Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2016

NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company leases certain real estate, office space, and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at various dates through 2025 and which contain various renewal and escalation clauses. Rent expense amounted to approximately $13,969, $11,356 and $12,846 for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At December 30, 2016, minimum rental payments under these leases were as follows:


2017	$	9,317
2018		6,802
2019		4,530
2020		3,636
2021		2,713
Thereafter		7,085
Total	$	34,083

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is subject to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, including claims for damages for personal injuries. In the Company’s opinion, after discussion with legal counsel, the ultimate resolution of any of these pending ordinary course claims and legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

The Company has complied with a civil subpoena from the United States Department of Justice received in January of 2016 related to two locations acquired along with SunCrest in late 2013. SunCrest had previously acquired the locations in its merger with Omni Home Health in 2011. The subpoena seeks the production of various pre-acquisition business records limited to certain Omni operations in Sarasota and Tampa, Florida for the years 2007-2011. The Company is cooperating fully with this investigation. The subject operations generated less than 1% of the Company’s consolidated revenues.