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Death or Disability. Employee’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Employee’s death. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to be disabled if Employee suffers an illness or disability resulting in Employee’s inability to perform the essential functions of Employee’s duties hereunder, with or without reasonable accommodation, for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days. If Employee is unable to perform, due to illness or disability, the essential functions of Employee’s position, with or without reasonable accommodation, for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, then the Company shall give to Employee written notice of its intention to terminate Employee’s employment. In such event, Employee’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of such notice by Employee provided that, within the thirty (30) days after such receipt, Employee shall not have returned to full time performance of Employee’s duties.

Death or Disability. Employee’s employment with the Employer shall terminate automatically upon Employee’s death during the Employment Period. If the Employer determines in good faith that the Disability of Employee has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to Employee written notice in accordance with [Sections 6(e) and 15] # of this Agreement of its intention to Terminate Employee’s employment. In such event, Employee’s employment with the Employer shall Terminate effective on the 60th day after receipt of such written notice by Employee (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, Employee shall not have returned to full-time performance of Employee’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean that the Employee suffers from a physical or mental disability or infirmity that qualifies him for disability benefits under any accident, health or disability plan maintained by the Employer that provides income replacement benefits due to disability or, if the Employer does not maintain such a plan, the Employee’s inability to perform the essential functions of the Employee’s job for a period of ninety (90) or more days as a result of physical or mental disability or infirmity which is determined to be total and permanent, as reasonably determined by the Employer based upon the opinion of a physician, subject to # the Employer’s obligations, and Employee’s rights, under # the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S. C. §§ 1210 et seq., and # the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U. S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. (and the regulations promulgated under the foregoing Acts).

Termination Upon Death or Disability. Subject to Section 3.2, Employee’s employment and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall terminate: # automatically, effective immediately and without any notice being necessary, upon Employee’s death; and # in the event of the disability of Employee, by the Company giving notice of termination to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, “disability” means the inability of Employee, due to a physical or mental impairment, for ninety (90) days (whether or not consecutive) during any period of three hundred sixty (360) days, to perform, with reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of the work contemplated by this Agreement. In the event of any dispute as to whether Employee is disabled, the matter shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in consultation with a physician selected by the Company’s health or disability insurer or another physician mutually satisfactory to the Company and Employee. Employee shall cooperate with the efforts to make such determination or be subject to immediate discharge. Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. Any determination of disability under this Section 3.1 is not intended to alter any benefits any party may be entitled to receive under any long-term disability insurance policy carried by either the Company or Employee with respect to Employee, which benefits shall be governed solely by the terms of any such insurance policy. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting or altering any of Employee’s rights under State workers compensation laws or State or federal Family and Medical Leave laws.

Death or Disability. The Employee’s employment with the Company will terminate immediately upon the death or Disability of the Employee (“Death or Disability Termination”). The term “Disability” for purposes of this Agreement # shall have the same meaning as is given to such term (or correlative term) in the Employee’s Company disability insurance policy or # if there shall be no such disability insurance policy in place, the term “Disability” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean the inability of the Employee to perform the Employee’s essential duties and responsibilities under this Agreement for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days during any twelve (12) month period by reason of the Employee’s mental or physical disability, which disability shall be certified in writing by a doctor approved by the Company. In such event, the Employee shall be provided six (6) months’ severance pay following termination in continuance according to standard payroll practices.

Termination for Cause, Disability or Death. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the Employee's employment at any time upon the "Disability" of the Employee or for "Cause" upon notice to the Employee. The Employee's employment hereunder shall automatically terminate upon the death of the Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental sickness or any injury which renders the Employee incapable of performing the essential functions of Employee's job (with or without reasonable accommodations) and which does or may be expected to continue for more than 4 months during any 12‑month period. In the event Employee shall be able to perform the essential functions of Employee's job (with or without reasonable accommodations) following a period of Disability, and does so perform such duties, or such other duties as are prescribed by the President and CEO of the Company or such other person whom Employee reports to as provided in section 3 above, for a period of three continuous months, any subsequent period of Disability shall be regarded as a new period of Disability for purposes of this Agreement. The Company and the Employee shall determine the existence of a Disability and the date upon which it occurred. In the event of a dispute regarding whether or when a Disability occurred, the matter shall be referred to a medical doctor selected by the Company and the Employee. In the event of their failure to agree upon such a medical doctor, the Company and the Employee shall each select a medical doctor who together shall select a third medical doctor who shall make the determination. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto.

Termination Upon Death or Disability. Upon the death or Disability of the Employee, the Employee's employment with Company shall terminate with no further obligation under this Agreement other than the payment or provision of the Accrued Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental illness, injury, or condition that prevents the Employee from performing substantially all of the Employee’s duties associated with the Employee’s position or title with the Company for at least 90 days in a 12-month period. The determination of whether the Employee has incurred a Disability shall be made in good faith by the Board.

Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance with Section 15(b) of this Agreement of its intention to terminate the Executive's employment. In such event, the Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive's legal representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be withheld unreasonably).

Disability. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if: # as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have been absent from their duties hereunder for a period of 120 consecutive days or a total of 180 days during any 365-day period and is unable to perform the essential duties of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation; and # if within ten (10) days after written notice of termination is given by the Company to Employee (which may occur at or after the end of such period), Employee shall not have returned to the performance of their duties hereunder on a full-time basis. During any period that Employee fails to perform their duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability Period”), Employee shall continue to receive their Base Salary as set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement until their employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 4(d), provided that payments so made to Employee during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, payable to Employee under disability benefit plans of the Company.

Disability. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if: # as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have been absent from his duties hereunder for a period of 120 consecutive days or a total of 180 days during any 365-day period and is unable to perform the essential duties of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation; and # if within ten (10) days after written notice of termination is given by the Company to Employee (which may occur at or after the end of such period), Employee shall not have returned to the performance of his duties hereunder on a full-time basis. During any period that Employee fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability Period”), Employee shall continue to receive his Base Salary as set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement until his employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 4(e), provided that payments so made to Employee during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, payable to Employee under disability benefit plans of the Company.

Disability. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if: # as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have been absent from their duties hereunder for a period of 120 consecutive days or a total of 180 days during any 365-day period and is unable to perform the essential duties of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation; and # if within ten (10) days after written notice of termination is given by the Company to Employee (which may occur at or after the end of such period), Employee shall not have returned to the performance of their duties hereunder on a full-time basis. During any period that Employee fails to perform their duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability Period”), Employee shall continue to receive their Base Salary as set forth in [Section 3(a)] of this Agreement until their employment is terminated pursuant to this [Section 4(d)], provided that payments so made to Employee during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, payable to Employee under disability benefit plans of the Company.

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