[{"id":"e8998858-c210-4132-9c43-edff34623922","order":10,"text":"PAID TIME OFF (PTO) POLICY","fontSize":"22","textAlign":"center","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a79cfa16-58e6-434c-b42c-bf1cd454ccaa","order":20,"text":"[Company / Employer name]","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"center","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"746585e7-cd7a-4077-b521-8aca1f9dce8f","order":30,"text":"Effective Date: [Effective date]","fontSize":"12","textAlign":"center","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6788d1e2-2b66-45b6-8d3c-d093bd7f6e51","order":40,"text":"Policy Owner: [Policy owner / department]","fontSize":"12","textAlign":"center","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"24","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1948935a-443b-4afb-ae91-4a60829cb819","order":50,"text":"1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S01"},{"id":"ad617d7e-543d-4e6c-ba0b-6c2ca944b81e","order":60,"text":"This Paid Time Off Policy (the \"Policy\") establishes the terms under which eligible employees of [Company name] (the \"Company\") may take paid time away from work. The Company has adopted this Policy to support employee well-being, to set clear and consistent expectations regarding the request, approval, accrual, use, and treatment of paid time off, and to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing paid leave.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5c9be3a3-f31c-4b50-a024-cfb43c65b812","order":70,"text":"This Policy applies to the employees described in the Eligibility section below and is administered by [Policy owner / department]. Where the requirements of any applicable federal, state, or local law are more generous to the employee than the provisions of this Policy, the more generous statutory requirement shall control to the extent required by law. Nothing in this Policy is intended to limit, waive, or diminish any right or benefit guaranteed to an employee by applicable law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ca755266-eae8-4174-8bb9-c4b38498fe9b","order":80,"text":"2. DEFINITIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S02"},{"id":"1deeeac4-ca63-4428-a503-9ad4c4f04be0","order":90,"text":"For the purposes of this Policy, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"248a91ff-8c8d-4b29-9130-c3bb5da1c0a1","order":100,"text":"(a) \"PTO\" means the paid time off made available to eligible employees under this Policy, whether provided as a combined bank, as separately designated categories of leave, or on an unlimited or flexible basis, as specified herein.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"705b2a57-8215-4924-b3c5-8335e3829ea3","order":110,"text":"(b) \"Benefit Year\" means the twelve (12) month period used by the Company to administer this Policy, namely [Benefit year definition (e.g. calendar year, anniversary year)].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"efbbba44-3cd4-4862-87c0-084a69032b66","order":120,"text":"(c) \"Full-Time Employee\" means an employee regularly scheduled to work [Full-time threshold (hours/week)] hours or more per week.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8fe3e70b-91a0-4dcd-a2a8-f51568258b03","order":130,"text":"(d) \"Separation\" means the end of the employment relationship for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including resignation, termination, layoff, or retirement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"fb76ba11-51fb-4e65-9ad9-2c1daf6be925","order":140,"text":"(e) \"Applicable Law\" means any federal, state, county, or municipal statute, ordinance, regulation, or rule governing paid leave, paid sick time, or wage payment that applies to the employee's work location.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1554477d-70cc-4d93-a72d-945052d9a145","order":150,"text":"3. ELIGIBILITY","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S03"},{"id":"7c143e5a-8a47-4661-9d87-7fc899404557","order":160,"text":"This Policy applies to [Eligible employee class(es) (e.g. all regular full-time employees)]. Eligibility to begin using PTO commences after the employee has completed the waiting period described below, except where Applicable Law requires that paid leave (including paid sick time) accrue or be available from the first day of employment, in which case the statutory requirement shall control.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"479e0e08-5f8d-4503-bc7c-990614439736","order":170,"text":"New employees become eligible to use PTO under this Policy after [Initial waiting period (e.g. 90 days)] of continuous employment, subject to the preceding paragraph. Temporary, seasonal, and independent contractors are not eligible under this Policy unless otherwise required by Applicable Law or by separate written agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"26890342-b94c-4a41-a6e6-c2b8da025ae3","order":180,"text":"4. PAID TIME OFF — UNLIMITED / FLEXIBLE PLAN","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S04"},{"id":"358a9f19-c900-4053-a503-fe5acabdf57c","order":190,"text":"The Company provides PTO on an unlimited (also called \"flexible\" or \"discretionary\") basis. Eligible employees are not assigned a fixed number of PTO hours or days and do not accrue a PTO balance. Instead, employees may request paid time off as needed, subject to manager approval, satisfactory job performance, and the operational needs of the Company.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"fb74e1ed-dc81-49aa-9e03-04e2cb7f3b0d","order":200,"text":"Because no PTO is accrued or banked under an unlimited plan, no PTO balance is tracked, carried over, or paid out at Separation, except to the extent Applicable Law characterizes any portion of such time as earned, vested wages, in which case the Company shall comply with that law. Employees are expected to use good judgment, to coordinate absences with their manager and team, and to ensure that their responsibilities are managed during any absence.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b1bdf241-aac4-4776-9cc3-afc5ebd5bfd0","order":210,"text":"The Company may require that an employee take a minimum amount of time off during each Benefit Year to support rest and well-being, and reserves the right to decline a request for time off where granting it would unreasonably disrupt business operations.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"a762104f-e2c5-49d5-ba04-ed6cfdab765a","order":220,"text":"5. PAID TIME OFF — ACCRUAL PLAN","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S05"},{"id":"5bb9496f-d325-4c64-9747-a627920cd69e","order":230,"text":"Eligible employees accrue PTO over the course of the Benefit Year based on hours worked or length of service. Full-Time Employees accrue PTO at the rate of [Accrual rate (e.g. 4.62 hours per pay period / 15 days per year)], prorated for part-time employees in proportion to their regularly scheduled hours. Accrual begins on the employee's date of hire unless a later date is required or permitted by Applicable Law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"ce39c8b8-e93d-46a1-90f7-99343d8a93b8","order":240,"text":"The maximum amount of PTO an employee may accrue is [Maximum accrual cap (e.g. 240 hours)]. Once an employee reaches this maximum accrual cap, no further PTO will accrue until the employee uses PTO and the balance falls below the cap, except where Applicable Law prohibits an accrual cap, in which case the statutory rule shall control.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"cadd2175-55fd-49d7-bcb9-c83a97e3f777","order":250,"text":"Accrued and available PTO will be reflected on the employee's pay statement or through the Company's timekeeping system. PTO does not accrue during unpaid leaves of absence except as required by Applicable Law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"e6bdc69f-7487-4797-be77-2dd72d400f7e","order":260,"text":"6. PAID TIME OFF — ANNUAL FRONT-LOADED GRANT","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S06"},{"id":"52f4e5a6-9626-4e0f-ade4-33918abc7cd8","order":270,"text":"At the beginning of each Benefit Year, the Company grants each eligible Full-Time Employee a lump-sum allotment of [Annual front-loaded amount (e.g. 120 hours / 15 days)] of PTO, prorated for part-time employees and for employees hired during the Benefit Year based on the portion of the Benefit Year remaining at the date of hire. The full annual grant is made available at the start of the Benefit Year and is not earned incrementally.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"f4f437d2-f9f1-4ce9-b17d-fdc22a4fde4a","order":280,"text":"Where an employee separates from the Company having used more PTO than would have accrued on a pro-rata basis as of the Separation date, the Company may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and authorized in writing by the employee, recover the value of the over-used PTO from the employee's final wages.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"ec18e1a9-9e21-4e56-94b4-d9a201fcecbe","order":290,"text":"7. SEPARATE SICK LEAVE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","displayConditions":[{"field":"a46cddf1-ef0a-4ced-ac2b-c3545005042d","value":"separate","type":"add","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S07"},{"id":"16730824-8a4c-4288-8811-a5f3ae37ab7f","order":300,"text":"In addition to vacation and personal time, the Company maintains a separately designated bank of paid sick leave for use when an employee or a covered family member is ill, injured, or in need of medical care, and for any other purpose protected by Applicable Law. Eligible employees receive paid sick leave in the amount of [Sick leave amount (e.g. 40 hours per year / 1 hour per 30 hours worked)].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a46cddf1-ef0a-4ced-ac2b-c3545005042d","value":"combined","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"44fb2b51-2460-47a8-a50c-7e0f1aecd392","order":310,"text":"Paid sick leave may be used in the minimum increments permitted by Applicable Law and may be used for the employee's own health condition, to care for a family member, for preventive care, or for any purpose protected under applicable paid-sick-leave or \"safe time\" laws, including absences related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking where such laws apply. The Company will not require an employee to find a replacement worker as a condition of using paid sick leave.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a46cddf1-ef0a-4ced-ac2b-c3545005042d","value":"combined","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"c6955eaa-149e-4b90-b5ae-03f26630e551","order":320,"text":"The Company may require reasonable documentation for sick-leave absences only to the extent and in the manner permitted by Applicable Law. The Company will not retaliate against any employee for the lawful request or use of paid sick leave.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a46cddf1-ef0a-4ced-ac2b-c3545005042d","value":"combined","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"548550bd-f937-401b-ba6a-bbde94eee34b","order":330,"text":"8. REQUESTING AND SCHEDULING TIME OFF","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S08"},{"id":"06a0bdae-8549-4d8d-a632-1d12543262d7","order":340,"text":"Except in the case of illness, emergency, or where Applicable Law permits shorter notice, employees should request foreseeable PTO at least [Advance notice for foreseeable leave (e.g. 14 days / two weeks)] in advance through the Company's designated request procedure. Requests will be reviewed and approved based on operational needs, staffing levels, and the timeliness of the request.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"60167a46-a92f-4705-b4ff-06cc990dc3d4","order":350,"text":"Where an absence is unforeseeable, such as in the event of sudden illness or emergency, the employee must notify their manager as soon as practicable in accordance with the Company's call-in procedures, except where Applicable Law provides otherwise. The Company will make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee that every request will be granted on the dates sought.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ab140e5d-b9fd-4353-936f-f2772501d82b","order":360,"text":"PTO is to be used in minimum increments of [Minimum usage increment (e.g. one hour / half day)], except where Applicable Law requires that paid sick or safe time be made available in smaller increments, in which case the statutory increment shall apply.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0095b2f8-5b78-45cb-b04d-30e5deb346b3","order":370,"text":"9. CARRYOVER AND YEAR-END TREATMENT","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="}],"sectionNum":"S09"},{"id":"91f0b8a5-4b2a-422d-8c70-cc6aba79b0eb","order":380,"text":"Unused PTO carries over from one Benefit Year to the next, up to a maximum carryover of [Maximum carryover (e.g. 80 hours / 5 days)]. Any PTO in excess of this carryover limit as of the last day of the Benefit Year will be forfeited, except where Applicable Law prohibits forfeiture, in which case the statutory rule shall control. Carried-over PTO remains subject to any applicable maximum accrual cap.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"dffb42fd-59b4-41d2-8e0e-71db87ff190d","value":"forfeit","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"d48a70d8-6b88-4b76-a124-eb6eda3933d0","order":390,"text":"Unused PTO does not carry over from one Benefit Year to the next. Any PTO that remains unused as of the last day of the Benefit Year will be forfeited (a \"use-it-or-lose-it\" rule), except where Applicable Law prohibits the forfeiture of earned paid leave or earned paid sick time, in which case such protected time shall carry over or be paid out as required by that law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"dffb42fd-59b4-41d2-8e0e-71db87ff190d","value":"carry","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"7d4c0b53-93aa-4b78-9b7e-fa8effb0bfeb","order":400,"text":"The Company will provide employees with reasonable notice of any year-end balances and applicable deadlines so that employees have a meaningful opportunity to use their PTO before the end of the Benefit Year.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"9c5526f6-a529-4b05-b8fe-bd5cd4e82561","order":410,"text":"10. STATE AND LOCAL PAID SICK LEAVE COMPLIANCE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S10"},{"id":"3d5f6f37-49a3-49a2-9439-829804580493","order":420,"text":"The Company complies with all federal, state, county, and municipal paid-sick-leave, paid-leave, and \"safe time\" laws applicable to each employee's work location. Where any such law requires the Company to provide paid sick time that the employee would not otherwise receive under this Policy, or on terms more favorable than those set out herein, the requirements of that law shall control to the extent of any conflict.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ec41b703-034f-4c6e-8684-4a5f52bd9761","order":430,"text":"Without limiting the foregoing, where Applicable Law so requires, the Company will: (a) permit paid sick time to accrue or be available from the commencement of employment or as otherwise mandated; (b) allow the use of paid sick time for all statutorily protected purposes, including the employee's own or a family member's illness, injury, or medical care, preventive care, and safe-time purposes; (c) permit carryover of accrued, unused paid sick time as required; (d) refrain from requiring advance notice beyond what the law permits; and (e) refrain from retaliating against employees for the exercise of protected leave rights.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a652f3ce-b3c3-432b-94a5-7d20ab03abd4","order":440,"text":"Nothing in this Policy shall be construed to deny, reduce, or interfere with any leave, accrual, carryover, notice, documentation, or anti-retaliation right guaranteed by Applicable Law. Employees with questions about the specific paid-sick-leave entitlements applicable to their work location should contact [HR contact for compliance questions].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"03f21d30-194d-46ba-a09f-02a3478c2ed7","order":450,"text":"11. INTERACTION WITH OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S11"},{"id":"b9f0ae3a-98d5-4c38-86c7-46154688a6f5","order":460,"text":"This Policy operates alongside, and does not replace, leave to which an employee may be entitled under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (\"FMLA\"), the Americans with Disabilities Act (\"ADA\"), the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (\"USERRA\"), and any comparable state or local family, medical, disability, pregnancy, or military leave law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7d9852da-4fe1-416c-a129-83a9f6a892ad","order":470,"text":"Where an absence qualifies as leave under the FMLA or a comparable state law, the absence will be designated as such and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, PTO under this Policy may run concurrently with the statutory leave. Time off taken as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA or a comparable state disability law will be administered in accordance with the Company's separate accommodation procedures and Applicable Law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e7d3c355-ec4e-4872-8402-b01882356d1e","order":480,"text":"Employees seeking leave under any of the foregoing laws should contact [Leave administrator / contact] to initiate the applicable process. The substantive rights, eligibility criteria, durations, job-protection, and reinstatement provisions of those laws are governed by the laws themselves and by the Company's corresponding policies, and are not modified by this Policy.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c6022d09-d90b-4f1c-9667-756b0a713a64","order":490,"text":"12. PAYOUT OF UNUSED PTO UPON SEPARATION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S12"},{"id":"1c103127-3b4d-40c6-b4fa-fefb01784f47","order":500,"text":"Because PTO is provided on an unlimited basis and is neither accrued nor banked, there is no PTO balance to be paid out upon Separation, except to the extent Applicable Law characterizes any portion of such time as earned, vested wages, in which case the Company shall pay such amount as and when required by law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"accrued","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"frontloaded","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"366466ca-847e-429a-9c88-84b38da3809d","order":510,"text":"Upon Separation, the Company will pay the employee the value of all accrued, unused, and vested PTO as of the Separation date, calculated at the employee's final base rate of pay and paid in accordance with the wage-payment deadlines required by Applicable Law. Where Applicable Law treats a particular category of leave (such as paid sick time) as non-payable, that category will be treated as the law provides.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"33d40815-ccff-4bc1-8d04-d16580c543c5","value":"nopayout","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"4fa2066f-6352-4c58-a75d-ef30f318a42f","order":520,"text":"Upon Separation, accrued and unused PTO will not be paid out, except where Applicable Law requires the payout of earned, vested, or unused paid leave or paid sick time, in which case the Company will pay such amount as and when required by law. The enforceability of a no-payout rule varies by jurisdiction, and the requirements of Applicable Law shall control in all cases.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0bd39206-494f-41e6-ae73-a99fab11f341","value":"unlimited","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"33d40815-ccff-4bc1-8d04-d16580c543c5","value":"payout","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"10adf2bc-a118-4d74-a602-80ab82f0869d","order":530,"text":"13. ABUSE, RECORDKEEPING, AND COMPLIANCE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"20","sectionNum":"S13"},{"id":"69369293-ea38-4c56-99c0-4815167d85dc","order":540,"text":"The Company maintains accurate records of PTO available, used, and (where applicable) accrued, carried over, and paid out, and will retain such records for the period required by Applicable Law. 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Employment with the Company remains at-will, meaning that either the employee or the Company may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, except as prohibited by Applicable Law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4e100ead-6b0d-49e3-9650-a9a545d7852b","order":580,"text":"The Company reserves the right to amend, modify, suspend, or discontinue this Policy, in whole or in part, at any time and in its sole discretion, with or without prior notice, except that no amendment will reduce or eliminate any leave, accrual, carryover, or payout right to the extent such reduction is prohibited by Applicable Law. If any provision of this Policy is held to be invalid or unenforceable under Applicable Law, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid provision shall be applied to the maximum extent permitted by law.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4fd8cf10-ed12-4483-ac6f-a6ccc579f676","order":590,"text":"This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Governing state (e.g. California)] and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, and subject always to any more protective Applicable Law of the employee's actual work location.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c261bb7b-27d8-42b7-97e7-9551268d391c","order":600,"text":"15. 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