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Utilities will follow its Reasonable Accommodations Policy and consider such requests on a case by case basis. Employees and supervisors may consider various types of scheduling options for efficiency and productivity in remote work arrangements, including: • Entire weeks on site or working remotely. • Certain days on site; remaining days working remotely. • Whether to have entire teams of employees on site on the same day(s) on a regular basis. Employees should expect to remain flexible as to their days and hours for work onsite and at remote locations in accordance with the particular duties of their job and the needs of the Utilities. Remote work arrangements remain subject at all times to change by the Utilities. Work Hours, Calendars and Meetings An employee with a remote work arrangement must agree to be accessible by phone, virtual computer software and email as needed during their scheduled working time. Depending on the employee's position and the needs of the Utilities, the work schedule may include core hours during which the employee must be available or the schedule may include greater flexibility for the employee to work outside the Utilities' normal business hours. Non-exempt remote workers (those who are classified as not exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)) are required to record all hours worked in a manner designated by the Utilities as discussed in Sections 25 and 27 of this Handbook. Overtime during a remote work arrangement is subject to the same requirements for approval in advance as all other overtime. Exempt employees, (those who are classified as exempt from the overtime requirements of the FLSA must follow the Utilities' applicable payroll and timekeeping policies as discussed in Sections 25 and 27 of this Handbook and are generally accountable for their normal work week hours. All remote workers must use sick, vacation or compensatory time to cover periods of time off in accordance with the Utilities' normal policies. Remote workers are responsible for keeping their electronic calendars up to date and accessible to anyone in the Utilities during all scheduled work hours. Appointments for doctor or other private appointments can be marked as "private" or "personal time out of office." Please include travel time as needed to help others schedule meetings. Remote workers must attend all required meetings, including those which normally would be held on a remote workday, and are also responsible for obtaining information from 29 June 2023 61847929v4 107