Common use of Certain Reductions and Offsets Clause in Contracts

Certain Reductions and Offsets. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to reduce Executive’s severance benefits, other than Executive’s right to the travel privileges under Section 2.2(b) or any Gross-Up Payment under Section 3.2, in whole or in part, by any other severance benefits, pay in lieu of notice, or other similar benefits payable to Executive by the Company that become payable in connection with Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to (i) any applicable legal requirement, including, without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”), (ii) a written employment or severance agreement with the Company, or (iii) any Company policy or practice providing for Executive to remain on the payroll for a limited period of time after being given notice of the termination of Executive’s employment. The benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to satisfy, in whole or in part, any and all statutory obligations that may arise out of Executive’s termination of employment, and the Company shall so construe and enforce the terms of this Agreement. The Company’s decision to apply such reductions to the severance benefits of one Executive and the amount of such reductions shall in no way obligate the Company to apply the same reductions in the same amounts to the severance benefits of any other Executive, even if similarly situated. In the Company’s sole discretion, such reductions may be applied on a retroactive basis, with severance benefits previously paid being recharacterized as payments pursuant to the Company’s statutory obligation.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Executive Change in Control Agreement (Us Airways Inc), Executive Change in Control Agreement (Us Airways Inc), Executive Change in Control Agreement (Us Airways Inc)

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Certain Reductions and Offsets. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to reduce Executive’s severance benefits, other than Executive’s right to the travel privileges under Section 2.2(b) or any Gross-Up Payment under Section 3.22.1(g), in whole or in part, by any other severance benefits, pay in lieu of notice, or other similar benefits payable to Executive by the Company that become payable in connection with Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to (i) any applicable legal requirement, including, without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”), (ii) a written employment or severance agreement with the Company, or (iii) any Company policy or practice providing for Executive to remain on the payroll for a limited period of time after being given notice of the termination of Executive’s employment. The benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to satisfy, in whole or in part, any and all statutory obligations that may arise out of Executive’s termination of employment, and the Company shall so construe and enforce the terms of this Agreement. The Company’s decision to apply such reductions to the severance benefits of one Executive and the amount of such reductions shall in no way obligate the Company to apply the same reductions in the same amounts to the severance benefits of any other Executive, even if similarly situated. In the Company’s sole discretion, such reductions may be applied on a retroactive basis, with severance benefits previously paid being recharacterized as payments pursuant to the Company’s statutory obligation.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Severance Benefits Agreement (American Airlines Inc)

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