"Hour of Service" means # each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to Compensation by the Employer for the performance of duties during the applicable computation period (these hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed); # each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensa ted or entitled to Compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, incapacity (including disability), jury duty, lay-off, military duty or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period (these hours will be calculated and credited pursuant to Department of Labor Regulation

Hour of Service – Any hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid or entitled to payment by an Employer # for the performance of duties, or # on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed due to paid vacation, paid holidays, paid illness or incapacity, paid jury duty, or other authorized paid leaves of absence, or # for which back pay irrespective of mitigation of damages is either awarded or agreed to by an Employer. The number of Hours of Service, and the period to which such hours shall be credited, will be determined in accordance with Department of Labor Regulations Section 2530.200b-2.

An Hour of Service shall be credited to an Employee for each hour for which an Employee is directly paid, or entitled to payment, by the Employer or an Affiliate for the performance of duties during the applicable computation period. Such hours shall be credited to the Employee for the computation period or periods in which the duties were performed.