Employee Benefits; Directors and Management; Indemnification. (a) The current employees of Oneida or any of its Subsidiaries who continue as employees of CBSI or its Subsidiaries after the Effective Time (“Continuing Employees”) shall be given credit for past service with Oneida for purposes of determining eligibility for and vesting of employee benefits (but not for pension benefit accrual purposes) under all welfare and retirement programs maintained by CBSI or its Subsidiaries in which such Continuing Employees participate following the Merger and for purposes of determining length of vacation, sick time, paid time off and severance under CBSI’s applicable plan or policy. In the event that the employment of any Continuing Employee shall be terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause within twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive severance benefits no less than those provided under the terms of CBSI’s severance policy in effect as of the date of this Agreement, which has been Previously Disclosed. In the event that the employment of any Continuing Employee shall be terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause more than twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive severance benefits no less than those provided under the terms of CBSI’s severance policy in effect as of the date of termination of employment.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Community Bank System, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Oneida Financial Corp.)
Employee Benefits; Directors and Management; Indemnification. (a) The current employees of Oneida Xxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries who continue as employees of CBSI or its Subsidiaries after the Effective Time (“Continuing Employees”) shall be given credit for past service with Oneida Xxxxxx for purposes of determining eligibility for and vesting of employee benefits (but not for pension benefit accrual purposes) under all welfare and retirement programs maintained by CBSI or its Subsidiaries in which such Continuing Employees employees participate following the Merger and for purposes of determining length of vacation, sick time, paid time off and severance under CBSI’s applicable plan or policyMerger. In the event that the employment of any Continuing Employee current employee of Xxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries shall be terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause within twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive (i) for any such employee terminated within twelve months after the Effective Time, severance benefits no less than those provided under in accordance with the terms of CBSI’s severance policy the Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx plan in effect as of on the date of this Agreementhereof, which has been Previously Disclosed. In the event that the employment of (ii) for any Continuing Employee shall be such employee terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause more later than twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive severance benefits no less than those provided under in accordance with the terms of CBSI’s the CBSI severance policy plan in effect as of on the date of termination, and (iii) credit under Xxxxxx’x or CBSI’s vacation policy (as applicable) for service after January 1, 2011 of the greater of (y) one week’s vacation plus documented unused vacation days carried over from the prior year, or (z) the number of weeks vacation determined in accordance with Xxxxxx’x vacation policy (if such termination is effective at the Effective Time) or CBSI’s vacation policy (if such termination is effective after the Effective Time) plus documented unused vacation days carried over from the prior year, which vacation time, if not used prior to the date of termination, shall be paid in lump sum upon termination of employment.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Community Bank System Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Community Bank System Inc)
Employee Benefits; Directors and Management; Indemnification. (a) The current employees of Oneida Wxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries who continue as employees of CBSI or its Subsidiaries after the Effective Time (“Continuing Employees”) shall be given credit for past service with Oneida Wxxxxx for purposes of determining eligibility for and vesting of employee benefits (but not for pension benefit accrual purposes) under all welfare and retirement programs maintained by CBSI or its Subsidiaries in which such Continuing Employees employees participate following the Merger and for purposes of determining length of vacation, sick time, paid time off and severance under CBSI’s applicable plan or policyMerger. In the event that the employment of any Continuing Employee current employee of Wxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries shall be terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause within twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive (i) for any such employee terminated within twelve months after the Effective Time, severance benefits no less than those provided under in accordance with the terms of CBSI’s severance policy the Wxxxxx xxxxxxxxx plan in effect as of on the date of this Agreementhereof, which has been Previously Disclosed. In the event that the employment of (ii) for any Continuing Employee shall be such employee terminated by CBSI or one of its Subsidiaries without cause more later than twelve months after the Effective Time, such Continuing Employee shall be entitled (subject to meeting applicable eligibility and vesting requirements) to receive severance benefits no less than those provided under in accordance with the terms of CBSI’s the CBSI severance policy plan in effect as of on the date of termination, and (iii) credit under Wxxxxx’x or CBSI’s vacation policy (as applicable) for service after January 1, 2011 of the greater of (y) one week’s vacation plus documented unused vacation days carried over from the prior year, or (z) the number of weeks vacation determined in accordance with Wxxxxx’x vacation policy (if such termination is effective at the Effective Time) or CBSI’s vacation policy (if such termination is effective after the Effective Time) plus documented unused vacation days carried over from the prior year, which vacation time, if not used prior to the date of termination, shall be paid in lump sum upon termination of employment.
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