At Will Employment Termination of Employment. (a) I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED DURATION AND CONSTITUTES “AT-WILL” EMPLOYMENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNAUTHORIZED AND NOT VALID UNLESS OBTAINED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE OR FOR ANY OR NO CAUSE, AT THE OPTION EITHER OF THE COMPANY OR MYSELF, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. (b) The Company shall have the right, on written notice to you, (i) to terminate your employment immediately at any time for cause, or (ii) to terminate your employment at any time without cause provided the Company shall be obligated in either case to pay to you as severance an amount equal to six month’s base salary less applicable taxes and other required withholdings and any amount you may owe to the Company, payable in full immediately upon such termination. Such severance payment shall be contingent upon you signing a Separation and Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company which assures, among other things, that you will not commence any type of litigation or other claims as a result of the termination. (c) For purposes of this Section, you may be terminated for cause if, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you are convicted of any felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude, or participate in fraud against the Company, or intentionally damage any property of the Company, or wrongfully disclose any trade secrets or other confidential information of the Company to any of its competitors, or materially breach Section 2 (Confidential Information) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Secure Computing Corp), Employment Agreement (Secure Computing Corp), Employment Agreement (Secure Computing Corp)
At Will Employment Termination of Employment. (a) I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED DURATION AND CONSTITUTES “AT-WILL” EMPLOYMENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNAUTHORIZED AND NOT VALID UNLESS OBTAINED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE OR FOR ANY OR NO CAUSE, AT THE OPTION EITHER OF THE COMPANY OR MYSELF, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.
(b) The Company shall have the right, on written notice to you,
(i) to terminate your employment immediately at any time for cause, or
(ii) to terminate your employment at any time without cause provided the Company shall be obligated in either case to pay to you as severance an amount equal to six (6) month’s base salary less applicable taxes and other required withholdings and any amount you may owe to the Company, payable in full immediately upon such termination. Such severance payment shall be contingent upon you signing a Separation and Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company which assures, among other things, that you will not commence any type of litigation or other claims as a result of the termination. If your position is terminated during your first full year of employment your severance pay shall be until your first year stock vesting date or six (6) months, whichever is greater. Your severance shall include continuation of stock vesting and benefits. If the company experiences a change of control and subsequent to such change of control your employment is terminated within twelve (12) months from the date of the change of control, you will receive a six (6) month severance pay, subject to signing a separation and release agreement. This severance amount is subject to deductions and applicable tax withholdings as required by law.
(c) For purposes of this Section, you may be terminated for cause if, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you are convicted of any felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude, or participate in fraud against the Company, or intentionally damage any property of the Company, or wrongfully disclose any trade secrets or other confidential information of the Company to any of its competitors, or materially breach Section 2 (Confidential Information) of this Agreement.
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