CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) section 2010, the following certifications must be provided when (i) submitting a bid or proposal to the JBE for a solicitation of goods or services of $100,000 or more, or (ii) entering into or renewing a contract with the JBE for the purchase of goods or services of $100,000 or more.
Form B - Contractor’s Annual Employment Report Throughout the term of the Contract by May 15th of each year the Contractor agrees to report the following information to the State Agency awarding the Contract, or if the Contractor has provided Contract Employees pursuant to an OGS centralized Contract, such report must be made to the State Agency purchasing from such Contract. For each covered consultant Contract in effect at any time between the preceding April 1st through March 31st fiscal year or for the period of time such Contract was in effect during such prior State fiscal year Contractor reports the:
1. Total number of Employees employed to provide the consultant services, by employment category.
2. Total number of hours worked by such Employees.
Union and Employer Representation No employee or group of employees shall undertake to represent the Union at meetings with the Employer without the proper authorization of the Union. To implement this the Union shall supply the Employer with the names of its officers and similarly, the Employer shall supply the Union with a list of its supervisory or other personnel with whom the Union may be required to transact business.
No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
Reasonable Accommodation for Applicants / Employees with Disabilities The contractor must be familiar with the requirements for and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all rules and regulations established there under. Employers must provide reasonable accommodation in all employment activities unless to do so would cause an undue hardship.
Employment and Employee Benefits Matters (a) Subject to the terms of any agreement between a Current Employee and the Company, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its other Subsidiaries to, for a period of one year following the Effective Time (or until employment terminates, if sooner), maintain for each individual employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Current Employee”)
(i) an annual base salary and target annual cash bonus opportunity (excluding equity-based compensation and, with respect to the 2025 performance year, specific performance goals) that are, in each case, no less than those provided to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those maintained for and provided to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (in each case, excluding equity, equity-based, deferred compensation, severance, change in control, retention or transaction-related benefits, specific performance goals for any cash incentive compensation for the 2025 performance year, defined benefit pension and post-retirement welfare arrangements) and (iii) severance benefits that are at least as favorable as the severance benefits provided by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and to the extent set forth on Section 5.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, subject to, as a condition to such Current Employee receiving such severance in connection with such Current Employee’s termination, the applicable Current Employee having then signed and not revoked a release of claims in a form substantially in the form of the Company’s standard release of claims and, in each case, except as otherwise agreed to with a Current Employee.
(b) Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation to cause service rendered by Current Employees to the Company and its Subsidiaries (as well as service with any predecessor employer of the Company or any such Subsidiary, to the extent service with the predecessor employer is recognized by the Company or such Subsidiary under the comparable Company Plans) prior to the Effective Time to be taken into account for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate and, solely for vacation and paid time off policies and severance plans and policies, determining levels of benefits under all employee benefit plans, programs, or arrangements of Parent and the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (the “New Plans”) in which the Current Employees are otherwise eligible to participate, to the same extent and for the same purpose as such service was taken into account under the corresponding Company Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Plans”); provided that the foregoing will not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits or coverage with respect to the same type of benefits and period of service. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation to waive any eligibility requirements, waiting periods, actively-at-work requirements, evidence of insurability requirements or pre-existing condition limitations under any New Plan to the extent such restriction would not have been applicable to a Current Employee under any comparable Old Plan in which they participated prior to the Effective Time. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to give such Current Employees credit under the New Plans for any eligible expenses incurred by such Current Employees and their covered dependents and credited to such person under the comparable Old Plan during the portion of the plan year prior to the Effective Time for purposes of satisfying all co-payment, co-insurance, deductibles, maximum out-of-pocket requirements, and other out-of-pocket expenses applicable to such Current Employees and their covered dependents under the New Plans in respect of the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and conditions of employment for any employees covered by a Labor Agreement shall be governed by the applicable Labor Agreement until the expiration, modification or termination of such Labor Agreement in accordance with its terms and applicable Law. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy any legal or contractual requirements to provide notice to, or carry out any information and/or consultation procedure with, any employee or groups of employees (or any individual service provider or groups of individual service providers) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any union, works council or similar employee representative organization (a “Labor Organization”) which is required by applicable Law or Contract of the Company with a Labor Organization as a result of the Contemplated Transactions (the “Labor Consultations”). In connection with the Labor Consultations, the Company shall (i) keep Parent reasonably informed of the status of any material developments with respect to such Labor Consultations, (ii) provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review, prior to distribution, any written material communications to any Labor Organizations with respect to such Labor Consultations and consider in good faith Parent’s reasonable comments thereto, and (iii) provide Parent with a true and certified copy of any written opinion or written statement delivered by any Labor Organization.
(d) No provision of this Agreement (i) prohibits Parent or the Surviving Corporation from establishing, amending or terminating any Company Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, policy or arrangement, (ii) requires Parent or the Surviving Corporation to keep any Person employed for any period of time or to offer any particular term of employment, (iii) constitutes the termination of, establishment or adoption of, or amendment to, any Company Plan or other benefit or compensation plan, policy or arrangement or (iv) confers upon any Current Employee or any other Person any third-party beneficiary or similar rights or remedies.
Consultation with Attorney; Voluntary Agreement The Company advises Executive to consult with an attorney of his choosing prior to signing this Agreement. Executive understands and agrees that he has the right and has been given the opportunity to review this Agreement and, specifically, the General Release in Section 1 above, with an attorney. Executive also understands and agrees that he is under no obligation to consent to the General Release set forth in Section 1 above. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments to be made to Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement are sufficient consideration to require him to abide with his obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to the General Release set forth in Section 1. Executive represents that he has read this Agreement, including the General Release set forth in Section 1, and understands its terms and that he enters into this Agreement freely, voluntarily, and without coercion.
Leave With Pay for Family-Related Responsibilities (a) For the purpose of this clause, “family” is defined as:
(i) spouse (including common law spouse resident with the employee);
(ii) children (including xxxxxx children, children of legal or common-law partner and xxxx of the employee);
(iii) parents (including step-parents or xxxxxx parents), father-in-law, mother-in-law;
(iv) brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister;
(v) grandparents and grandchildren of the employee;
(vi) any relative, residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides; or
(vii) any relative for whom the employee has a duty of care, irrespective of whether they reside with the employee.
(b) The total leave with pay which may be granted under this clause shall not exceed thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours in a fiscal year.
(c) At the request of an employee, leave with pay for family related responsibilities may be granted as follows:
(i) to take a dependent family member for medical or dental appointments, or for appointments with school authorities or adoption agencies; the employee who requests a leave pursuant to this clause should make every reasonable effort to schedule these appointments to minimize or preclude his or her absence from work;
(ii) for the temporary care of a sick member of the employee's family and to provide the employee with time to make alternate care arrangements where the illness is of a longer duration;
(iii) for needs directly related to the birth or adoption of his or her child;
(iv) to attend school functions, if the supervisor was notified of the functions as far in advance as possible;
(v) to provide for the employee’s child in the case of an unforeseeable closure of the school or daycare facility;
(vi) seven decimal five (7.5) hours out of the thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours stipulated in paragraph (b) above may be used to attend an appointment with a legal or paralegal representative for non-employment related matters, or with a financial or other professional representative, if the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as possible.
Termination by Employee with Good Reason Employee may terminate his employment with Good Reason by providing the Company thirty (30) days’ written notice setting forth with reasonable specificity the event that constitutes Good Reason, which written notice, to be effective, must be provided to the Company within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of such event. During such thirty (30) day notice period, the Company shall have a cure right (if curable), and if not cured within such period, Employee’s termination will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the thirty (30) day notice period, and Employee shall be entitled to the same payments and benefits as provided in Section 8(d) above for a termination without Cause, it being agreed that Employee’s right to any such payments and benefits shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as described in Section 8(d) above. Following such termination of Employee’s employment by Employee with Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 8(e), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
Employee participation and representation (a) Employees are entitled to a representative of their choice, including a Union representative, for the purposes of this clause.
(b) Employees to whom a dispute directly relates and who are necessarily required to participate in the procedure provided for in this clause are entitled to do so without loss of pay.
(c) Employees who are required to attend as a witness in an arbitration are entitled to do so without loss of pay.
(d) In the event that the parties to the dispute fail to agree on the identity or number of persons who qualify under this clause, the question will be determined by the Panel or the FWC (whichever is then dealing with the dispute) as part of the dispute.
