HHSC and Contractor Agreements HHSC and Contractor hereby agree:
A. That in the event any provision of this Contract becomes unenforceable or void all other provisions of this Contract will remain ineffect.
B. That the Contractor may not transfer or assign this Contract without the express prior written approval of HHSC.
C. That this Contract may be assigned to a state agency or agencies.
D. That HHSC may amend this Contract by written notice to the Contractor. HHSC reserves the right to amend this Contract through execution of a unilateral amendment signed by an HHSC person with delegated signature authority and provided to the Contractor under the following circumstances:
1. to correct an obvious clerical error in the Contract;
2. to incorporate new or revised federal or state statutes, rules or policies;
3. to comply with a court order or judgment; and
4. to change the name of the Contractor to reflect the Contractor's name as recorded by the Texas Secretary of State.
E. That nothing in this Contract or any conduct by a representative of HHSC relating to this Contract shall be construed as a waiver of the state's sovereign immunity to suit.
F. That neither party to this Contract waives its right to enforce a right under this Contract by failing to enforce or delaying the enforcement of any other right under this Contract.
G. That the Contractor is an independent contractor and not an employee of HHSC for any purpose. The Contractor and HHSC agreethat:
1. HHSC will not withhold or pay on behalf of the Contractor any sums for income tax, unemployment insurance, Social Security or any other withholding, or make available to the Contractor any of the benefits, including workers' compensation insurance coverage and health and retirement benefits, afforded to HHSC employees; and
2. the Contractor must indemnify HHSC from any liability, including attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by HHSC with respect to claims that HHSC should have been withholding or making payments on behalf of the Contractor or providing benefits to the Contractor's employees.
H. That nothing in this Contract is intended to create a joint venture, a partnership or a principal-agent relationship.
I. That the Contractor assigns to HHSC all claims for overcharges associated with this Contract arising under the anti-trust laws of the United States, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-38, or the anti-trust laws of the state of Texas, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code, §§ 15.01-.40.
J. That HHSC has authority to monitor and conduct fiscal and program compliance reviews of the Contractor and its subcontractor(s) to the extent of services provided under the terms of this Contract. The Contractor will grant on-site access at reasonable times to all records relating to services provided and payments received under the terms of this Contract to state and federal auditing agencies and personnel and representatives of HHSC and HHS when it is deemed necessary by such agencies for purposes of inspection, monitoring, auditing or evaluating Contractor's performance under this Contract and compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations; the applicable HHSC provider handbook or manual; and this Contract. That for Title XX programs, HHSC shall, by Form 2029, Information Worksheet – POS Contract, set the rate or maximum amount of funds or both available to be paid to Contractor by HHSC. Form 2029 is incorporated into and made a part of this Contract and is effective for the time stated on the form. Form 2029 may be amended by HHSC as necessary to comply with state and federal laws and regulations or renewed by HHSC by a new Form 2029 and incorporated into and made part of this Contract.
K. That in compliance with §2262.003, Texas Government Code:
1. the state auditor may conduct an audit or investigation of any entity receiving funds from the state directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract;
2. acceptance of funds directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract acts as acceptance of the authority of the state auditor, under the direction of the legislative audit committee, to conduct an audit or investigation in connection with those funds; and
3. under the direction of the legislative audit committee, an entity that is the subject of an audit or investigation by the state auditor must provide the state auditor with access to any information the state auditor considers relevant to the investigation or audit.
L. That this Contract shall continue subject to the availability of appropriated funds or until the federal or state governments or both cease to participate in the program.
M. That any breach or violation of any of the provisions of this Contract or state or federal regulations shall make this entire Contract, at HHSC's option, subject to termination.
N. That if HHSC does not renew the Contractor's contract due to the Contractor's noncompliance with applicable federal or Texas statutes or rules, the Contractor cannot enter into another contract for a Community Services program until the application denial period established by HHSC expires.
O. That the venue for any lawsuit between HHSC and the Contractor shall be Travis County, Texas.
P. That this Contract may be terminated by:
Employment and Consulting Agreements Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxx shall have executed and delivered employment agreements with BRI, and Xxxxxx Xxxx shall have executed and delivered a Consulting Agreement with BRI.
Employee Agreements The Company will cause each person now or hereafter employed by it or by any subsidiary (or engaged by the Company or any subsidiary as a consultant/independent contractor) with access to confidential information and/or trade secrets to enter into a nondisclosure and proprietary rights assignment agreement.
Contractor Key Personnel The Contractor shall assign a Corporate OASIS SB Program Manager (COPM) and Corporate OASIS SB Contract Manager (COCM) as Contractor Key Personnel to represent the Contractor as primary points-of-contact to resolve issues, perform administrative duties, and other functions that may arise relating to OASIS SB and task orders solicited and awarded under OASIS SB. Additional Key Personnel requirements may be designated by the OCO at the task order level. There is no minimum qualification requirements established for Contractor Key Personnel. Additionally, Contractor Key Personnel do not have to be full-time positions; however, the Contractor Key Personnel are expected to be fully proficient in the performance of their duties. The Contractor shall ensure that the OASIS SB CO has current point-of-contact information for both the COPM and COCM. In the event of a change to Contractor Key Personnel, the Contractor shall notify the OASIS SB CO and provide all Point of Contact information for the new Key Personnel within 5 calendar days of the change. All costs associated with Contractor Key Personnel duties shall be handled in accordance with the Contractor’s standard accounting practices; however, no costs for Contractor Key Personnel may be billed to the OASIS Program Office. Failure of Contractor Key Personnel to effectively and efficiently perform their duties will be construed as conduct detrimental to contract performance and may result in activation of Dormant Status and/or Off-Ramping (See Sections H.16. and H.17.).
Employee Arrangements Except as set forth on Section 8.2(h) of the UWWH Disclosure Schedules, pursuant to the terms of any collective bargaining agreements in effect as of the date hereof and disclosed on Section 6.15(a) of the UWWH Disclosure Schedules, as contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement or as otherwise required by applicable Law, UWWH shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) grant any material increases in the compensation (including bonus and incentive compensation) or fringe benefits of any UWWH Employee except any increases that would not reasonably be expected to become a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries;
(ii) pay or agree to pay to any UWWH Employee any pension, retirement allowance, severance benefit or other material employee benefit not required by any of the existing UWWH Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries;
(iii) except in the ordinary course of business, enter into any new, or terminate or materially amend any existing collective bargaining agreement or relationship, employment, severance or termination Contract or other arrangement with any UWWH Employee or his or her representative, provided, that any such new collective bargaining agreement or any termination of or material amendment to any such existing collective bargaining agreement in the ordinary course of business shall be subject to review by xpedx senior management reasonably in advance of the conclusion of such negotiations, and xpedx senior management shall have been informed periodically of the status of negotiations with respect thereto;
(iv) (A) become obligated under any new pension plan, welfare plan, employee benefit plan (including any equity incentive plan), severance plan, benefit arrangement or similar plan or arrangement sponsored or maintained by UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries that was not in existence on the date hereof, or (B) amend any such plan or arrangement in existence on the date hereof, except in the case of (B) (x) as would not result in a material increase in the annual aggregate cost (based on UWWH’s historical annual aggregate cost) of maintaining such pension plan, welfare plan, employee benefit plan, severance plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement or (y) as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries;
(v) grant any equity-based compensation to any UWWH Employee or director or independent contractor of UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vi) make any offer for the employment or engagement of any UWWH Employee or other individual on a full-time, part-time, or consulting basis providing for an annual compensation in excess of $250,000;
(vii) implement any distribution center, facility, warehouse or business unit closing or mass layoff that could implicate WARN; or
(viii) make any loan to (x) any director, officer or member of senior management of UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) except in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable Law, to any other UWWH Employee.
Employee Agreement The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.
Prior Employment Agreements The Executive represents that he/she has not executed any agreement with any previous employer which may impose restrictions on Executive’s employment with the Employer.
Employment Agreements Each of the persons listed on Schedule 9.12 shall have been afforded the opportunity to enter into an employment agreement substantially in the form of Annex VIII hereto.
Covered Contracts and Contractors If the Contract exceeds $100,000 and the Contractor employed more than 40 full-time employees on a single working day during the previous 12 months in Minnesota or in the state where it has its principle place of business, then the Contractor must comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statute § 363A.36 and Minnesota Rule Parts 5000.3400-5000.3600. A Contractor covered by Minnesota Statute § 363A.36 because it employed more than 40 full-time employees in another state and does not have a certificate of compliance, must certify that it is in compliance with federal affirmative action requirements.
Disclosure of Prior State Employment – Consulting Services If this Contract is for consulting services,
A. In accordance with Section 2254.033 of the Texas Government Code, a Contractor providing consulting services who has been employed by, or employs an individual who has been employed by, System Agency or another State of Texas agency at any time during the two years preceding the submission of Contractor’s offer to provide services must disclose the following information in its offer to provide services. Contractor hereby certifies that this information was provided and remains true, correct, and complete:
1. Name of individual(s) (Contractor or employee(s));
2. Status;
3. The nature of the previous employment with HHSC or the other State of Texas agency;
4. The date the employment was terminated and the reason for the termination; and
5. The annual rate of compensation for the employment at the time of its termination.
B. If no information was provided in response to Section A above, Contractor certifies that neither Contractor nor any individual employed by Contractor was employed by System Agency or any other State of Texas agency at any time during the two years preceding the submission of Contractor’s offer to provide services.
