Exhibit 10.1(a)
AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AND NON-COMPETITION
AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AND
NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is executed
on this 6th day of May, 2008, and will be made effective
immediately, by and between Addus Healthcare, Inc., an Illinois
corporation (“Corporation”), and W. Andrew Wright, an
individual domiciled in the State of Illinois
(“Executive”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Corporation currently
employs Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to an EMPLOYMENT AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT that was
executed on September 19, 2006 (the “Agreement”),
but the parties desire to, among other things, change
Executive’s role from President and Chief Executive Officer
to Chairman of the Board of Directors.
WHEREAS, in relation to
Executive’s changed role, the parties further desire to amend
the Agreement as specified herein, but leaving in force all
provisions of the Agreement that are not amended by the terms of
this Amendment. Capitalized terms herein shall have the same
meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement, and the numbering of
provisions herein shall correspond to the numbering of provisions
in the Agreement that are hereby amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Term of Employment .
During the Employment Term, Executive shall be expected to devote
only part of his business time to the performance of his duties
hereunder. Executive’s time commitment in this regard is to
be approximately equal to one-half of full business
time.
2. Employment Duties .
Corporation agrees to employ Executive during the Employment Term
as its Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
subject to the authority of the full Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the “Board of Directors”).
Executive’s principal duties and responsibilities shall be
those typically associated with the position of Chairman of the
Board of Directors for a corporation of the size and nature of
Corporation. Executive shall no longer have the duties and
responsibilities as specified in the Agreement in relation to his
former role as President and Chief Executive Officer.
3. Compensation . Corporation
will pay Executive as speci
