Service Credit. Subject, and in addition, to the requirements imposed by Applicable Law (including, in the case of Automatic Transfer Echo Business Employees and Deferred TSA Automatic Transfer Business Employees, the Automatic Transfer Regulations), from and after the Applicable Transfer Time, with respect to any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) maintained by Newco or any of its Subsidiaries (“Newco Benefit Plans”) in which any Continuing Employee becomes a participant following the Applicable Transfer Time, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting and level of benefits (but not for benefit accrual purposes, except for purposes of severance and paid time off), (i) each Continuing Aspen Employee’s service with Aspen and its Subsidiaries (as well as service with any predecessor employer, to the extent recognized by Aspen or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Applicable Transfer Time) shall be treated as service with Newco and its Subsidiaries and (ii) each Continuing Echo Business Employee’s service with Xxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries (as well as service with any predecessor employer, to the extent recognized by Xxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Applicable Transfer Time) shall be treated as service with Newco and its Subsidiaries, in each case (A) to the same extent such service was recognized under an analogous Aspen Benefit Plan or Echo Business Benefit Plan, respectively, and (B) to the extent that such recognition would not result in any duplication of benefits. With respect to any Newco Benefit Plans that are health or welfare benefit plans in which any Continuing Employee (and his or her eligible dependents participates) from and after the Applicable Transfer Time, (i) Newco shall waive, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to waive, any preexisting conditions limitations or exclusions, actively at work requirements and waiting periods, except to the extent that such items would not have been satisfied or waived under an analogous Aspen Benefit Plan (in the case of Continuing Aspen Employees) or Echo Business Benefit Plan (in the case of Continuing Echo Business Employees), as applicable, as of immediately prior to the Applicable Transfer Time, and (ii) Newco shall recognize, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to recognize, all co-payments, deductibles and similar expenses and out-of-pocket maximums incurred by each Continuing Employee (and his or her eligible dependen...
Service Credit. Time spent on authorized leaves of absence without pay will count towards seniority, including service credit for annual step increases, layoff purposes, and for computing the amount of vacation leave, provided the employee is properly returned to service and is not serving a probationary period. Employees that do not return to service from a personal leave of absence shall not receive service credit for the time spent on such leave.
Service Credit. Employees who were granted pregnancy/adoption/parental leave from the Company or its predecessor, Ontario Hydro, on or after November 18, 1990 will be eligible for service credit for the full duration.
Service Credit. Service credit shall not continue while the employee is in receipt of LTD benefits. Upon return to work, service credit shall be applied as per Item 12.2.4.
Service Credit. A service credit payment shall be paid during December of each year to full-time non- seasonal employees who are in paid status or authorized leave without pay as of November 30 of each calendar year in accordance with the schedules below. The computation shall be based on years of continuous service as set forth in the following schedule and shall be based upon paid status as a full-time employee as of November 30 of the appropriate calendar year. For the sole purpose of determining service credit in this Section 17.6, years of continuous service shall include military leave without pay, leave without pay due to a City injury when the employee is receiving payments in lieu of wages from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and other administrative leave without pay as authorized by the Appointing Authority for activities connected with City employee relations. No service credit shall be allowed or paid to any employee for time lost for any other leave without pay or time lost as a result of disciplinary action. The following service credit schedule shall be used for all eligible bargaining unit employees. Service Credit Payment Schedule More than 5 years of continuous service $600 More than 8 years of continuous service $700 More than 14 years of continuous service $800 More than 20 years of continuous service $900 More than 25 years of continuous service $1000
Service Credit. An employee shall incur no break in service due to participating in Plan C. However, no state service credit will be granted for any purpose.
Service Credit. Service credit shall be computed in years and days as is the past practice and shall be credited for all periods for which “seniority credits” are applicable.
Service Credit. An employee who applies in writing and is granted an extended leave of absence may receive allowable service credit for annuities and other benefits pursuant to Minn. Stat. 354 A .091 for each year of their leave by paying into the retirement fund employee contributions during the period of the leave.
Service Credit. Following the Pre-Closing Period, the Buyer will give each employee of the Buyer or the Company or their respective Subsidiaries who shall have been an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the end of the Pre-Closing Period ("Continuing Employees") full credit for prior service with the Company or its Subsidiaries for purposes of (a) eligibility and vesting under any Buyer Employee Plans (but not for purposes of (i) benefit accrual or benefit amounts under any defined benefit pension plan, (ii) vesting of any Buyer stock option or other equity incentive granted after the Pre-Closing Period, or (iii) to the extent any such recognition would result in the duplication of benefits), (b) determination of benefit levels under any Buyer Employee Plan or policy relating to vacation or severance and (c) determination of "retiree" status under any Buyer Employee Plan, in each case for which the Continuing Employee is otherwise eligible and in which the Continuing Employee is offered participation, but except where such credit would result in a duplication of benefits. In addition, the Buyer shall waive, or cause to be waived, any limitations on benefits relating to pre-existing conditions to the same extent such limitations are waived under any comparable plan of the Buyer and recognize for purposes of annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under its medical and dental plans, deductible and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Continuing Employees in the calendar year in which the end of Pre-Closing Period occurs.
