BL Companies | Employee Handbook | 2024

Employees who wish to review their own file should contact the Human Resources Department. Employees also have access to Paycom to view their personnel files. Alternatively, the employee may submit a written request to the Human Resources Department, receive a copy of their file and submit comments if desired. Medical records, if any, will be kept in a separate confidential file. BL Companies maintains this information in the strictest confidence and may not use or disclose medical information about the employee without the employee first having signed an authorization form permitting such use or disclosure. Use of Employees Information As part of the process of obtaining new work, the Company is often asked to provide a prospective client with information about the qualifications of the Company and of individual employees. In response, the Company may provide information about individual employees including, but not limited to, educational background, degrees, certifications, professional licenses and professional experience, including experience obtained while employed elsewhere. This information may also be used by the Company or provided to others for business reasons. Some of this information, particularly regarding individual licenses, may be posted on the Company’s internal website or Paycom. Individual employees are required to cooperate with the Company in compiling this information and keeping it up-to-date. When there is a reason to use or to provide such information, the Company will not seek permission for, or provide notice of, the particular use or

disclosure. Employees’ photographs (headshots and event pictures) may be used on Company Intranet and/ or Internet, Paycom, printed and/or electronic employee newsletters, printed client newsletter; and, for editorial, trade, social media, advertising, and any other marketing purpose. Occasionally, social security numbers are required for various RFP and RFQ submittals prepared by the Marketing Department as well as some professional license applications. In order to prevent identity theft, for all RFP and RFQ submittals, only a portion of the social security number is provided with a note that the entire social security number may be provided upon request. The full social security number shall be given out only with the employee’s consent. WORK ENVIRONMENT BL Companies has three work environment options for employees – fully remote, fully in office or hybrid. Fully Remote – While fully remote anticipates that most of an employee’s work will be done at home, this environment also contemplates that a fully remote employee could be asked to come into the office for a meeting, a presentation, a training or to be with that employee’s team for work-related, including team-building, matters as well as attend off-site client meetings or hearings. Fully In-Office – This environment is self explanatory. Please note that there are

BL may use employees’ photographs in our newsletters and on social media. Say cheese!

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