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participation conditions provided for in Section 3.1 or on the first day of any subsequent Plan Year. Section 3.4 Continuation Coverage. A Participant whose employment is terminated or who takes a leave of absence, Including a Family or Medical Leave under Section 3.5 or a military leave as defined in Section 3.7, shall be entitled to continue coverage as provided in this Plan or as may otherwise be required by applicable law. Other persons shall be entitled to commence or continue coverage as required by applicable law. Section 3.5 Family or Medical Leaves. If the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 applies to the Employer and a Participant takes a Family or Medical Leave as those terms are defined under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Participant may continue to participate In this Plan consistent with one of the following provisions: (a) the Participant shall agree to make all required contributions for the benefits he or she has selected under the Plan on an after-tax basis during the Family or Medical Leave at such times as the Employer may require pursuant to reasonable rules established by the Employer, or (b) prior to the beginning of such leave, the Participant shall pay all contributions required for the benefits he or she has selected under the Plan for the duration of the leave, (i) on an after-tax basis or, (ii) if the Participant has Compensation from which such payment may be deducted, on a pre-tax basis, but only for the portion of the leave extending through the end of the calendar year in which such prepayment occurs, but only for the portion of the leave extending through the end of the calendar year in which such prepayment occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing. If the Employer continues to provide or maintain coverage under any benefit selected by a Participant during a Family or Medical Leave in circumstances where the Participant has elected to continue such coverage and has failed to make the required contributions, the Employer shall have the right to recover the cost of such coverage from the Participant at the end of the Family or Medical