About This Handbook

This Employee Handbook contains information about the employment policies and practices of the Company. We expect each employee to read it carefully, since it is a valuable reference for understanding your job and the Company. The policies set out here are management guidelines, and the Company may change them from time to time as the needs of the business require.

Not every Company policy and procedure is set forth in this Handbook. Only the more important ones are summarized here. Employees who work in particular geographic areas may also be covered by local ordinances that require policies different from those in this Handbook. The Company complies with all applicable local ordinances, and any policy required by a local ordinance will be set out in an addendum. If you have a question or concern about anything in this Handbook or any other policy, ask your supervisor, your Human Resources representative, or another member of management. This Handbook supersedes and replaces any prior handbook and any inconsistent verbal or written policy statement.

Except for the policy of at will employment, which can only be changed by the President of the Company in a signed written contract, the Company reserves the right to revise, delete, or add to the provisions of this Handbook at any time without further notice. Any such change must be in writing and approved by the President. No oral statement or representation can change the provisions of this Handbook.

The provisions of this Handbook are not intended to create contractual obligations. This Handbook is not a contract guaranteeing employment for any specific period of time. The Company also reserves the right, at any time and with or without notice, to change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer positions, or assign additional responsibilities.

At Will Employment

The Company is an at will employer. This means that, regardless of any provision in this Handbook, either you or the Company may end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Handbook, in any other Company document, or in any verbal or written statement limits the right of either party to end the employment relationship at will. No officer, employee, or representative of the Company is authorized to enter into an agreement, express or implied, for employment for a specified period of time, unless that agreement is in a written contract signed by the President of the Company. Florida is an at will employment state, and this policy is consistent with Florida law.

This Handbook references the current benefit plans maintained by the Company. If you have specific questions about a benefit plan, refer to the actual plan documents and summary plan descriptions. Those documents are controlling.

Likewise, if a written contract is inconsistent with this Handbook, the written contract is controlling.

Nothing in this Handbook is intended to violate any local, state, or federal law. Nothing in this Handbook limits any concerted activity by employees relating to wages, hours, or working conditions, or any other conduct protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Nothing in this Handbook prohibits an employee from reporting concerns to, filing a complaint with, making lawful disclosures to, providing documents or information to, or participating in an investigation or hearing conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, or any other federal, state, or local agency charged with the enforcement of any law.