Common use of Employee Solicitation Clause in Contracts

Employee Solicitation. Consultant, without the consent of STA, shall not directly or indirectly solicit, influence, entice or hire or attempt to solicit, influence, entice or hire any employee of STA to: (a) cease employment with STA; or (b) do business related to a business connected with the Consultant’s business during this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years from the date on which the Agreement terminates, or the work is accepted by STA, whichever is earlier. STA’s employee shall be deemed to be related to or connected with a Consultant if such STA employee becomes (a) a partner in a general or limited partnership or employee of a partnership; or (b) a shareholder, officer, employee or director of a corporation, member, consultant or agent for the Consultant or any of Consultant’s affiliates, subsidiaries or connected business. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. This Agreement is not restricted to any geographical area. Consultant recognizes and acknowledges that STA’s employees may receive training and other benefits from its contractual relationship with STA because of STA’s assignment of employees to work in connection with Consultant’s Agreement. Consultant agrees the restrictions on soliciting, influencing, enticing or hiring STA employees are reasonable. TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS The Parties to this Agreement are prohibited from using, and agree not to use, directly or indirectly, any name, trademark or logo of the other Party without first obtaining prior written consent from the other Party. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT The Consultant understands and acknowledges that STA is a municipal corporation of the State of Washington subject to the “Public Records Act”, RCW 42.56 et seq. Consultant understands and agrees that the records it obtains or produces under this Agreement may be public records under the Public Records Act, or its successor act. The Consultant shall cooperate in a timely manner with STA in responding to a public records request (“PRR”) related to this Agreement or the services provided under this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include searching all records regarding the Work and producing all records that are potentially responsive to a PRR to STA. Consultant shall mark and segregate all materials in its possession that may be protected by the Public Records Act to protect against inadvertent disclosure of such documents and to facilitate STA’s application of allowable Public Records Act exemptions. Consultant shall not charge STA for the time spent gathering and producing records pursuant to a PRR.

Employee Solicitation. Consultant, without the prior written consent of STA, shall not directly or indirectly solicit, influence, entice or hire or attempt to solicit, influence, entice or hire any employee of STA to: (a) cease employment with STA; or (b) do business related to a business connected with the Consultant’s business during this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years from the date on which the Agreement terminates, or the work Work is accepted by STA, whichever is earlier. STA’s employee shall be deemed to be related to or connected with a Consultant if such STA employee becomes (a) a partner in a general or limited partnership or employee of a partnership; or (b) a shareholder, officer, employee or director of a corporation, member, consultant or agent for the Consultant or any of Consultant’s affiliates, subsidiaries or connected businessbusinesses. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. This Agreement is not restricted to any geographical area. Consultant recognizes and acknowledges that STA’s employees may receive training and other benefits from its contractual relationship with STA because of STA’s assignment of employees to work in connection with Consultant’s this Agreement. Consultant agrees the restrictions on soliciting, influencing, enticing or hiring STA employees are reasonable. TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS The Parties to this Agreement are prohibited from using, and agree not to use, directly or indirectly, any name, trademark or logo of the other Party without first obtaining prior written consent from the other Party. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT The Consultant understands and acknowledges that STA is a municipal corporation of the State of Washington subject to the “Public Records Act”, RCW 42.56 et seq. Consultant understands and agrees that the records it obtains or produces under this Agreement may be public records under the Public Records Act, or its successor act. The Consultant shall cooperate in a timely manner with STA in responding to a public records request (“PRR”) related to this Agreement or the services provided under this AgreementWork. Such cooperation shall include searching all records regarding the Work and this Agreement, and producing all records that are potentially responsive to a PRR to STA. Consultant shall mark and segregate all materials in its possession that may be protected by the Public Records Act to protect against inadvertent disclosure of such documents and to facilitate STA’s application of allowable Public Records Act exemptions. Consultant shall not charge STA for the time spent gathering and producing records pursuant to a PRR.