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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                 RES-CARE, INC.
                             10140 LINN STATION ROAD
                           LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40223

                                December 31, 2002

Katherine W. Gilchrist
613 Woodlake Drive
Louisville, Kentucky 40245

         RE:      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - AMENDMENTS

Dear Katie:

         This letter is in reference to that certain Employment Agreement
between Res-Care, Inc. and you ("Employment Agreement"). Any capitalized terms
not otherwise specifically defined in this letter agreement shall have the
meanings given to them in the Employment Agreement.

         Pursuant to the second literary paragraph of paragraph (a) of Section 3
of the Employment Agreement, Employee is entitled to an increase in Base Salary
as of January 1, 2003. Company and Employee have agreed that in lieu of such
increase in Base Salary, effective March 28, 2003, the Company shall grant to
Employee options to purchase 5,760 shares of Company common stock, at an
exercise price based upon the closing sale price of Company common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on such date. Provided Employee is
employed by the Company on December 1, 2003, all of such options shall vest
and be exercisable on December 1, 2003. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by
the Company and you, provided that the Employment Agreement or your employment
thereunder is not terminated for any reason, your Base Salary shall continue to
be $190,000 during the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

         Pursuant to paragraph (b) of Section 3 of the Employment Agreement,
Employee participates in the Incentive Program. Company and Employee agree that
commencing with the calendar year 2003 and for succeeding calendar years the
Performance Incentive shall be calculated and payable on an annual, rather than
quarterly, basis. In addition, paragraphs (a) through (f), inclusive, of Section
5 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the word "quarter"
each place it appears therein and substituting the word "year" for the same.
Company and Employee have also agreed that the Company may elect to pay all or a
portion of any Performance Incentive earned by Employee for any period during
the calendar year 2003 and succeeding calendar years in cash and/or options to
purchase shares of Company common stock. In the event the Company elects to pay
all or a portion of any Performance Incentive so earned by Employee in options
to purchase shares of Company common stock, such options shall be issued on the
date that the Performance Incentive so earned is payable, at an exercise price
based upon the closing sale price of Company common stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on such date (or if such date is not a trading date for
the Company common stock, on the immediately preceding trading date). All of
such options shall vest

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Katherine W. Gilchrist
December 31, 2002
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and be exercisable on the date of grant.

         Pursuant to the Company's vacation pay and/or paid time off plans,
Employee is entitled to accrue and utilize certain amounts of vacation pay
and/or paid time off. Employee agrees that during the period February 1, 2003
through June 30, 2003 (the "Suspension Period"), Employee shall not accrue any
amount of vacation pay and/or paid time off and shall not be paid for such time.
The amount of such vacation pay and/or paid time off that does not accrue by
reason of the immediately preceding sentence shall be hereinafter referred to as
the "Waived PTO." In addition, during the Suspension Period, the Employee shall
utilize at least forty (40) hours of previously accrued vacation pay and/or paid
time off (or if Employee has less than forty (40) hours of previously accrued
vacation pay and/or paid time off as of February 1, 2003, such lesser amount)
(the "Minimum Amount"). If and to the extent that Employee does not utilize the
Minimum Amount, it shall be forfeited and Employee shall not be paid for such
amount. In consideration for the agreements of Employee in this paragraph,
either:

         [   ]    The Company shall, effective on March 28, 2003, grant
                  to Employee options to purchase 3,410 shares of Company common
                  stock, at an exercise price based upon the closing sale price
                  of Company common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
                  Market on such date. All of such options shall vest and be
                  exercisable on March 28, 2003.

         [   ]    If the earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries
                  on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with
                  generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied,
                  for each of the first, second and third quarters of the
                  calendar year 2003 equal or exceed the respective earnings
                  targets for each of such quarters as established by the
                  Company's Board of Directors at its meeting on January 6,
                  2003, fifty percent (50%) of the Waived PTO shall be restored
                  to the Employee on December 31, 2003 and the remaining fifty
                  percent (50%) of the Waived PTO shall be restored to the
                  Employee on January 31, 2004. Such restored amounts shall be
                  eligible for the Company's PTO buy-back plan commencing on the
                  respective dates of restoration.

Employee must make an election at the time of the Employee's execution of this
letter agreement as to which of alternatives above shall be applicable to the
Employee by initialing the box adjacent to the alternative selected. Such
election is irrevocable and may not be changed.

         If the provisions of the preceding paragraph regarding the waiver and
forfeiture of the Employee's vacation pay and/or paid time off create a hardship
for Employee, not later than June 30, 2003, Employee may request review of such
hardship by the Hardship Committee described on Exhibit A attached hereto. Any
such request for hardship review shall be addressed to me.

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Katherine W. Gilchrist
December 31, 2002
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         All stock options granted as provided in this letter agreement shall be
granted pursuant to and, to the extent not expressly inconsistent herewith,
governed by the Stock Plan. The number of shares to be issued under such options
shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Stock Plan for stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like. Any stock options that
shall not be vested at the effective date of termination of the Employee's
employment by the Company shall expire and any vested options shall expire in
accordance with the terms of the Stock Plan.

         Except as otherwise provided herein, the Employment Agreement shall
remain unamended and in full force and effect. If the foregoing amendment to the
Employment Agreement is acceptable to you, please execute both originals of this
letter agreement, return both executed originals to me, and I will execute both
originals, add my initials adjacent to your initials above and return one
original to you. The provisions of this letter agreement are subject to approval
by the Executive Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.

                                    Sincerely,

                                    /s/ Ronald G. Geary
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                                    Ronald G. Geary
                                    Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                                    Officer

Agreed to this 25th day of February, 2003,
but effective as of December 31, 2002:

/s/ Katherine W. Gilchrist
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                                                                    Exhibit 10-1

                                    AGREEMENT
                         (14% Junior Subordinated Notes)

         This Agreement dated as of April 30, 2003 (the "Agreement"), between
Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Michael A. Lubin ("Holder").

         WHEREAS, Holder is the holder of certain 14% Junior Subordinated Notes
due November 1, 2000, of the Company in the aggregate original principal amount
of the U.S. $346,666.67 (individually, a "Note" and collectively, the "Notes");

         WHEREAS, the Company and Holder desire to, among other things, extend
the maturity date of the Notes, defer the payment of certain interest on the
Notes, and provide for the waiver of certain events of default, all on and
subject to the terms hereof;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Waiver. Subject to paragraph 2 hereof, the Holder hereby
waives any Event of Default under the Notes resulting solely from the failure of
the Company to pay any principal or interest due on (a) the Company's 12 3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000, or (b) the Company's 10 1/2%
Senior Note due April 30, 2002 (the indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) and
(b) is referred to herein as the "Other Indebtedness").

         2.       Rescission of Waivers. The waivers in paragraph 1 hereof shall
be automatically rescinded, without notice to the Company, in the event that the
holders of the Other Indebtedness, or the trustee in respect thereof, seeks to
enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereof.

         3.       Modification of Notes.

                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes, the
Company and the Holder hereby agree that (a) the maturity date of the Notes is
extended to August 1, 2003, and (b) the interest on the Notes that is due and
payable on May 1, 2003 (the "May 2003 Interest Payment"), will be deemed to be
Defaulted Interest but will be payable on August 1, 2003.

         4.       Effective Date; Applicability; Legend.

                  This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of April 30, 2003.
This Agreement shall modify each Note and any replacement note issued upon
transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of any Note or any replacement note.
Holder agrees that Holder will cause the following legend to be placed
prominently on each Note and that any replacement note or notes issued by the
Company upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of the Note or any
replacement note shall have such legend placed thereon:

                  THIS NOTE HAS BEEN MODIFIED PURSUANT TO THOSE CERTAIN
         AGREEMENTS DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000, APRIL 30, 2000, JULY 31, 2000,
         OCTOBER 31, 2000, JANUARY 31, 2001, APRIL 30, 2001, JULY 31, 2001,
         OCTOBER 31, 2001, JANUARY 31, 2002, APRIL 30, 2002, JUNE 30, 2002,
         OCTOBER 31, 2002, JANUARY 31, 2003, AND APRIL 30, 2003, COPIES OF WHICH
         ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY AT 767 THIRD
         AVENUE, 29TH

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         FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE THERETO FOR THE
         TERMS THEREOF.

         5.       Representations and Warranties. Each of the parties represents
and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all requisite action on his or its part; and (b)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by him or it and constitutes
his or its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against him or it in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws
affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or general equitable
principles.

         6.       No Other Amendments.

                  Except as expressly amended, waived, modified, and
supplemented hereby, each Note shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except as set forth in Section 1, 2 or 3 of this Agreement, nothing herein shall
constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Holder upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default.

         7.       General Provisions.

                  (a)      Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein, unless
otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Notes.

                  (b)      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the
parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This
Amendment may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature
pages hereof.

                  (c)      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,
and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State
of New York.

                  (d)      Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of
the parties hereto and any and all transferees and holders of the Notes or any
replacement note.

                  (e)      Headings. The paragraph headings of this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing
this Agreement.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Holder have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

                                        LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION

                                        By:    /s/ Michael A. Lubin
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael A. Lubin
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: Chairman of the Board
                                               --------------------------------

                                                  /s/ Michael A. Lubin
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                                    Michael A. Lubin

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