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Filing Date: 2015-06-15

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<a name="s63977eb9d069429cba68d47cd9289e5c"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;padding-top:16px;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 11, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Stephen H. Rusckowski</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Quest Diagnostics Incorporated</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3 Giralda Farms</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Madison, NJ 07940</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Re: Amendment </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dear Steve:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This letter (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) is intended to amend the letter dated April 3, 2012 (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) setting forth the terms of your employment by the Company. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Paragraph 1 of the Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Commencement Date; Term of Employment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The term of this Agreement and your employment with the Company under this Agreement will commence on July 2, 2012 or such earlier date as the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and you may agree (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Commencement Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and, subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 11 hereof, the term of this Agreement will end on December 31, 2018; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">however</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, that, the term will be automatically extended (subject to Section 11) for successive additional one (1)-year periods unless, at least six (6) months prior to the end of such initial term or any applicable one (1)-year extended term, the Company or you have notified the other in writing that the term of this Agreement will expire on the last day thereof. For all purposes hereunder, the initial term, as may be so extended, is the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Term</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.&#8221; Any employment after the date of expiratio