[Ord. 6/13/02]
An Employee who returns to employment after a Break in Service shall retain credit for his pre-Break Years of Service, subject to the following rules:
(a) 
If, when the Employee incurred his Break in Service, he had not completed sufficient Years of Service to be credited with a vested benefit, his pre-Break Years of Service will be disregarded for vesting purposes if his consecutive Breaks in Service equal or exceed the greater of five (5) or the aggregate number of pre-Break Years of Service.
(b) 
If the Participant received full or partial payment of his vested interest in the Plan, pre-Break Years of Service will be restored for accrual purposes only if amounts are repaid, with five percent (5%) interest compounded annually, as of the earlier of the date which is five (5) years after the Participant's subsequent Employment Date, or the date which is the last day of the period in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service commencing as of the date of distribution. It is the intention of the Employer that no Employee receive a duplication of benefits and this Section shall be so interpreted.
[Ord. 6/13/02]
A Participant on an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to the Employer's normal personnel policies shall be credited Hours of Service at his regularly scheduled weekly rate while on such leave, provided the Employer acknowledges in writing that the leave is with its approval. These Hours of Service will be credited only for purposes of determining if a Break in Service has occurred, and not for eligibility to participate under Section 3.1, benefit accrual under Section 4.1, vesting under Section 4.5, or any other purpose under the Plan. Rules dealing with crediting of Service during a paid leave of absence are set forth in Section 1.15.
For any individual who is absent from work for any period by reason of the individual's pregnancy, birth of the individual's child, placement of a child with the individual in connection with the individual's adoption of the child, or by reason of the individual's caring for the child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement, the Plan shall treat as Hours of Service, solely for determining if a Break in Service has occurred, the following Hours of Service:
(a) 
The Hours of Service which otherwise normally would have been credited to such individual but for such absence; or
(b) 
In any case when the Administrator is unable to determine the Hours of Service, an assumed eight Hours of Service per day of absence.
In no event will more than five hundred and one (501) of such Hours of Service be credited by reason of any such pregnancy or placement. The Hours of Service shall be credited in the computation period (used for measuring Years of Service for vesting purposes) which starts after the period of absence begins. However, the Hours of Service shall instead be credited to the computation period in which the absence begins if it is necessary to credit the Hours of Service in that period to avoid the occurrence of a Break in Service.
[Ord. 6/13/02]
(a) 
Preamble. As provided in more detail below, an Employee is not eligible to accrue benefits under the Plan if Section 3.1 specifically excludes his job classification. However, Employees in an ineligible job classification are entitled, together with employees of certain related businesses, to credit for their Service in the event such Employees become employed in an eligible classification with the Employer.
(b) 
Definitions.
(1) 
Eligible Classification. An Employee will be considered in an eligible class of Employees for such period when his Employer has adopted the Plan and such Employee is not in an ineligible class of Employees.
(2) 
Ineligible Classification. An Employee will be considered in an ineligible class of Employees for any period when:
(A) 
The Employee is in a job classification which is excluded under Section 3.1; or
(B) 
The Employee is an employee of an employer who is a member of a controlled group of businesses or an affiliated service group (as defined in Section 414 of the Code), which employer has not adopted this Plan.
(c) 
Service Rules for Ineligible Classifications. Hours of Service in an ineligible classification will be credited for purposes of determining Years of Service for eligibility to participate in the Plan under Section 3.1 and for purposes of determining the Employee's vesting percentage in the event the Employee participates in the Plan. Hours of Service in an ineligible classification will not be credited for purposes of determining the Service required for a benefit under Article Four.
(d) 
Construction. This Section is included in the Plan to comply with the Code provisions regarding the crediting of Service, and not to extend any additional rights to Employees in ineligible classifications other than those required by the Code and regulations thereunder.
[Ord. 6/13/02]
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code. The provisions of this Section 2.4 are effective December 12, 1994.