Covenants of the Executive In consideration of the acknowledgments by the Executive, and in consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer, the Executive covenants that he will not, directly or indirectly:
Covenants of the Employee In consideration of the acknowledgments by the Employee, and in consideration of the Compensation to be paid or provided to the Employee by the Employer, the Employee covenants that the Employee will not, directly or indirectly:
Certain Covenants of the Executive The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Company, Parent and Parent's affiliates (collectively, "Thomson") are engaged and in the future will be engaged in the businesses of developing, operating, offering for sale and selling news or other current information or software-based solutions pertaining thereto to corporations and other businesses, government agencies, universities and other academic institutions and professional services providers (e.g. law, accounting and consulting firms) (the foregoing, together with any other businesses or operations over which Executive has substantial responsibility from the date hereof to the date of termination of the Executive's employment with the Company (or an affiliate thereof), being hereinafter referred to as the "Restricted Activity"); (ii) his services to the Company and Thomson have been and will be special and unique; (iii) his work for the Company and Thomson will give him access to trade secrets of and confidential information concerning the Company, Thomson and their affiliated companies; (iv) the Restricted Activity is national and international in scope; (v) the Company would not have entered into this Agreement but for the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 5; (vi) he has the means to support himself and his dependents other than by engaging in the Restricted Activity and the provisions of this Section 5 will not impair such ability; and (vii) the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 5 are essential to protect the business and goodwill of the Company, Thomson and their affiliates. In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, and in consideration for the benefits received by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive covenants and agrees as follows:
AGREEMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE In consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer under this Agreement, the Executive covenants as follows:
By the Executive The Executive may terminate the Employment at any time with a three-month prior written notice to the Company or by payment of three months’ salary in lieu of notice. In addition, the Executive may resign prior to the expiration of the Agreement if such resignation or an alternative arrangement with respect to the Employment is approved by the Board.
Death of the Executive In the event of the Executive’s death before all payments or benefits the Executive is entitled to receive under this Agreement have been provided, the unpaid amounts will be provided to the Executive’s designated beneficiary, if living, or otherwise to the Executive’s personal representative in a single lump sum as soon as possible following the Executive’s death.
Duties of the Executive During the Employment the Executive shall:
By the Executive Other than for Good Reason The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder at any time upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Company. In the event of termination of the Executive pursuant to this Section 5(f), the Board may elect to waive the period of notice, or any portion thereof, and, if the Board so elects, the Company will pay the Executive his Base Salary for the first thirty (30) days of the notice period (or for any remaining portion of that period). The Company shall have no further obligation to the Executive, other than for any Final Compensation due to him.
Release by the Executive (a) The Executive, on behalf of himself, his agents, heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators, in consideration for the termination payments and other consideration provided for under the Employment Agreement, hereby forever releases and discharges the Company, and its successors, its affiliated entities, and, in such capacities, its past and present directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, representatives, plan fiduciaries, successors and assigns from any and all known and unknown causes of action, actions, judgments, liens, indebtedness, damages, losses, claims, liabilities, and demands of whatsoever kind and character in any manner whatsoever arising on or prior to the date of this Release, including but not limited to (i) any claim for breach of contract, breach of implied covenant, breach of oral or written promise, wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, interference with contract relations or prospective economic advantage, negligence, misrepresentation or employment discrimination, and including without limitation alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; other federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations; and any unemployment or workers’ compensation law, excepting only those obligations of the Company pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Employment Agreement or otherwise continuing under the Employment Agreement and any claims to benefits under any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement in which the Executive was participating as of the date of termination of his employment; (ii) any and all liability that was or may have been alleged against or imputed to the Company by the Executive or by anyone acting on his behalf; (iii) all claims for wages, monetary or equitable relief, employment or reemployment with the Company in any position, and any punitive, compensatory or liquidated damages; and (iv) all rights to and claims for attorneys’ fees and costs except as otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement.
By the Executive Without Good Reason The Executive may terminate his employment without Good Reason at any time upon sixty (60) days’ notice to the Company. The Board may elect to waive such notice period or any portion thereof but, in such event, will pay to the Executive the Base Salary for the period so waived.
