assigned duties, including the time required going to court and returning to his/her official station. When the employee is granted Agency paid time, the employee shall turn in to the Agency any money received for such attendance during duty hours.
Section 2. In the event a night or swing shift employee is called to appear under Section 1 above, he/she shall have release time the day of attendance. Time spent in attendance and in travel to and from his/her headquarters shall be deducted from the regular shift following the attendance with no loss of wages.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Contractor and/or subcontractor agree to comply with the provisions of §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (29 USC 794 et seq., as implemented in 45 CFR 84.1 et seq.), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended (42 USC 12101 et seq.; as implemented in 29 CFR 1630), as applicable, pertaining to the prohibition of discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities in all programs or activities, and if applicable, as implemented in Title 45, CFR, §84.1 et seq., as they exist now or may be hereafter amended together with succeeding legislation.
