Independent Contractor Benefits It is the express intention of the Company and Consultant that Consultant performs the Services as an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way be construed to constitute Consultant as an employee or entitling Consultant to any of benefits otherwise provided to employees of the Company. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is obligated to report as income all compensation received by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant agrees to and acknowledges the obligation to pay all self-employment and other taxes on such income.
Xxxxxx Independent Contractor Xxxxxx shall be an independent contractor and neither Xxxxxx nor any of its officers or employees as such is or shall be an employee of the Fund. Xxxxxx is responsible for its own conduct and the employment, control and conduct of its agents and employees and for injury to such agents or employees or to others through its agents or employees. Xxxxxx assumes full responsibility for its agents and employees under applicable statutes and agrees to pay all employer taxes thereunder. Xxxxxx will maintain at its own expense insurance against public liability in such an amount as the Trustees of the Fund may from time to time reasonably request.
COMPENSATION; EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS; ORGANIZED LABOR MATTERS The Company has delivered to TCI an accurate list (which is set forth on Schedule 5.18) showing all officers, directors and key employees of the Company, listing all employment agreements with such officers, directors and key employees and the rate of compensation (and the portions thereof attributable to salary, bonus and other compensation, respectively) of each of such persons as of (i) the Balance Sheet Date and (ii) the date hereof. The Company has provided to TCI true, complete and correct copies of any employment agreements for persons listed on Schedule 5.18. Since the Balance Sheet Date, there have been no material increases in the compensation payable or any special bonuses to any officer, director, key employee or other employee, except ordinary salary increases implemented and bonuses paid on a basis consistent with past practices. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18, (i) the Company is not bound by or subject to any arrangement with any labor union, (ii) no employees of the Company are represented by any labor union or covered by any collective bargaining agreement, (iii) to the knowledge of the Stockholders, no campaign to establish such representation is in progress and (iv) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Stockholders, threatened labor dispute involving the Company and any group of its employees nor has the Company experienced any labor interruptions over the past three years. The Company believes its relationship with employees to be good.
Employees; Independent Contractors During Executive's employment and the One Year Limitation Period, Executive will not, without Company's prior written consent, call upon, solicit, recruit, or assist others in calling upon, soliciting or recruiting any person who is or was an employee of Company during the One Year Restrictive Period.
Distributor Independent Contractor The Distributor shall be an independent contractor and neither the Distributor nor any of its officers or employees as such is or shall be an employee of the Trust. The Distributor is responsible for its own conduct and the employment, control and conduct of its agents and employees and for injury to such agents or employees or to others through its agents or employees. The Distributor assumes full responsibility for its agents and employees under applicable statutes and agrees to pay all employer taxes thereunder.
Agents in their Individual Capacities Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any Guarantor, and any other Credit Party as though such Agent were not an Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
Secondment Toppan hereby seconds each Secondee to COMPANY at the Facility for his or her Secondment Period in order to perform their Functions and COMPANY accepts Toppan’s appointment of Secondees. COMPANY confirms that each Secondee shall perform his or her Function under the comprehensive guidance, direction, and supervision of COMPANY during his or her Secondment Period. COMPANY shall evaluate the performance of each Secondee’s performance of his or her Functions during his or her Secondment Period. If COMPANY considers that it needs to adjust the positions of or replace Secondees, it may notify Toppan in writing of COMPANY’s request of such adjustment or replacement and the reasons therefor, which shall be commercially reasonable and necessary for sound operation of the Company. Toppan and COMPANY shall discuss the requested adjustment or replacement in good faith, but Toppan will not be obligated to (i) agree to any change in position of a Secondee or replace any Secondee unless COMPANY demonstrates to Toppan’s reasonable satisfaction that the Secondee is not competent to carry out the responsibilities associated with his or her position and Toppan has appropriate employees to change or replace as secondees or (ii) second additional employees to COMPANY if doing so would deprive Toppan of employees that it requires for its own operations. If Toppan does not second other employees or additional employees to COMPANY, COMPANY may ask Toppan to support to seek employees or secondees. Any Toppan employees who are seconded to COMPANY pursuant to this paragraph will be included in the definition of Secondees. In principle, each Secondee will be seconded to COMPANY from his or her start date until the end of the his or her Secondment Period, subject to the preceding paragraph, except that Toppan reserves the right to end the Secondment Period of any Secondee in its sole discretion at any time by providing 30 days’ (unless agreed otherwise by the Parties) advance notice to COMPANY. The Parties shall discuss in good faith a replacement for the terminated Secondee, and if the Parties agree on the need for a replacement, and if Toppan has personnel who are appropriate for the position and whose secondment to COMPANY will not deprive Toppan of employees that it requires for its own operations, Toppan shall propose such personnel as a candidate of such replacement. If Toppan does not send a secondee to COMPANY, COMPANY may ask Toppan to cooperate in seeking a replacement from outside Toppan and Toppan shall provide such cooperation. Any Toppan employees who are seconded to COMPANY pursuant to this paragraph will be included in the definition of Secondees.
Transferred Employees Harpoon’s employment of the Transferred Employees shall terminate at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the Series B Closing Date. Prior to or in conjunction with the Series B Closing, Maverick shall in good faith offer employment to the Transferred Employees, pursuant to terms of written offer letters, with such employment to commence on the first Business Day immediately following the Series B Closing Date. In the event that any such Transferred Employee accepts Maverick’s offer of employment either before or after the Series B Closing, Maverick shall be responsible for all Liabilities (including salaries and benefits, including the maintenance of appropriate levels of workers’ compensation insurance) arising out of any such employment from and after the initial date of the Transferred Employee’s employment with Maverick. Harpoon shall be responsible for providing notice and health continuation coverage under COBRA to any Transferred Employee (and his/her qualified beneficiaries) who experiences a qualifying event after the Series B Closing Date. With respect to all confidentiality and invention assignment provisions applicable to Transferred Employees contained in Contracts that Transferred Employees entered into with Harpoon prior to the Series B Closing, Harpoon shall enforce such provisions on behalf of Maverick, at Maverick’s request and expense, to the extent that Maverick cannot enforce such Contracts directly. Effective upon the Series B Closing, Harpoon hereby waives (x) any non-competition or similar provisions and (y) any confidentiality provisions, to the extent restricting disclosure or use of the Transferred Intellectual Property or use of the license set forth in Section 2.2(a), in each case ((x) and (y)) applicable to Transferred Employees contained in Contracts that Transferred Employees entered into with Harpoon prior to the Series B Closing.
Agents in Their Individual Capacity Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower, any Guarantor, and any other Credit Party as though it were not an Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
Business Employees Immediately after the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall offer employment to each Business Employee set forth on Schedule 6.6(a). Buyer shall reimburse Seller for severance obligations (if any) arising as a result of the rejection of Buyer’s offer of employment by any Business Employee. Buyer shall cause each offer of employment to a Business Employee pursuant to this Section 6.6(a) to provide for (i) an annual salary or hourly wage rate (as applicable), (ii) annual and long-term bonus and incentive compensation opportunities (other than incentive compensation opportunities related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and (iii) employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements (collectively “Employment Terms”) that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to those provided to Buyer’s employees in similar positions. In addition, Buyer may offer employment to the Business Employees set forth on Schedule 6.6(b), on terms to be mutually agreed upon, at the Buyer’s sole discretion. Buyer shall reimburse Seller for severance obligations (as set forth on Schedule 6.6(c)), actually paid by Sellers or Parent, arising as a result of the rejection of Buyer’s offer of employment by any Business Employee or arising as a result of Buyer’s failure to offer employment to any Business Employee if such Business Employee is terminated by Seller within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. Any Business Employee who accepts Buyer’s offer of employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be a “Transferred Employee.” Nothing herein shall restrict the right of Buyer or a Subsidiary of Buyer to terminate the employment of any Transferred Employee after the Closing Date. Any reimbursement of severance obligations by Buyer to Seller, as set forth above, shall occur within ten (10) days of a reimbursement request from Seller.
