Common use of Communications with Government Authorities Clause in Contracts

Communications with Government Authorities. Nothing in this in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Executive from communicating with, or making a report with, any governmental authority regarding a good faith belief of any violations of law or regulations based on information that Executive acquired through lawful means in the course of his employment, including such disclosures protected or required by any whistleblower law or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, or any other appropriate governmental authority. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Executive from reporting any theft of trade secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) or other applicable state or federal law. The DTSA prohibits retaliation against an employee, contractor or consultant because of whistleblower activity in connection with the disclosure of trade secrets, so long as any such disclosure is made either (A) in confidence to an attorney or a federal, state, or local government official and solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of the law, or (B) under seal in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Executive agrees that if Executive believes that any Employer employee, consultant, contractor or any third party has misappropriated or improperly used or disclosed trade secrets or Confidential Information, Executive will report such activity to Employer’s Board of Directors or otherwise in accordance with any communication protocols or policies established by the Employer.

Communications with Government Authorities. Nothing in this in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Executive from communicating with, or making a report with, any governmental authority regarding a good faith belief of any violations of law or regulations based on information that Executive acquired through lawful means in the course of his employment, including such disclosures protected or required by any whistleblower law or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, or any other appropriate governmental authority. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage or restrict Executive from reporting any theft of trade secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) or other applicable state or federal law. The DTSA prohibits retaliation against an employee, contractor or consultant because of whistleblower activity in connection with the disclosure of trade secrets, so long as any such disclosure is made either (A) in confidence to an attorney or a federal, state, or local government official and solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of the law, or (B) under seal in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Executive agrees that if Executive believes that any Employer employee, consultant, contractor or any third party has misappropriated or improperly used or disclosed trade secrets or Confidential Information, Executive will report such activity to Employer’s Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer or otherwise in accordance with any communication protocols or policies established by the Employer.