Employee Protections Clause Samples
The Employee Protections clause is designed to safeguard the rights and interests of employees within an organization or under a contract. It typically outlines measures such as non-discrimination, fair treatment, workplace safety, and protection against wrongful termination or retaliation. For example, it may require the employer to comply with labor laws, provide a safe working environment, and respect employee privacy. The core function of this clause is to ensure that employees are treated fairly and lawfully, reducing the risk of disputes and fostering a positive workplace environment.
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Employee Protections. (a) Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise limits the Executive’s ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law or privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agency”) or self-regulatory organization regarding possible legal violations, without disclosure to the Bank. The Bank may not retaliate against the Executive for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement requires the Executive to waive any monetary award or other payment that the Executive might become entitled to from the SEC or any other Government Agency or self-regulatory organization.
(b) Further, nothing in this Agreement precludes the Executive from filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a like charge or complaint with a state or local fair employment practice agency. However, once this Agreement becomes effective, the Executive may not receive a monetary award or any other form of personal relief from the Bank in connection with any such charge or complaint that the Executive filed or is filed on the Executive’s behalf.
(c) Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Executive shall not have criminal or civil liability under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition and without limiting the preceding sentence, if the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Bank for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the trade secret to the Executive’s attorney and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Executive (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal and (C) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
Employee Protections. Reference to the elements of a Layoff Minimization Plan in Paragraph 2 above shall not be construed to impair in any way any protection afforded to Employees under other provisions of this Agreement.
Employee Protections. The Recipient agrees to comply, and assures that each Third Party Participant will comply, with all of the following:
Employee Protections. You are entitled to all other rights, benefits, and protection under the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57), the Minimum Wage Ordinance (Cap 608), the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap 282), and any other relevant labour legislation.
Employee Protections. A. The State agrees that, upon request of AFSCME, a special meeting of the Health and Safety Committee as provided under Section 13.1 will be held at each facility to review the safety procedures, equipment and materials relating to treating patients and clients with blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
B. The State agrees that the Health and Safety Committee at each institution, hospital, facility or work site will review the public health procedures it utilizes in testing immunization, isolation and treatment for all wards, inmates, patients, clients or residents for the presence of other communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, measles or mumps. The Health and Safety Committees may also discuss how Unit 19 employees may be advised of the presence of communicable diseases at the institution, hospital or facility, or work site. BU 19 (01-03)
C. The State agrees that in the event an employee is exposed to, or put at risk for contracting a communicable disease in the performance of his/her duties, the State will address the issues in accordance to departmental policies and procedures.
Employee Protections. The Subrecipient shall comply, and shall ensure that each Third-Party Contractor comply, with all federal laws, regulations, and requirements providing protections for construction employees involved in each Project or related activities with federal assistance provided through the Project Grant Agreement. The requirements include but are not limited to:
i. Prevailing Wage Requirements of:
a. Federal transit laws, specifically 49 U.S.C. §5333(a), (FTA’s “▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Related Act”);
b. The ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act, 40 U.S.C. §§3141-3144, 3146, and 3147; and
c. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction (also Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Non-construction Contracts Subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act),” 29 CFR Part 5.
ii. Wage and Hour Requirements of:
a. Section 102 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. §3702, and other relevant parts of that Act, 40 U.S.C. §3701, et seq.; and
b. U.S. DOL regulations, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction (also Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Non-construction Contracts Subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act),” 29 CFR Part 5.
Employee Protections. As described further in Section 20, you have the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise is intended to prohibit you from disclosing this Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and you may do so without notifying the Company. The Company may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise would require you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits you from notifying the Company that you are going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement.
Employee Protections. Nothing in this Release or otherwise limits Employee’s ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law or privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agency”) regarding possible legal violations, without disclosure to Valeant. Valeant may not retaliate against Employee for any of these activities, and nothing in this Release or otherwise requires Employee to waive any monetary award or other payment that Employee might become entitled to from the SEC or any other Government Agency.
Employee Protections. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this Agreement will be interpreted so as to impede Executive (or any other individual) from (i) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or as required by law or legal process, including with respect to possible violations of law, (ii) filing a complaint or charge with any governmental agency, such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a state or local fair employment practices agency, (iii) participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, or proceeding with, or providing information to, any governmental agency, legislative body or any self-regulatory organization, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General, (iv) accepting any U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Awards, or (v) making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. In addition, nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement or Company policy prohibits or restricts Executive from initiating communications with, or responding to any inquiry from, any administrative, governmental, regulatory or supervisory authority regarding any good faith concerns about possible violations of law or regulation. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive will not be required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.
Employee Protections. A. The Company shall comply with all federal laws, regulations, and requirements providing wage and hour protections for nonconstruction employees, including Section 102 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. § 3702, and other relevant parts of that Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq., and U.S. DOL regulations, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction (also Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Nonconstruction Contracts Subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act),” 29 C.F.R. part 5. The Company also shall comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. to the extent that the FLSA applies to employees performing work with federal assistance involving commerce and as the federal government otherwise determines applicable
B. The Company shall ensure that every subcontractor (of all tiers) and all suppliers fully comply with the laws and regulations referenced in Article 1.5.A of these Federal Contracting Requirements. In addition to taking all other necessary and appropriate steps to satisfy its obligations under this Article 5.B, the Company shall ensure that each subcontract (of every tier) and each supplier contract includes provisions requiring that the subcontractor or the supplier fully comply with this Article 5 and with all with all of the laws and regulations referenced in Article 5.A.