Vacation & Sick Days. Employee shall be eligible to accrue vacation in an amount to be determined by the Company in accordance with and subject to the Company’s employee policies as they may exist from time to time. Currently the Employee is eligible to accrue vacation for up to three (3) weeks (15 work days) per year, accruing equally during the year as of each pay period. In accordance with current policies, Employee may accrue and carry forward up to 160 hours of vacation time, which upon termination from the Company would be paid for pro rata for the then-current annual salary. In addition, in accordance with current policies, the Employee may take up to five (5) days of sick leave. Company reserves the right to modify and alter its vacation and sick day policies, and Employee’s benefits thereunder, in its sole discretion, provided, however, the Employee shall have the right to use then-existing accrued and carried vacation time up to the current maximum of 160 hours.

Paid Vacation; Sick Time; Personal Days; and Holidays. Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation time off per calendar year (pro-rated according to the Company’s standard policies and procedures related to accrual of paid vacation time off), to be taken at such times and for such periods as shall not interfere with the duties required to be rendered by Employee hereunder. Employee shall also accrue a total of seven (7) paid sick days and two (2) paid personal days per calendar year in accordance with current Company policy, which may be revised from time. In addition to the foregoing, Employee shall be entitled to paid holidays in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. Employee shall not be paid for accrued but unused vacation paid time off, paid sick time, or paid personal days upon termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, unless otherwise required by law.

Paid Vacation; Sick Time; Personal Days; and Holidays. For the remainder of calendar year 2024, Employee shall be entitled to 18 days of paid vacation time. Beginning January 1, 2025, Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation time off per calendar year (pro-rated according to the Company’s standard policies and procedures related to accrual of paid vacation time off), to be taken at such times and for such periods as shall not interfere with the duties required to be rendered by Employee hereunder. Employee shall also accrue a total of seven (7) paid sick days and two (2) paid personal days per calendar year in accordance with current Company policy, which may be revised from time to time. In addition to the foregoing, Employee shall be entitled to paid holidays in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. Employee shall not be paid for accrued but unused vacation paid time off, paid sick time, or paid personal days upon termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, unless otherwise required by law.

Vacation. Employee shall be entitled to personal time, to be used for sick and vacation time, earned based on hours worked, to a maximum of two weeks per year. Generally, Employees are not permitted to use personal time in excess of time earned. The Company desires Employee to use Employee's full vacation entitlement. Employee shall take no more than two continuous weeks of vacation at any time. Additionally, other than for sickness, accident, or military leave or duty or as otherwise required by law, Employee may take no personal leaves of absence, with or without compensation, without the express consent and approval of the Company. Vacation time not used in any calendar year may be carried forward, provided, however, that, once Employee has accrued a number of vacation days equal to four weeks, Employee shall not be eligible to accrue additional days of vacation until he has taken one or more days of vacation..

Employee shall be entitled to paid vacation each fiscal year during the Term at the rate of twenty days per annum. Vacation shall be taken each year and, if not taken, up to two weeks of unused vacation days shall be carried over per year, for up to a maximum aggregate of 35 days carried over. In the event that Employee’s employment by the Company is terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Company shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the number of unused vacation days, including carried over vacation days, times Employee’s then-current daily rate of salary pursuant to Section 3(a) above, upon such termination. Employee shall also be entitled to six (6) personal days per fiscal year during the Term. In the event that Employee does not use all such personal days, the Company shall pay to Employee for up to 3 unused personal days times Employee’s then-current daily rate of salary pursuant to Section 3(a) above.