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    Post Employment Agreement And Definition Of Number Of Days Worked

    My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: IL

    If I signed an employment agreement which contained a one time salary advance eligibility was tied to remaining employed by the company for 150 days.
    Based on this wording I interpret that to mean calendar days not days worked. Am I correct in this? If they intended it to mean 150 Work days they would need to have worded it as such?

    Exact Wording: "Employee will receive a one-time Sign-On Salary Advance $5,000.00 in the Initial Term. To be eligible to receive such advance, Employee must be employed by the Company at least 150 days after the Effective Date. Generally, such payment will be made in a lump-sum 15 days from the beginning of the Initial Term, subject to the terms of Section 7 hereof. Should Employee either leave or be terminated for any reason prior to 150 days, Employee will be responsible for returning advance on a pro-rated basis."

    Any help is greatly appreciated?

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    Default Re: Employment Agreement & Definition Of Number Of Days Worked

    Many agreements have definition sections that define the terms used. Does you agree define days anywhere in the agreement?

    If not, the agreement says "days employed." An employee is employed on the days not worked.

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    Default Re: Employment Agreement And Definition Of Number Of Days Worked

    I agree with the previous poster. You need to look in the contract for the definition of "Initial Term". In contracts/formal documents, when words are capitalized that usually means they are further defined elsewhere in the contract/formal document.

    Also you need to see how "days" is used in other parts of the contract. For example, does it state any timeoff days? That might help with the context too.

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