Commitments and Contingencies


(a)	Leases

The future minimum rental commitments as of November 3, 2019 for all non-cancelable operating leases were as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal year:	Amount
2020	$	11,782
2021	9,287
2022	7,457
2023	6,328
2024	5,486
Thereafter	28,422
Total minimum payments required (a)	$	68,762

(a) - Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $9.6 million, or approximately $1.5 million annually, due in the future under noncancelable subleases.

Many of the leases also require the Company to pay and contribute to property taxes, insurance and ordinary repairs and maintenance. The lease agreements, which expire at various dates through 2031, may be subject in some cases to renewal options, early termination options or escalation clauses.

Rent expense for all operating leases in fiscal 2019 and 2018 were $13.8 million and $16.3 million, respectively.


(b)	Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s loss contingencies not discussed elsewhere consist primarily of claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business related to contingent worker employment matters in the staffing services business. These matters are at varying stages of investigation, arbitration or adjudication. The Company has accrued for losses on individual matters that are both probable and reasonably estimable.

Estimates are based on currently available information and assumptions. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination of whether a matter is reasonably estimable. The Company’s estimates may change and actual expenses could differ in the future as additional information becomes available.

As previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 28, 2018, certain qualification failures related to nondiscrimination testing for the Company’s 401(k) plans consisting of the (1) Volt Technical Services Savings Plan and the (2) Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Savings Plan occurred during plan years prior to 2016. The Company has obtained the approval from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the method for curing the failures and made a contribution of $0.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.