BL Companies | Employee Handbook | 2024

...We believe that a balance between work and non-work activities is essential to maintain quality performance and a positive work atmosphere.

Coordination with Other Policies ▪ Paid parental leave taken under this policy will run concurrently with leave under the FMLA. Please refer to the Family and Medical Leave Policy for further guidance on the FMLA. ▪ After the paid parental leave (and any short-term disability leave for an employee giving birth) is exhausted, the balance of FMLA leave (if applicable) will be compensated through the employee’s accrued PTO time. Upon exhaustion of accrued PTO time, any remaining leave will be unpaid leave. ▪ BL Companies will maintain all benefits for the employee during the paid parental leave period. ▪ If a Company holiday occurs while the employee is on paid parental leave, such holiday will not extend the total paid parental leave entitlement. Requests for Paid Parental Leave The employee will provide his or her supervisor and the Human Resource Department with notice of the request for leave at least 30 days prior to the proposed date of the leave (or if the leave was not foreseeable, as soon as possible). The employee must provide the formal request and all documentation as required

by the Human Resources Department to substantiate the request. Voting Leave BL Companies encourages employees to fulfill their civic responsibility by participating in elections. Generally, employees should be able to find the time to vote either before or after their regular work schedule. If employees are unable to vote in an election during their non-working hours, the Company will grant permission to take time off to vote. Paid Time Off (PTO) BL Companies believes that its Employee Owners are the key to what makes a great company. Although work makes up a large portion of an employee’s life, we believe that a balance between work and nonwork activities is essential to maintain quality performance and a positive work atmosphere. To support this philosophy, the Company has designed a Paid Time Off (PTO) plan that incorporates vacation, personal and sick leave into one program. Full-time employees will accrue PTO hours according to the following schedule:

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