Common use of Fitness and Wellness Clause in Contracts

Fitness and Wellness. Employees may request modified work schedules that permit the Employee administrative leave for up to two (2) hours total per week for fitness and wellness activities. Time needed for travel, taking showers, changing clothes and/or eating lunch must be considered and should be included in the modified work schedule. Employees may elect to forego a scheduled period of fitness and wellness activity. However: • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be accumulated and taken during subsequent weeks; • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be added onto fitness and wellness activities during the same work week; and, • Missed fitness and wellness time may be made up at another time during the same work week provided written approval from supervisor is obtained. Fitness and wellness activities will not count toward the earning of FLSA Overtime or State Compensatory Time. The Employer is not required to consider a request for a schedule change to participate in the fitness and wellness program more frequently than every ninety (90) days for any participant. Requests to participate in the fitness and wellness program are approved for one (1) year at a time. Requests will be considered each year in January. If an Employee’s initial request is approved in the middle of a year, the Employee must renew the Employee’s request the following January. Employees approved for fitness and wellness activities are responsible for notifying the Employer should they cease to engage, on a regular basis, in their fitness and wellness activities on the days specified on their fitness and wellness request. Performance deficiency, unsatisfactory attendance and timeliness, and disciplinary actions may be grounds for denial or rescission of fitness and wellness activities. Operational needs and job duties may also be grounds for denial or recession of fitness and wellness activities. Once an Employee submits the Request to Participate in Fitness and Wellness Program form, the Employer is expected to reach a decision and communicate it to the Employee pursuant to the Employer policy.

Fitness and Wellness. Employees may request shall receive modified work schedules that permit the Employee administrative leave for up to two (2) hours total per week for fitness and wellness activities, unless denied based on the grounds outlined in this Section. Time needed for travel, taking showers, changing clothes and/or eating lunch must be considered and should be included in the modified work schedule. Employees may elect to forego a scheduled period of fitness and wellness activity. However: • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be accumulated and taken during subsequent weeks; • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be added onto fitness and wellness activities during the same work week; and, and • Missed fitness and wellness time may be made up at another time during the same work week provided written approval from supervisor is obtained. Fitness and wellness activities will not count be counted toward the earning of FLSA Overtime overtime or State Compensatory Timecomp time. The Employer Agency is not required to consider a request for a schedule change to participate in the fitness and wellness program more frequently than every ninety (90) days for any participant. Requests to participate in the fitness and wellness program are approved for one (1) year at a time. Requests will be considered each year in January. If an Employee’s initial request is approved in the middle of a year, the Employee must renew the Employee’s request the following January. Employees approved for fitness and wellness activities are responsible for notifying the Employer Agency should they cease to engage, on a regular basis, in their fitness and wellness activities on the days specified on their fitness and wellness request. Performance deficiency, unsatisfactory attendance and attendance, timeliness, and disciplinary actions may be grounds for denial or rescission of fitness and wellness activities. Operational needs and job duties may also be grounds for denial or recession rescission of fitness and wellness activities. Once an Employee submits the Request to Participate in Fitness and Wellness Program form, the Employer Agency is expected to reach a decision and communicate it to the Employee pursuant to the Employer Agency policy.

Fitness and Wellness. Employees may request shall receive modified work schedules that permit the Employee administrative leave for up to two (2) hours total per week for fitness and wellness activities, unless denied based on the grounds outlined in this Section. Time needed for travel, taking showers, changing clothes and/or eating lunch must be considered and should be included in the modified work schedule. Employees may elect to forego a scheduled period of fitness and wellness activity. However: • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be accumulated and taken during subsequent weeks; • Missed fitness and wellness time may not be added onto fitness and wellness activities during the same work week; and, • Missed fitness and wellness time may be made up at another time during the same work week provided written approval from supervisor is obtained. Fitness and wellness activities will not count be counted toward the earning of FLSA Overtime overtime or State Compensatory Timecomp time. The Employer Agency is not required to consider a request for a schedule change to participate in the fitness and wellness program more frequently than every ninety (90) days for any participant. Requests to participate in the fitness and wellness program are approved for one (1) year at a time. Requests will be considered each year in January. If an Employee’s initial request is approved in the middle of a year, the Employee must renew the Employee’s request the following January. Employees approved for fitness and wellness activities are responsible for notifying the Employer Agency should they cease to engage, on a regular basis, in their fitness and wellness activities on the days specified on their fitness and wellness request. Performance deficiency, unsatisfactory attendance and attendance, timeliness, and disciplinary actions may be grounds for denial or rescission of administrative leave for fitness and wellness activities. Operational needs and job duties may also be grounds for denial or recession rescission of administrative leave for fitness and wellness activities. Once an Employee submits the Request to Participate in Fitness and Wellness Program form, the Employer Agency is expected to reach a decision and communicate it to the Employee pursuant to the Employer Agency policy.