PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION A. The salaries of employees covered by this Agreement are set forth in the appendixes which are attached hereto and incorporated in this Agreement. Each employee shall have the yearly option of receiving his/her salary in one of the following ways:
1. Each employee hired after July 1, 1987, shall receive his/her total salary divided into twenty-four (24) equal payments on the fifth (5th) and twentieth (20th) of each month. If the 20th of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, the payday will be on the first business day immediately following.
2. Employees employed in the District prior to July 1, 1987, may have their total salary divided as stated above or they may choose to have their pay divided into twenty-one (21) equal installments, beginning with the August 20th payroll each contract year.
B. Total salary for less than full-time employees shall be paid as indicated in 1 or 2 above, beginning at the date of hire, but the salary shall be adjusted based on the yearly number of work days for employees as set by the school calendar, and then pro-rated on the portion of the year and/or day worked by the individual employee.
C. It is understood and agreed that each employee shall elect payment for the subsequent year in accordance with the previous year's selection unless the Business Office is notified in writing of such employee's change in selection on or before August 15.
D. Pay deductions will be made only for the following authorized items:
1. Mandatory/voluntary government deductions.
2. IRS Section 125 deductions.
3. Insurance carriers designated by this Agreement or approved by the Employer.
4. Deductions as authorized in other articles of this Agreement.
E. The Employer may make direct payroll check deposits to banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial and with which the Employer has a written agreement dealing with payroll deposits. Such direct payroll deposits would be made only upon the written request/approval of the employee.
F. The Employer shall reimburse employees for actual costs of college tuition and fees, upon completion of coursework. This reimbursement shall be limited to a total of 6 credit hours or 18 SBCEU’s or 180 SCECH’s or a combination thereof in a five-year period. (3 SBCEU’s = 1 credit hour or 30 SCECH’s = 1 credit hour) Each year of the five year period will be based on the school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). The rate of reimbursement shall be limited to the actual amount of tuition and fees paid, but shall not exceed the amount charged by Grand Valley State University per graduate credit hour. The Employee will be required to provide proof of payment and proof of successful completion of the course.
G. Employees asked to substitute during their planning period will be paid at a rate of $25.00 per planning period. The employee will receive a coupon for an early dismissal or late arrival, or other site based incentives along with the compensation. This coupon may be used at any time so long as it does not interfere with the employee’s normal duties, i.e. staff meetings, IEPC. More than one coupon may be used at the same time with the approval of the Administration. A coupon is attached to this agreement, (see Appendix F). Employees asked to teach additional students for a period shall be eligible for the substitute rate above.
Extra Compensation The Board shall pay no fees, other than described above, to the PA/E unless authorized by the Board as follows:
A. If the scope of the Project or site is changed, the Board and the PA/E shall negotiate a reasonable fee based upon the probable estimated construction cost in changing the scope of the work and the approximate percentage of the estimated construction cost which was used to negotiate this Agreement if, and, as such may be applicable.
B. If the DOE or Board requires the PA/E to make major or costly changes to the Schematic, Preliminary or Construction Document Phase submittals, which changes are not caused by architectural or engineering error or oversight, the PA/E shall be paid to redesign for additional expenses in an amount agreed to by the parties. Under no circumstances will the principals of the PA/E and the principals of his consultants be paid a fee in excess of $125 per hour.
Severance Compensation In the event (i) Employee terminates this Agreement for Good Reason in accordance with Paragraph 11.3 hereof; (ii) Employee is terminated for any reason (except death or disability) upon, or within six months following, a "Change in Management or Control (as such term is defined in Paragraph 11.5 hereof);" or (iii) Employee is terminated without Cause, the Company shall be obligated to pay severance compensation to Employee in an amount equal to his salary compensation (at the rate payable at the time of such termination) for a period of six (6) months from the date of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee is employed by a new employer, or as a consultant after the termination of this Agreement, the severance compensation payable to Employee hereunder shall be reduced by the amount of compensation that Employee actually receives from the new employer, or as a consultant. However, Employee shall have a duty to inform the Company that he has obtained such new employment, and the failure to do so is a material breach of this Agreement. In such event, the Company shall be entitled to (i) cease all payments to Employee under this Paragraph 11.4; and (ii) recover any unauthorized payments to Employee in an action for breach of contract. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, solely in the event of a termination upon or following a Change in Management or Control, the amount of severance compensation paid to Employee hereunder shall not include any amount that the Company is prohibited from deducting for federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision. In addition to the foregoing severance compensation, the Company shall pay Employee (i) all compensation for services rendered hereunder and not previously paid; (ii) accrued vacation pay; and (iii) any appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his duties hereunder and approved pursuant to Section 4 hereof, all through the date of termination. Employee shall not be entitled to any bonus compensation, whether vested or unvested; or any other compensation, benefits or reimbursement of any kind.
Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits In addition to any executive bonus, pension, deferred compensation and stock option plans which the Company may from time to time make available to the employee upon mutual agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to the following:
(a) The standard Company benefits enjoyed by the Company's other top executives.
(b) Payment by the Company of the Employee's initiation and membership dues in all social and/or recreational clubs as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Employee to maintain various business relationships on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay for any of the Employee's personal purchases and expenses at such club.
(c) Provision by the Company during the Term and any extensions thereof to the Employee and his dependents of medical and other insurance coverage under the Company's Executive Medical Plan.
(d) Provision by the Company of supplemental disability insurance sufficient to provide two-thirds of the Employee's pre-disability minimum base annual salary.
(e) An annual incentive bonus for each calendar year included in this Agreement calculated pursuant to a formula substantially similar to (and the formula of which will not yield a bonus less than) the FY 2001 Incentive Plan adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Company with a target bonus based upon 100% of base annual salary, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A ("Incentive Bonus"); provided, however, that the Employer's stockholders approve an annual incentive bonus plan containing substantially the terms of the Incentive Bonus prior to its payment in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The annual bonus shall be paid no later than March 15th of the following year and is fully vested at the end of each year in the event of a non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company. Subject to Section 7 below, the annual bonus shall be pro-rated for any partial employment year. The Company shall deduct from all compensation payable under this Agreement to the Employee any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state and federal laws or by mutual agreement between the parties
Separation Compensation In exchange for your agreement to the general release and waiver of claims and covenant not to sue set forth below and your other promises herein, the Company agrees to provide you with the following:
Intercarrier Compensation 5.5.1 Intercarrier compensation for seven (7) or ten (10) digit dialed calls originated by ITC^DeltaCom utilizing Local Switching shall apply as follows:
5.5.2 For calls terminating to a BellSouth End User or to an End User served by BellSouth resold services, BellSouth shall charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office.
5.5.3 For calls terminating to a CLEC where such CLEC is utilizing a BellSouth switch port or port/loop combination to provide service to its End User, BellSouth shall charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office. BellSouth will not charge the terminating CLEC for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office.
5.5.3.1 For calls terminating to third party carriers, such as CLECs, wireless carriers and independent companies, utilizing their own switches to serve their End Users, ITC^DeltaCom is required to enter into interconnection or traffic exchange agreements with such third parties for the exchange of traffic through BellSouth’s network. If ITC^DeltaCom does not have such an agreement with a third party carrier and BellSouth is charged termination charges by a third party terminating a call originated by ITC^DeltaCom, or if such third party carrier bills BellSouth for terminating such calls, despite the existence of such an agreement, then BellSouth may, at its option:
5.5.3.1.1 pay such charges as billed by the third party carrier and charge End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A to ITC^DeltaCom for each such call; or
5.5.3.1.2 pay such charges as billed by the third party carrier and ITC^DeltaCom will reimburse the full amount of such charges within thirty (30) days of BellSouth’s request for reimbursement.
5.5.3.2 Intercarrier compensation for seven (7) or ten (10) digit dialed calls terminating to ITC^DeltaCom utilizing Local Switching shall apply as follows:
5.5.3.2.1 For calls originated by a BellSouth End User or by an End User served by resold BellSouth services, BellSouth shall not charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching at the terminating end office for use of the network component; therefore, ITC^DeltaCom shall not charge BellSouth intercarrier compensation or any other charges for termination of such calls.
5.5.3.2.2 For calls originated by a CLEC where such CLEC is utilizing a BellSouth switch port or port/loop combination to provide service to its End User, BellSouth shall not charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching at the terminating end office for use of the network component; therefore, ITC^DeltaCom shall not charge the originating CLEC or BellSouth intercarrier compensation or any other charges for termination of such calls.
5.5.3.2.3 For calls originated by third party carriers, such as CLECs, wireless carriers and independent companies,utilizing their own switches to serve their End Users, ITC^DeltaCom is required to enter into interconnection or traffic exchange agreements with such third parties for the exchange of traffic through BellSouth’s network. ITC^DeltaCom may xxxx the third parties according to such agreements and shall not xxxx BellSouth for the exchange of traffic through BellSouth’s network.
5.5.3.3 Intercarrier compensation shall apply as follows for intralata 1+ dialed calls originated by ITC^DeltaCom utilizing Local Switching where ITC^DeltaCom uses BellSouth’s CIC for its End User’s LPIC:
5.5.3.3.1 For calls terminating to a BellSouth End User or to an End User served by BellSouth resold services, BellSouth shall charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office.
5.5.3.3.2 For calls terminating to a CLEC where such CLEC is utilizing a BellSouth switch port or port/loop combination to provide service to its End User, BellSouth shall charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office. BellSouth will not charge the terminating CLEC for End Office Switching at the terminating end office. In the event that BellSouth is charged termination charges by the CLEC, BellSouth may pay such charges and ITC^DeltaCom will reimburse BellSouth the full amount of such charges within thirty (30) days following BellSouth’s request for reimbursement.
5.5.3.3.3 For calls terminating to third party carriers, such as CLECs, wireless carriers and independent companies, utilizing their own switches to serve their End Users, ITC^DeltaCom is required to enter into interconnection or traffic exchange agreements with such third parties for the exchange of traffic through BellSouth’s network. If ITC^DeltaCom does not have such an agreement with a third party carrier and BellSouth is charged termination charges by a third party terminating a call originated by ITC^DeltaCom, or if such third party carrier bills BellSouth for terminating such calls, despite the existence of such an agreement, then BellSouth may, at its option:
5.5.3.3.3.1 pay such charges as billed by the third party carrier and charge End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A to ITC^DeltaCom for each such call; or
5.5.3.3.3.2 pay such charges as billed by the third party carrier and ITC^DeltaCom will reimburse BellSouth the full amount of such charges within thirty (30) days following BellSouth’s request for reimbursement.
5.5.3.4 Intercarrier compensation shall apply as follows for intralata 1+ dialed calls terminating to ITC^DeltaCom utilizing Local Switching where the originating carrier uses BellSouth’s CIC for its End User’s LPIC:
5.5.3.4.1 For calls originated by a BellSouth End User or by an End User served by BellSouth resold service, BellSouth shall charge ITC^DeltaCom for End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A at the terminating end office for use of the End Office Switching network component in terminating such calls. ITC^DeltaCom may charge BellSouth for intercarrier compensation at the End Office Switching as set forth in Exhibit A for such calls. ITC^DeltaCom shall not charge originating or terminating switched access rates to BellSouth for termination of such calls.
5.5.3.5 For calls originated by or terminating to interexchange carriers through a switched access arrangement, ITC^DeltaCom may xxxx the interexchange carrier in accordance with ITC^DeltaCom’s tariff and will not xxxx BellSouth any charges for such call. ITC^DeltaCom shall pay BellSouth applicable charges for the use of BellSouth’s network in accordance with the rates set forth in Exhibit A for originating and terminating such calls.
Overtime Compensation 1. Except as provided in this section, Grantee will be responsible for any obligations of premium overtime pay due employees. Premium overtime pay is defined as any compensation paid to an individual in addition to the employee’s normal rate of pay for hours worked in excess of normal working hours.
2. Funds provided under this Contract may be used to pay the premium portion of overtime only under the following conditions:
i. With the prior written approval of System Agency;
ii. Temporarily, in the case of an emergency or an occasional operational bottleneck;
iii. When employees are performing indirect functions, such as administration, maintenance, or accounting;
iv. In performance of tests, laboratory procedures, or similar operations that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or otherwise completed; or
v. When lower overall cost to System Agency will result.
Compensation and Fringe Benefits (a) The Company shall, during the Term of Employment, pay to the Executive as compensation for the performance of his duties and obligations a salary of $240,000 per annum. This compensation is subject to annual review and adjustment, as appropriate in the judgment of the Company. The compensation payable pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall be payable in equal semi-monthly installments on the last day of each such pay period.
(b) The Executive shall be enrolled and participate in any retirement, group insurance and other fringe benefit plans and arrangements which are applicable to the similarly situated personnel of the Company and in effect from time to time, if the Executive is eligible therefor, in each case in accordance with and subject to the provisions thereof.
Employment Period Compensation In consideration of the other provisions of this Agreement, and the Executive’s agreement to execute a Release Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, in the event of his termination under relevant circumstances pursuant to which he would be paid severance benefits, ESC shall provide the Executive with the following payments and benefits, both those set forth in this section and elsewhere in this Agreement:
Executive Compensation Until such time as the Investor ceases to own any debt or equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant, the Company shall take all necessary action to ensure that its Benefit Plans with respect to its Senior Executive Officers comply in all respects with Section 111(b) of the EESA as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder that has been issued and is in effect as of the Closing Date, and shall not adopt any new Benefit Plan with respect to its Senior Executive Officers that does not comply therewith. “Senior Executive Officers” means the Company's "senior executive officers" as defined in subsection 111(b)(3) of the EESA and regulations issued thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.
