Pursuant to Section 500.5 of the Physical Agreement and 25.5 of the Clerical Agreement, the parties agree to amend Section 106.5 of the Physical Agreement and Section 17.5 of the Clerical Agreement as contained in Attachment A to comply with State and Federal regulations governing employee probationary periods when an employee goes out on a local, state or federal statutory protected leave of absence lasting greater than 30 cumulative days.