Stipulated Penalties for Failure to Comply with Certain Obligations As a contractual remedy, the Friendship Entities and OIG hereby agree that failure to comply with certain obligations as set forth in this CIA may lead to the imposition of the following monetary penalties (hereinafter referred to as “Stipulated Penalties”) in accordance with the following provisions. 1. A Stipulated Penalty of $2,500 (which shall begin to accrue on the day after the date the obligation became due) for each day the Friendship Entities fail to establish and implement any of the following obligations as described in Sections III and IV: a. a Compliance Officer; b. a Compliance Committee; c. the Board of Directors compliance obligations and the engagement of a Compliance Expert, the performance of a Compliance Program Review and the preparation of a Compliance Program Review Report, as required by Section III.A.3.; d. the management certification obligations; e. a written Code of Conduct; f. written Policies and Procedures; g. the development and/or implementation of a Training Plan for the training of Covered Persons, Relevant Covered Persons, and Board Members; h. a risk assessment and internal review process as required by Section III.E; i. a Disclosure Program; j. Ineligible Persons screening and removal requirements; k. notification of Government investigations or legal proceedings; l. policies and procedures regarding the repayment of Overpayments; m. the repayment of Overpayments as required by Section III.I and Appendix B; n. reporting of Reportable Events; and o. disclosure of changes to business units or locations. 2. A Stipulated Penalty of $2,500 (which shall begin to accrue on the day after the date the obligation became due) for each day the Friendship Entities fail to engage and use an IRO, as required by Section III.D, Appendix A, or Appendix B. 3. A Stipulated Penalty of $2,500 (which shall begin to accrue on the day after the date the obligation became due) for each day the Friendship Entities fail to submit the Implementation Report or any Annual Reports to OIG in accordance with the requirements of Section V by the deadlines for submission. 4. A Stipulated Penalty of $2,500 (which shall begin to accrue on the day after the date the obligation became due) for each day the Friendship Entities fail to submit any Claims Review or Additional Items Review Report in accordance with the requirements of Section III.D and Appendix B. 5. A Stipulated Penalty of $1,500 for each day the Friendship Entities fail to grant access as required in Section VII. (This Stipulated Penalty shall begin to accrue on the date the Friendship Entities fail to grant access.) 6. A Stipulated Penalty of $50,000 for each false certification submitted by or on behalf of the Friendship Entities as part of their Implementation Report, any Annual Report, additional documentation to a report (as requested by the OIG), or otherwise required by this CIA. 7. A Stipulated Penalty of $1,000 for each day the Friendship Entities fail to comply fully and adequately with any obligation of this CIA. OIG shall provide notice to the Friendship Entities stating the specific grounds for its determination that the Friendship Entities have failed to comply fully and adequately with the CIA obligation(s) at issue and steps the Friendship Entities shall take to comply with the CIA. (This Stipulated Penalty shall begin to accrue 10 days after the date the Friendship Entities receive this notice from OIG of the failure to comply.) A Stipulated Penalty as described in this Subsection shall not be demanded for any violation for which OIG has sought a Stipulated Penalty under Subsections 1- 6 of this Section.
BINDING ARBITRATION PROHIBITED The State of Colorado does not agree to binding arbitration by any extra-judicial body or person. Any provision to the contrary in this contact or incorporated herein by reference shall be null and void.
Breach Waiver Any waiver by the Client of a breach of any section of this Agreement by the Contractor shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Contractor.
BREACH DISCOVERY AND NOTIFICATION 17 1. Following the discovery of a Breach of Unsecured PHI, CONTRACTOR shall notify 18 COUNTY of such Breach, however both parties agree to a delay in the notification if so advised by a 19 law enforcement official pursuant to 45 CFR § 164.412. 20 a. A Breach shall be treated as discovered by CONTRACTOR as of the first day on which 21 such Breach is known to CONTRACTOR or, by exercising reasonable diligence, would have been 22 known to CONTRACTOR. 23 b. CONTRACTOR shall be deemed to have knowledge of a Breach, if the Breach is 24 known, or by exercising reasonable diligence would have known, to any person who is an employee, 25 officer, or other agent of CONTRACTOR, as determined by federal common law of agency. 26 2. CONTRACTOR shall provide the notification of the Breach immediately to the COUNTY 27 Privacy Officer. CONTRACTOR’s notification may be oral, but shall be followed by written 28 notification within twenty four (24) hours of the oral notification. 29 3. CONTRACTOR’s notification shall include, to the extent possible: 30 a. The identification of each Individual whose Unsecured PHI has been, or is reasonably 31 believed by CONTRACTOR to have been, accessed, acquired, used, or disclosed during the Breach; 32 b. Any other information that COUNTY is required to include in the notification to 33 Individual under 45 CFR §164.404 (c) at the time CONTRACTOR is required to notify COUNTY or 34 promptly thereafter as this information becomes available, even after the regulatory sixty (60) day 35 period set forth in 45 CFR § 164.410 (b) has elapsed, including: 36 1) A brief description of what happened, including the date of the Breach and the date 37 of the discovery of the Breach, if known; 1 2) A description of the types of Unsecured PHI that were involved in the Breach (such 2 as whether full name, social security number, date of birth, home address, account number, diagnosis, 3 disability code, or other types of information were involved); 4 3) Any steps Individuals should take to protect themselves from potential harm 5 resulting from the Breach; 6 4) A brief description of what CONTRACTOR is doing to investigate the Breach, to 7 mitigate harm to Individuals, and to protect against any future Breaches; and 8 5) Contact procedures for Individuals to ask questions or learn additional information, 9 which shall include a toll-free telephone number, an e-mail address, Web site, or postal address. 10 4. COUNTY may require CONTRACTOR to provide notice to the Individual as required in 11 45 CFR § 164.404, if it is reasonable to do so under the circumstances, at the sole discretion of the 12 COUNTY. 13 5. In the event that CONTRACTOR is responsible for a Breach of Unsecured PHI in violation 14 of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, CONTRACTOR shall have the burden of demonstrating that 15 CONTRACTOR made all notifications to COUNTY consistent with this Subparagraph F and as 16 required by the Breach notification regulations, or, in the alternative, that the acquisition, access, use, or 17 disclosure of PHI did not constitute a Breach. 18 6. CONTRACTOR shall maintain documentation of all required notifications of a Breach or 19 its risk assessment under 45 CFR § 164.402 to demonstrate that a Breach did not occur. 20 7. CONTRACTOR shall provide to COUNTY all specific and pertinent information about the 21 Breach, including the information listed in Section E.3.b.(1)-(5) above, if not yet provided, to permit 22 COUNTY to meet its notification obligations under Subpart D of 45 CFR Part 164 as soon as 23 practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) calendar days after CONTRACTOR’s initial report of 24 the Breach to COUNTY pursuant to Subparagraph F.2. above. 25 8. CONTRACTOR shall continue to provide all additional pertinent information about the
COMPLIANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE INFORMATION SECURITY BREACH AND NOTIFICATION ACT Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the New York State Information Security Breach and Notification Act (General Business Law Section 899-aa; State Technology Law Section 208).
EVENTS CONSTITUTING MATERIAL BREACH OF AGREEMENT The Applicant shall be in Material Breach of this Agreement if it commits one or more of the following acts or omissions (each a “Material Breach”): A. The Application, any Application Supplement, or any Application Amendment on which this Agreement is approved is determined to be inaccurate as to any material representation, information, or fact or is not complete as to any material fact or representation or such application; B. The Applicant failed to complete Qualified Investment as required by Section 2.5.A. of this Agreement during the Qualifying Time Period; C. The Applicant failed to create and maintain the number of New Qualifying Jobs required by the Act; D. The Applicant failed to create and maintain the number of New Qualifying Jobs specified in Schedule C of the Application; E. The Applicant failed to pay at least the average weekly wage of all jobs in the county in which the jobs are located for all New Non-Qualifying Jobs created by the Applicant; F. The Applicant failed to provide payments to the District sufficient to protect future District revenues through payment of revenue offsets and other mechanisms as more fully described in Article IV of this Agreement; G. The Applicant failed to provide the payments to the District that protect the District from the payment of extraordinary education-related expenses related to the project to the extent and in the amounts that the Applicant agreed to provide such payments in Article V of this Agreement; H. The Applicant failed to provide the Supplemental Payments to the extent and in the amounts that the Applicant agreed to provide such Supplemental Payments in Article VI of this Agreement; I. The Applicant failed to create and Maintain Viable Presence on or with the Qualified Property as more fully specified in Article VIII of this Agreement; J. The Applicant failed to submit the reports required to be submitted by Section 8.2 to the satisfaction of the Comptroller; K. The Applicant failed to provide the District or the Comptroller with all information reasonably necessary for the District or the Comptroller to determine whether the Applicant is in compliance with its obligations, including, but not limited to, any employment obligations which may arise under this Agreement; L. The Applicant failed to allow authorized employees of the District, the Comptroller, the Appraisal District, or the State Auditor’s Office to have access to the Applicant’s Qualified Property or business records in order to inspect the project to determine compliance with the terms hereof or as necessary to properly appraise the Taxable Value of the Applicant’s Qualified Property under Sections 8.5 and 8.6; M. The Applicant failed to comply with a request by the State Auditor’s office to review and audit the Applicant’s compliance with this Agreement; N. The Applicant has made any payments to the District or to any other person or persons in any form for the payment or transfer of money or any other thing of value in recognition of, anticipation of, or consideration for this Agreement for limitation on Appraised Value made pursuant to Chapter 313 of the TEXAS TAX CODE, in excess of the amounts set forth in Articles IV, V and VI of this Agreement; O. The Applicant failed to comply with the conditions included in the certificate for limitation issued by the Comptroller.
FALSE STATEMENTS; BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement has been negotiated, and is being executed, in reliance upon the information contained in the Application, and any supplements or amendments thereto, without which the Comptroller would not have approved this Agreement and the District would not have executed this Agreement. By signature to this Agreement, the Applicant: A. represents and warrants that all information, facts, and representations contained in the Application are true and correct to the best of its knowledge; B. agrees and acknowledges that the Application and all related attachments and schedules are included by reference in this Agreement as if fully set forth herein; and C. acknowledges that if the Applicant submitted its Application with a false statement, signs this Agreement with a false statement, or submits a report with a false statement, or it is subsequently determined that the Applicant has violated any of the representations, warranties, guarantees, certifications, or affirmations included in the Application or this Agreement, the Applicant shall have materially breached this Agreement and the Agreement shall be invalid and void except for the enforcement of the provisions required by Section 9.2 of this Agreement.
Waiver of Breach; Specific Performance The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other breach. Each of the parties to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce this Agreement, specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of this Agreement, and to exercise all other rights existing in that party’s favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.
Failure to Comply 8.2.1 If the Developer fails to observe or perform any condition of this Agreement after the Municipality has given the Developer 30 days written notice of the failure or default, then in each such case: (a) The Municipality shall be entitled to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief including an order prohibiting the Developer from continuing such default and the Developer hereby submits to the jurisdiction of such Court and waives any defence based upon the allegation that damages would be an adequate remedy; (b) The Municipality may enter onto the Lands and perform any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or take such remedial action as is considered necessary to correct a breach of the Agreement, whereupon all reasonable expenses whether arising out of the entry onto the Lands or from the performance of the covenants or remedial action, shall be a first lien on the Lands and be shown on any tax certificate issued under the Assessment Act; (c) The Municipality may by resolution discharge this Agreement whereupon this Agreement shall have no further force or effect and henceforth the development of the Lands shall conform with the provisions of the Land Use By-law; or (d) In addition to the above remedies, the Municipality reserves the right to pursue any other remedy under the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter or Common Law in order to ensure compliance with this Agreement.