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6/16/2023
Date____________

Keyairra Edlow
Dear: ___________

I am pleased to offer you a position as an employee at Golden Steps ABA GA, LLC (the
“Company”). You will initially be retained on a part-time basis to provide services as a Registered
Behavior Therapist based out of the state of Georgia subject to the terms of this letter. We
anticipate that, with the growth of the Company’s business, your retention as a part-time employee
will transition into a full-time employment position. However, the conversion of your status of a
part time employee to full time status will not occur until we have confirmed that transition in
writing.

If you accept this position, you will report directly to the Company’s Corporate Office
senior officials. Your first day of employment will commence TBD _________. This Agreement
represents the complete agreement between you and the Company and replaces and supersedes all
previous agreements between you and the Company, whether written or oral.

A. Job responsibilities.

As we discussed, your duties will include the following:

 Fully participating in all training with the BCBA and implementing techniques as taught
during each therapy session. Participate in meetings and programming sessions.
 Maintain open and direct communication with the BCBA and other team members when
needed regarding changes to availability, programming issues, implementation of
programming and any overall concerns or questions about the delivery of treatment.
 Supervision from your BCBA is necessary at a minimum of 1 hour for every 10 hours of
services provided.
 Maintain professional boundaries as indicated by the BACB. This includes avoiding topics
of conversation that do not directly relate to the client’s treatment and well-being.
 Must have a car to commute to the home of clients.
 Data must be entered on the iPad daily for all programs targeted. Each trial utilized during
the session must be documented.
 You are responsible to be available for any supervision, phone conferences and team
meetings deemed necessary by the BCBA.
 Other duties as assigned.

Your responsibilities with the Company will require you to exercise your professional
judgment and will require your utmost sensitivity. All information provided to you about a
Company client, or their family is completely confidential and may not be shared with any other
individual or entity except upon the prior written consent of the Client and the Company. You will
be required to comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, HIPAA. Your
confidentiality obligations will continue after the termination of your employment. Moreover, by
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signing this Agreement, you agree to abide by all policies in the Golden Steps ABA GA, LLC
Employee Handbook.

B. Training Schedule and Training Rates

Prior to commencement of employment, Golden Steps ABA will provide you with 2 hours of
company specific trainings as well as an introduction to your business partners and our systems. The
company will provide you with a training schedule prior to your start date. These 2 training hours will be
compensated at an hourly rate of $15.50.

C. Compensation and Work Schedule

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You will be compensated on an hourly basis. Your hourly rate will be $_______ per hour
for time spent working with the Company’s clients and will be paid to you in accordance with the
Company standard payroll practices. Your normal working week should consist of 30-35 hours
of work. In no event shall you work more than 40 hours each week without express, written
permission from your immediate supervisor. Please see the Employee Handbook for a more
detailed explanation of the Company’s scheduling and payroll policies.

Golden Steps ABA complies with the Portal-to-Portal Act and will compensate employees in line
with Federal and State requirements. For any time worked as an hourly employee in a work week, Golden
Steps will compensate for travel time as follows:
Commencing seven hours of time working with clients, you will be compensated one additional
hour at a rate of $14.00 to cover travel time. Travel time payment will only be applicable to hourly
employees that do not work in a clinic setting. If your travel time during the day exceeds one hour you
must notify payroll and you will be compensated for any additional travel at the $14 per hour rate.

D. Potential for Advancement

As stated above, your employment under this Agreement is on a part time basis. Nothing
in this Agreement should be interpreted as an offer or guaranty of full-time employment. However,
at the complete and full discretion of the Company, you may be eligible for advancement to full-
time employment at some point in the future. If your position is transitioned into a full-time
employment position, then the Company and you will agree upon an annual salary.

E. Term of Employment

The Term of your Employment shall commence on the date specified above and shall
continue until this Agreement is terminated by either party as described below.

Your employment with the Company shall be on an “at will” basis and your employment can be
terminated for any reason or no reason at all. You are required to provide four weeks' notice in the event
you resign your employment.

F. Dispute Resolution

If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot
be settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation
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conducted and administered by a mediator of the parties' choosing in accordance with the procedures set
out by the American Arbitration Association. before resorting to arbitration. In the event mediation is not
successful, both you and the Company agree that all such disputes shall be fully, finally, and exclusively
resolved by confidential, binding, individual arbitration before the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”) in accordance with the AAA Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. YOU
AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT A CONFIDENTIAL ARBITRATION IS THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR RESOLUTION OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND HEREBY
MUTUALLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY IN THE FEDERAL
OR STATE COURT IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. ALL
ARBITRATIONS SHALL BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO FILE
OR PARTICIPATE IN AN CLASS ACTION ARBITRATION OR LITIGATION.

However, either party may seek to have a court of competent jurisdiction enforce an
arbitration award. In addition, the Company retains the right to seek injunctive or other relief in
the case of misappropriation of trade secrets or other confidential information, or any other action
by an employee which might reasonably be expected to lead to irreparable harm to the Company.

The dispute resolution provision with binding arbitration shall also apply to all claims
accruing at any time pursuant to all Federal, State and Local statutory employment statutes
including, but not limited to, any claims for monies that may have been owed for back wages,
vacation, overtime, prevailing wage or minimum wage claims, including claims under the Fair
Labor Standards Act, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and
Notification Act, and any claims alleging violations of any state or local law, statute, regulation,
executive order, or ordinance.

The parties agree that in the event arbitration is necessary, the laws of the State of
Tennessee and any applicable federal law shall apply. The place of the arbitration shall be
Nashville, Tennessee.

The award of the arbitrator shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties. Either party shall have
the right to have the award made by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of TN.
In the event of a dispute arising under the Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to all reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such dispute.

G. Non-Solicitation

Non-Solicitation of Clients. During the time period during your employment with the
Company, and for two (2) years after your employment with the Company ends, you agree you
will not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Client of the Company for the purpose of providing any
services competitive with the Company. The restrictions set forth in this Section apply only to
Clients with whom you had Material Contact during the term of your employment.

Non-Solicitation of Prospective Clients. During the time period during your employment
with the Company, and for two (2) years after your employment with the Company ends, you agree
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you will not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Prospective Client of the Company for the purpose
of providing any services competitive with the Company. The restrictions set forth in this
subsection apply only to Prospective Clients with whom you had Material Contact during the term
of your employment with the Company.

Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the time period during your employment with the
Company, and for two (2) years after your employment with the Company ends, you agree you
will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit, or induce any Employee to (i) terminate his or her
employment relationship with the Company, or (ii) work for any other person or entity engaged in
the Company.

Surrender of Materials. You agree that upon request at any time and immediately upon
termination of your employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, you will immediately
surrender to Company any document, paper, computer/electronic-generated media, cell phone,
computer, or other property of Company (and all copies of the same) in your possession that
contains Confidential Information or is otherwise the property of Company. You agree you will
not retain copies of any Confidential Information in any form after such a request is made or after
the termination of your employment with the Company.

H. Background Check

This offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all required Company pre-
retention requirements and documentation, including a background check and a drug and alcohol
screen.

I. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all
prior oral and written negotiations, offers, or agreements with respect to the subject matter set forth
herein. This Agreement may not be modified except by subsequent written instrument signed by
both the Company and you.

If the foregoing terms are acceptable to you, please confirm your agreement to the
foregoing by signing this letter in the space provided below for your signature and return it to me
no later than 6/17/2023. If, for any reason, you do not return a signed letter to me by the above date
and time, this offer shall be deemed to have expired.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (646) 873-6600.

We look forward to having you as a valued member of the Golden Steps ABA GA, LLC team.

Very truly yours,

Kathy Orama
_____________________________________
Printed name, Talent Acquisition Department
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_______________________________________
Signature

Agreed to and accepted as of this 16th June

____ day of ____________, 2023
______.

Keyairra Edlow
_____________________________________
Printed name

_____________________________________
Signature