Introduction The Texas Health and Human Services Commission ("HHSC") and the Contractor named in Section I (HHSC and Contractor may be referenced in this document collectively as the “Parties” and individually as the “Party") hereby enter into this Community Services Contract - Provider Agreement (the “Contract”) for the provision of services under the Contract type specified in Section I for the considerations set forth herein. The Contract Begin Date specified in Section I is not valid until this Contract is signed by both parties.
Holidays Section 10.1 The following days shall be holidays for employees: New Year's Day ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Day Washington’s Birthday Patriot's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Section 10.2 All holidays shall be observed on the Commonwealth's legal holiday unless an alternative day is designated by the Employer. Section 10.3 When a holiday occurs on the regular scheduled workday of a full-time employee, he/she, if not required to work that day, shall be entitled to receive his/her regular day's pay for such holiday. An employee required to work on a holiday shall receive compensatory day off with pay within sixty (60) days following the holiday to be taken at a time approved by the agency head or if a compensatory day cannot be granted by the Agency/Department because of a shortage of personnel or other reason, then he/she shall be entitled to pay for one day at his/her regular rate of pay in addition to pay for the holiday worked. Section 10.4 When a holiday occurs on a day that is not an employee's regular workday, he/she, at the option of the Employer shall receive pay for one day at his/her regular rate or one compensatory day off with pay within sixty (60) days following the holiday to be taken at a time approved by the agency head. Section 10.5 Effective January 1, 2008, notwithstanding any other contract provisions, an employee who is required to work his/her regular shift on a holiday (and the employee was otherwise not scheduled to work said holiday), shall be entitled to elect, for the first five times per calendar year that such occurs, to receive either: (a) one day’s pay in addition to regular pay for compensation for working on the holiday; or (b) a compensatory day off with pay within sixty days following the holiday to be taken at a time requested by the employee and approved by the agency head or if a compensatory day cannot be granted by the agency/department because of a shortage of personnel or other reasons then he/she shall be entitled to pay for one day at his/her regular rate of pay in addition to pay for the holiday worked. Once five such occasions per calendar year have passed the employee shall then receive a compensatory day off with pay within sixty days following the holiday to be taken at a time requested by the employee and approved by the agency head or if a compensatory day cannot be granted by the agency/department because of a shortage of personnel or other reasons then he/she shall be entitled to pay for one day at his/her regular rate of pay in addition to pay for the holiday worked. A. A part-time employee shall earn pay for a holiday or compensatory time in the same proportion that his/her part-time service bears to full-time service. B. A part-time employee who is scheduled but not required to work on a holiday, who receives less holiday credit than the number of hours he/she is regularly scheduled to work, may use other available leave time, or upon the request of the employee and approval by the Appointing Authority, subject to operational needs, may make up the difference in hours that same workweek. The scheduling of these hours will be at a time requested by the employee and approved by the Appointing Authority, subject to operational needs. A. An employee who is on leave without pay or absent without pay for that part of his/her scheduled workday immediately preceding or immediately following a holiday that occurs on a regularly scheduled workday for which the employee is not required to work shall not receive holiday pay for that holiday. B. The above procedure may be waived by the Employer if an employee is tardy due to severe weather conditions or if an employee is tardy for not more than two (2) hours due to events beyond the control of the employee. Denial of said waiver by the employee may be appealed up to Step III of the grievance procedure if the Union feels that said denial was arbitrary or capricious. Section 10.8 An employee who is granted sick leave for a holiday or part of a holiday on which she/he is scheduled to work shall not receive holiday pay or a compensatory day off for that portion of the holiday not worked. Section 10.9 For the purposes of ARTICLE 8-LEAVE, ARTICLE 9-VACATIONS, and ARTICLE 10- HOLIDAYS, the term "day" with respect to employees who work an irregular workday or whose regular workday is longer than the normal seven and one-half (7.5) or eight (8.0) hour workday shall mean seven and one-half (7.5) or eight (8.0) hours, whichever is appropriate, and for the purpose of ARTICLE 9-VACATIONS, the term "week" with respect to such employees shall mean thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) or forty (40) hours, whichever is appropriate. For the purposes of ARTICLE 8-LEAVE, ARTICLE 9-VACATIONS, and ARTICLE 10- HOLIDAYS, all paid leave time shall be prorated for regular part-time employees.
Insurance The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
Intellectual Property The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
