Recognized Absence definition

Recognized Absence means a period for which --

Recognized Absence means a period for which: (i) an Employer grants an Employee a leave of absence for a limited period of time, but only if an Employer grants such leaves of absence on a nondiscriminatory basis to all Eligible Employees; or (ii) an Employee is temporarily laid off by an Employer because of a change in the business conditions of the Employer; or (iii) an Employee is on active military duty, but only to the extent that his employment rights are protected by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

Examples of Recognized Absence in a sentence

• An Employee shall be considered employed for his normal hours of paid employment during a Recognized Absence, unless he does not resume his Service at the end of the Recognized Absence.

• Solely for this purpose, an Employee shall be considered employed for his normal hours of paid employment during a Recognized Absence (the Employee shall not be credited with more than 501 Hours of Service to avoid a Break in Service), unless he does not resume his Service at the end of the Recognized Absence.

• However, a Participant shall not qualify as an Active Participant unless (i) he is in active Service with an Employer as of the last day of the Plan Year, or (ii) he is on a Recognized Absence as of that date, or (iii) his Service terminated during the Plan Year by reason of Disability, death, Early or Normal Retirement.