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37. PAID HOLIDAYS Regular full-time employees will be paid for eight(8)hours at their base wage rate for each of the following holidays: New Years Day Veterans Day Martin Luther King Day Thanksgiving Day Presidents Day Friday following Thanksgiving Day Memorial Day Christmas Eve Day Independence Day Christmas Day Labor Day Eligible part-time employees will receive paid holidays on the same basis as regular full-time employees, except that holiday pay will be pro-rated according to the number of hours worked. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed. If the holiday falls on a Sunday,the following Monday will be observed as a holiday. Employees will not receive holiday pay for any holiday that fails during any leave of absence. 38. EMPLOYEE CLOTHING It is required that employees wear clothing items specified by the Utilities for their position and activity during working time. For regular field workers potentially exposed to electric hazards,the Utilities will provide an initial issue of five fire retardant long sleeved shirts, five fire retardant pants, and five fire retardant tee shirts per outside employee exposed to electric hazards,. As an alternative option, one fire retardant hooded fleece may be substituted for two fire retardant long-sleeved shirts and/or one sweatshirt may be substituted for two long-sleeved shirts. Provided clothing may also include: lineman's climbing boots,summer work boots,rubber boots, rubber overshoes, insulated winter boots, and coveralls (used for maintenance on trucks). The Utilities will issue a check to the supplier for the covered items. For employees other than regular field workers, the Utilities will provide a $75 annual allowance for Utilities logo clothing. On an annual basis,the Utilities will replace worn out items that have been provided by the Utilities. Worn out items should be turned in to the Utilities . The Utilities will also provide and replace the following as necessary in the Utilities' discretion: fire retardant lined and unlined bib overalls, fire retardant lined parka and hood, fire retardant lined bomber jacket, and hats with the appropriate emblems and identification. Upon the end of employment with the Utilities, an employee must return all Utilities clothing items that were issued to him or her that were paid for by the Utilities with the exception of boots. 30 August 2014 November 2015 97