Benefits Handbook Links - Updated February 2023

R. Return to Work Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any Firm Personnel on an approved leave of absence (medical, personal, or otherwise) will terminate employment from the Firm on the earliest of the following: • On the date the person resigns from the Firm; • On the date the person accepts or begins employment outside the Firm, in the Firm’s discretion; • 30 days after the person’s doctor releases him/her to return to work (with or without reasonable accommodation), but the person does not return within that 30-day period; • After 12 months of leave within a consecutive 18-month period; • Immediately following a failure to return from an approved personal leave of absence. The term “Firm Personnel” shall mean each person employed by Venable in any capacity, including legal, professional staff or other, excluding Equity Partner. The Firm reserves the right and discretion to administer and interpret this policy and to determine all questions regarding its applicability in any circumstance. This policy does not modify the Firm’s non-medical leave of absence policy.

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