Insurance and Other Benefits During the Employment Period, the Executive and the Executive’s dependents shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s insurance programs and any ERISA benefit plans, as the same may be adopted and/or amended from time to time (the “Benefits”). The Executive shall be entitled to paid personal days on a basis consistent with the Company’s other senior executives, as determined by the Board. The Executive shall be bound by all of the policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time. However, in case any of those policies conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Compensation and Other Benefits Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall pay and provide the following compensation and other benefits to the Executive during the Term as compensation for services rendered hereunder:
Vacation and Other Benefits Each Contract Year, Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation in accordance with Employer’s applicable policies and procedures for executive-level employees. Executive shall also be eligible to participate in and receive the fringe benefits generally made available to other executive-level employees of Employer in accordance with and to the extent that Executive is eligible under the general provisions of Employer’s fringe benefit plans or programs; provided, however, that Executive understands that these benefits may be increased, changed, eliminated or added from time to time during the Term as determined in Employer’s sole and absolute discretion.
Labor and Other Employment Matters (a) (i) Neither the Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor are there any negotiations or discussions currently pending between the Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries and any union, work counsel, labor organization, or employee association, (ii) there have been no strikes, work stoppages, shutdowns, or lockouts with respect to any Parent Employee during the last five (5) years, (iii) to the knowledge of the Parent, there is no effort pending or threatened against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (iv) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees, and (v) there is no slowdown, work stoppage or similar labor activity in effect or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees; except, with respect to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting (i) employment and employment practices, (ii) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including the obligations of the WARN Act, (iii) unfair labor practices, and (iv) occupational safety and health and immigration, except as set forth in Section 5.12(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has implemented, conducted or experienced a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” as defined in the WARN Act (or any similar group personnel action requiring advance notice under the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 5.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former Parent Employee or any present or former employee of any Person providing services to any Parent Entity for which Parent could reasonably be expected to be liable that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging unpaid or overdue wages or compensation due, breach of any express or implied employment contract, violation of any Law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct on the part of the Parent of any of the Parent Subsidiaries in connection with the employment relationship that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Each individual who renders service to the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary who is classified by the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under any Parent Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so classified and treated in accordance with applicable Laws and for purposes of all Parent Employee Benefit Plans and perquisites.
Executive Perquisites, Benefits and Other Compensation Executive shall be entitled to receive additional benefits and compensation from the Company in such form and to such extent as specified below:
(i) Payment of all premiums for coverage for Executive and his dependent family members under health, hospitalization, disability, dental, life and other insurance plans that the Company may have in effect from time to time, benefits provided to Executive under this clause (i) to be at least equal to such benefits provided to Metals executives.
(ii) Reimbursement for all business travel and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his services pursuant to this Agreement. All reimbursable expenses shall be appropriately documented in reasonable detail by Executive upon submission of any request for reimbursement, and in a format and manner consistent with the Company's expense reporting policy.
(iii) The Company shall provide Executive with other executive perquisites as may be available to or deemed appropriate for Executive by the Board and participation in all other Company-wide employee benefits as are available from time to time.
Expense Reimbursement and Other Benefits (a) During the term of Executive’s employment hereunder, pursuant to Applica’s Travel and Expense Policy and upon the submission of proper substantiation by the Executive, including copies of all relevant invoices, receipts or other evidence reasonably requested by Applica, Applica shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses actually paid or incurred by the Executive in the course of and pursuant to the business of Applica or any Affiliates.
(b) Executive shall participate in Applica’s Group Health and Hospitalization Plan, Group Life Insurance Plan, Group Disability Insurance Plan and all other insurances, or insurance plans (collectively, the “Welfare Benefits”), and executive benefits and bonuses covering Applica’s executive officers as are now or may in the future be in effect, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Additionally, Applica shall provide the Executive with life insurance in an amount equal to five times his Base Salary. During the Term, Applica shall pay for (i) the Executive’s annual dues in a country club and (ii) tax preparation and financial planning for the Executive on an annual basis up to a maximum of 1% of his base salary.
(c) During the Term, Applica shall provide Executive with a monthly automobile allowance of $975.
(d) During the Term, the Executive will be entitled to four weeks’ paid vacation for each year. The Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in Applica’s policies. Vacation days and holidays during any fiscal year that are not used by the Executive during such Fiscal Year may not be carried over and used in any subsequent Fiscal Year.
Vacation and Other Leave During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall accrue and be entitled to take paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time, including the Company’s policies regarding vacation accruals; provided that the Executive’s rate of vacation accrual during the Period of Employment shall be no less than three (3) weeks per year. The Executive shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company.
COMPENSATION AND OTHER FEES As compensation for the services provided by Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, the Company agrees to pay to Xxxxxx:
(A) The fees set forth below with respect to the Placement:
1. A cash fee payable immediately upon the closing of the Placement and equal to 6% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Placement. Additionally, a cash fee payable within 48 hours of (but only in the event of) the receipt by the Company within 12 months of the Closing Date of any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants sold in the Placement that are solicited by the Placement Agent and otherwise in compliance with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Rule 5110 equal to 5% of the aggregate cash exercise price received by the Company upon such exercise, if any (the “Warrant Solicitation Fee”), provided, however, the Warrant Solicitation Fee shall be reduced (before any reduction to the Xxxxxx Warrants described in the last sentence of Section A.2 below or any reduction to the expense reimbursement to Xxxxxx in Section B below) to the extent (and only to the extent) that Xxxxxx’x aggregate compensation for the Placement, as determined under FINRA Rule 5110, would otherwise exceed 8%. Such determination of the actual Warrant Solicitation Fee shall be made promptly following completion of the Placement and communicated in writing to the Company.
2. Such number of warrants (the “Xxxxxx Warrants”) to be issued to Xxxxxx or its designees at the Closing to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 5% of the aggregate number of Shares sold in the Placement. The Xxxxxx Warrants shall have the same terms as the Warrants (if any) issued to the Purchasers in the Placement except that the exercise price shall be at least 125% of the public offering price per share, but in any event not less than the Warrant exercise price, and the expiration date shall be November 27, 2012. The Xxxxxx Warrants shall not have antidilution protections or be transferable for six months from the date of the Offering except as permitted by FINRA Rule 5110, and further, the number of Shares underlying the Xxxxxx Warrants shall be reduced if necessary to comply with FINRA rules or regulations. Such determination of the actual number of Shares underlying the Xxxxxx Warrants shall be made promptly following completion of the Placement and communicated in writing to the Company.
(B) The Company also agrees to reimburse Xxxxxx’x expenses (with supporting invoices/receipts) up to a maximum of 0.8% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the placement, but in no event more than $30,000 and only in the event the Placement has been consummated. If payable, such reimbursement shall be paid immediately upon the closing of the Placement.
Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party to the extent the indemnifying party is not materially prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure and shall not in any event relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action), which counsel (together with any local counsel) for the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representative (in the case of counsel for the indemnified parties referred to in Section 8(a) above) or by the Company (in the case of counsel for the indemnified parties referred to in Section 8(b) above) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party and shall be paid as they are incurred.
Non-Discrimination and Other Requirements A. Section 504 applies only to Contractor who are providing services to members of the public. Contractor shall comply with § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of a disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the performance of this Agreement.
