maternity or paternity leave of absence means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall not exceed 501.
maternity or paternity leave of absence means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement.
maternity or paternity leave of absence means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefor is necessary to prevent the Employees from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period.
More Definitions of maternity or paternity leave of absence
maternity or paternity leave of absence means an absence (i) because of the Employee’s pregnancy; (ii) because of the birth of a child of the Employee; (iii) because of the adoption of a child by, and placement of the child with, the Employee; or (iv) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. The Hours of Service credited under this Paragraph A.50 shall be credited (i) in the Eligibility Computation Period and/or Vesting Computation Period in which the absence begins if the crediting is necessary to prevent a Break-in-Service in that computation period; or (ii) in all other cases, in the following Eligibility Computation Period and/or Vesting Computation Period. No Hours of Service for Maternity or Paternity Leave of Absence shall be credited to a Participant unless he or she timely furnishes to the Committee such information as the Committee may request to establish that the absence is for a Maternity or Paternity Leave of Absence and the number of days of such absence. The total Hours of Service to be credited for Maternity or Paternity Leave of Absence shall not exceed 501 in any computation period.
maternity or paternity leave of absence means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee
maternity or paternity leave of absence means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee’s pregnancy, birth of the Employee’s child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For an individual who is absent from work for maternity or paternity reasons, the 12-consecutive-month period beginning on the date of such absence or the first anniversary of such absence shall not constitute a 1-Year Break in Service.
maternity or paternity leave of absence means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection
maternity or paternity leave of absence means any period of absence by reason of the pregnancy of the Employee, the birth of a child of the Employee, the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by the Employee, or the caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement; provided that the Employee shall have furnished the Plan Administrator in a timely manner with such information as may reasonably be required to establish that the absence is for such reason and the number of days for which there is such absence.
maternity or paternity leave of absence means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee’s pregnancy, birth of the Employee’s child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the
maternity or paternity leave of absence means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's