Voting Leave If your work schedule prevents you from voting on Election Day, CREA, LLC will allow you a reasonable time off to vote. The time when you can go to vote will be at the discretion of your manager, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Witness Leave CREA, LLC realizes that, on occasion, employees may be subpoenaed to appear in a civil, criminal, legislative, or administrative proceeding. In such cases, you will be provided unpaid leave to attend. Notify your manager as soon as possible to make scheduling arrangements. You may opt to use PTO in place of unpaid leave. The Company reserves the right to require employees to provide proof of the need for leave to the extent authorized by law. The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Wage and Hour Policies Accommodations for Nursing Mothers CREA, LLC will provide nursing mothers reasonable break time to express milk for their infant child for up to one year following the child's birth. The break time must, if possible, run concurrently with any break time already provided. If you are nonexempt, record the start and end time for any time taken that does not run concurrently with normally scheduled rest periods. Break time may be unpaid as permissible under applicable law. You must make reasonable efforts not to disrupt Company operations. You are encouraged to discuss the length and frequency of these breaks with your manager. The Company will not discriminate or retaliate against employees who express breast milk in the workplace in accordance with this policy. Meal and Rest Periods CREA, LLC strives to provide a safe and healthy work environment and complies with all federal and state regulations regarding meal and rest periods. Check with your manager regarding procedures and schedules for rest and meal breaks. The Company requests that employees accurately observe and record meal and rest periods. If you know in advance that you may not be able to take your scheduled break or meal period, let your manager know; in addition, notify your manager as soon as possible if you were unable to or prohibited from taking a meal or rest period. Overtime If you are nonexempt, you may qualify for overtime pay. All overtime must be approved in advance, in writing, by your manager. At certain times CREA, LLC may require you to work overtime. We will attempt to give as much notice as possible in this instance. However, advance notice may not always be possible. Failure to work overtime when requested or working unauthorized overtime may result in discipline, up to and including discharge. Unless otherwise required or exempted by law, overtime pay of one and one-half times your regular rate of pay is paid for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. Holidays, vacation days, and sick leave days do not count as time worked for computing overtime. Pay Period At CREA, LLC, the standard pay period is semi-monthly for all employees. Pay dates are the 15th and last day of the month. If a pay date falls on a holiday, you will be paid on the preceding workday. If a pay date falls on
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