Labor Disputes; Compliance (a) Seller has complied in all material respects with all Legal Requirements relating to employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining and other employment practices, the payment of social security and similar Taxes and occupational safety and health. Seller is not liable for the payment of any Taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Legal Requirements.
Labor Disputes and Acts of God Neither the business nor the properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any Guarantor are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout, or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy, or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance), materially and adversely affecting such business or properties or the operation of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or such Guarantor.
Disputes, Etc Prompt written notice of (i) any claims, legal or arbitration proceedings, proceedings before any Governmental Authority, or disputes, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened, or affecting the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, or any material labor controversy of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge resulting in or reasonably considered to be likely to result in a strike against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any claim, judgment, Lien or other encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) affecting any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if the value of the claim, judgment, Lien, or other encumbrance affecting such Property shall exceed $1,000,000;
Labor Disputes No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened litigation, action, proceeding, investigation or labor controversy
Litigation and Related Matters The commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit, proceeding or investigation affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, (i) in which the amount involved that the Borrower reasonably determines is not covered by insurance or other indemnity arrangement is $50,000,000 or more, (ii) with respect to any Document or any material Indebtedness or preferred stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) which, if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Labor and Employment Matters (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there is no labor strike, material labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and during the past three years there has not been any such action, (ii) no labor organization claims to represent the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement governing terms and conditions of employment with any labor organization, (iv) none of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is represented by any labor organization and the Company does not have any knowledge of any current organizing activities on behalf of any labor organization among the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, does any question concerning representation exist concerning such employees, (v) there is no pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened material unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state or foreign agency, (vi) there is no material grievance arising out of any collective bargaining agreement, (vii) no material charges with respect to or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other agency responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices, (viii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of the intent of any federal, state, local or foreign agency responsible for the enforcement of labor or employment laws to conduct an investigation with respect to or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no such investigation is in progress, (ix) the Company has procedures in place for collecting information about employee eligibility on Form I-9, collects such information and follows applicable Laws governing U.S. citizenship in all material respects, and (x) there are no material complaints, lawsuits or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, any law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.
Employment Claims Any claim relating to any (a) violation by Kraft or the Eligible Recipients, or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents, of Federal, state, provincial, local, international or other Laws or regulations or any common law protecting persons or members of protected classes or categories, including laws or regulations prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic, (b) liability arising or resulting from a Transitioned Employee’s employment with Kraft prior to the Employment Effective Date with Supplier, (c) payment or failure to pay any salary, wages or other cash compensation due and owing to (i) any Kraft employee who does not become a Transitioned Employee or (ii) any Transitioned Employee prior to such Transitioned Employee’s Employment Effective Date with Supplier, (d) (i) all accrued employee pension or other benefits of any Kraft employee who does not become a Transitioned Employee and (ii) those employee pension or other benefits of any Transitioned Employee accruing prior to such Transitioned Employee’s Effective Employment Date with Supplier, (e) other aspects of any Transitioned Employee’s employment relationship with Kraft or the termination of such relationship, including claims for breach of an express or implied contract of employment, and/or (f) liability resulting from representations (oral or written) to the Kraft employees identified on the applicable Supplement by Kraft or the Eligible Recipients (or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents) with respect to their employment by Supplier or its Subcontractors or Affiliates (other than representations made with the authorization or approval of Supplier, representations that Supplier knew to be inaccurate and failed to correct and/or representations made by Supplier in this Agreement), except, in each case, to the extent resulting from the wrongful actions of Supplier, Supplier Affiliates or Subcontractors or their failure to comply with Supplier’s responsibilities under this Agreement, or involving any matters for which Supplier has an indemnity obligation under Section 17.1.11; and
Workers’ Compensation Claims In the case of any workers’ compensation claim of any SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee in respect of his or her employment with the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, such claim shall be covered (a) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurred prior to the Distribution, (b) under a workers’ compensation plan of the SpinCo Group (each, a “SpinCo Workers’ Compensation Plan”) for the applicable jurisdiction if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted after the date SpinCo has established a workers’ compensation plan (the “Workers’ Compensation Plan Date”) and (c) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted prior to the Workers’ Compensation Plan Date; provided, that, SpinCo shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA for Liabilities incurred under clause (c) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Workers’ Compensation Plan Date. If the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs over a period both preceding and following the Distribution, the claim shall be jointly covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and the SpinCo Workers’ Compensation Plan and shall be equitably apportioned between them based upon the relative periods of time that the Workers’ Compensation Event transpired preceding and following the Distribution; provided, that, if a claim in respect of such Workers’ Compensation Event is submitted prior to the Workers’ Compensation Plan Date, then such claim shall be covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and SpinCo shall appropriately reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA.
Employment and Employee Benefits Matters (a) Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries, for the period commencing at the Control Time and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the “Continuation Period”), to (i) maintain for the individuals employed by the Company at the Control Time (the “Current Employees”) and who remain employees of the Surviving Corporation during the Continuation Period base compensation and target incentive compensation that is no less favorable to each Current Employee than such Current Employee’s base compensation and target incentive compensation immediately prior to the Control Time, and (ii) provide benefits that are of comparable economic value in the aggregate to the benefits provided by the Company as of immediately prior to the Control Time (excluding, for purposes of Section 6.4(a)(i) and (ii) equity and equity-based compensation, retention, stay, or transaction bonuses or similar arrangements); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.4 will be construed as an amendment to or prevent the amendment or termination of any particular Company Plan or employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent permissible thereunder, or interfere with the Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ or the Surviving Corporation’s right or obligation to make such changes as are necessary to conform with applicable Law. Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries to honor all obligations and agreements relating to 2010 Bonuses (as defined in Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter) as are, and to the fullest extent, set forth in Section 6.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. During the Continuation Period, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to pay or cause to be paid, consistent with the Company’s past practice in similar circumstances, to each Current Employee (i) who is involuntarily terminated or (ii) in the case of any employee covered by an employment, change in control, severance or similar agreement or entitlement providing for benefits upon a voluntary termination for good reason, who terminates employment voluntarily for good reason as therein defined, severance in accordance with past practices, including with respect to bonuses.
