Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. There are no collective bargaining agreements to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or under which it is bound. The employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not represented by any unions. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is currently, nor has been during the past three years, the subject of any union organizing drive. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is currently, nor has been during the past five years, the subject of any strike, dispute, walk-out, work stoppage, slow down or lockout involving the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Responsible Executive Officers after due inquiry, is any such activity threatened. Each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has substantially complied with all Laws relating to the employment and safety of labor, including the National Labor Relations Act and other provisions relating to wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining and all applicable occupational safety and health acts and Laws. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in any unfair labor practice or discriminated on the basis of race, age, sex, disability or otherwise in its employment conditions or practices with respect to its employees in a manner which is, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. No action, suit, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration, employee proceeding or investigation by or before any court, governmental entity, administrative agency or commission, brought by or on behalf of any employee, prospective employee, former employee, retired employee, labor organization or other representative of the Company's employees is pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Executive Officers after due inquiry, threatened against the Company except as disclosed in Schedule 3.14 to the Company Disclosure Letter. The Company is not a party to or otherwise bound by any consent decree with or citation by any government entity relating to the Company's employees or employment practices relating to the Company's employees. The Company is in compliance with its obligations with respect to the Company's employees pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and all other notification and bargaining obligations arising under any collective bargaining agreement, statute or otherwise.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. The only collective bargaining agreements to which Merger Partner or any of the Merger Partner Subsidiaries is a party with respect to persons employed in the United States are set forth in Schedule 5.14 (the "Merger Partner Collective Bargaining Agreements"). Except as set forth in Schedule 5.14, to the Knowledge of Merger Partner, the employees of Merger Partner and the Merger Partner Subsidiaries employed in the United States are not represented by any unions other than the unions which are parties to the Merger Partner Collective Bargaining Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.14, neither Merger Partner nor any of the Merger Partner Subsidiaries is currently, nor has been during the past three years, the subject of any certification or decertification organization drive with respect to persons employed in the United States. Neither Merger Partner nor any of the Merger Partner Subsidiaries is currently, nor has been during the past three years, the subject of any strike by persons employed in the United States relating to the Merger Partner or any of the Merger Partner Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Merger Partner, is any such activity threatened. Merger Partner and each Merger Partner Subsidiary have complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the employment and safety of labor, including provisions relating to wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining and all applicable occupational safety and health acts, laws and regulations except, in each case, where the failure to be in compliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Merger Partner.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been, or is now, a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract and (a) to the knowledge of the Company there is no unionization or organizational activity relating to the employees of, or affecting, the Company; and (b) to the knowledge of the Company there is not threatened any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage, work slowdown or employee grievance process involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No application or petition for an election of or for certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending and no grievance, unfair labor practice charge or arbitration proceeding exists. There is no lockout of any employees by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and no such action is contemplated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there has been no charge of discrimination filed or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with the EEOC or similar Governmental Entity. The Company is in material compliance with all federal and state Laws respecting employment, including, but not limited to, gender, race, disability, national origin or age discrimination, child labor, equal pay, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 and federal and state Laws regarding wages and hours.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) Since October 29, 2005, to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries, nor any of its or their respective Employees, agents, or representatives has committed any material unfair labor practice as defined in the National Labor Relations Act. There are no labor agreements, shop agreements, work rules or practices, or collective bargaining agreements with any labor union, labor organization, trade union or works council to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. There are no labor agreements, collective bargaining agreements, work rules or practices, or any other labor-related agreements or arrangements that pertain to any of the Employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No Employee is represented by any labor union, labor organization, trade union, or works council.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. Neither RISCORP nor any RISCORP Subsidiary (a) is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or (b) has any employees. To the knowledge of RISCORP, since September 17, 1997, RISCORP and each RISCORP Subsidiary have complied with all laws relating to the employment and safety of labor, including provisions relating to wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining and all applicable occupational safety and health acts, laws and regulations except, in each case, where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on RISCORP.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) There are no collective bargaining agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or under which it is bound. The employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries are not represented by any unions. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 4.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently, or has been during the past three years, the subject of any union organizing campaign or drive with respect to the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently, or has been during the past five years, the subject of any labor strike, walk-out, work stoppage, slow down, lockout, or material labor dispute involving employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such activity threatened.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) No general work stoppage or other significant labor dispute with respect to any Company is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened, and no application for certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller Parent, threatened with respect to the business of any Company. No employees of any Company are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Each Company has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the employment and safety of labor, including provisions relating to wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, and all Applicable Laws regarding occupational safety and health with respect to employees employed by it.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) No general work stoppage or other significant labor dispute with respect to the Company or any Acquired Company Subsidiary is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and no petition for certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to the business of the Company or any Acquired Company Subsidiary. No employees of the Company or any Acquired Company Subsidiary are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company and each Acquired Company Subsidiary has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been since September 1, 2006, in compliance in all material respects with all notice and other requirements under the WARN Act. Except as set forth on Section 3.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Employees of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries has suffered an “employment loss” (as defined in the WARN Act) within the three-month period prior to the date of this Agreement.
Collective Bargaining; Labor Disputes; Compliance. (a) To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor the Employees, agents, or representatives of the Company or its Subsidiaries have committed any material unfair labor practice as defined in the National Labor Relations Act. There are no labor agreements, shop agreements, work rules or practices, or collective bargaining agreements with any labor union, labor organization, trade union or works council to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. No Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is represented by any labor union, labor organization, trade union, or works council.
