Employees and Compensation (A) Shown on Schedule 6.15(A) is a list of the name of each employee, sales agent or other Person, separately identified as to part-time or full-time, who is currently employed in the Business by Seller, together with each Person’s job classification, date of hire, and current rate of compensation (or method for computing same). All employees of Seller are “at will” employees whose employment may be terminated by Seller at any time, with or without notice or cause.
(B) Schedule 6.15(B) hereto lists all compensation and benefit plans, contracts and arrangements maintained, sponsored or participated in by Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Business and in effect as of the date hereof including, without limitation, all pension (including all such employee pension benefit plans as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), profit-sharing, savings and thrift, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive or deferred compensation, severance pay and medical and life insurance plans and employee welfare plans as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA that are sponsored by Seller or any of its Affiliates and in which any employees of Seller participate (collectively, “Employee Benefit Plans”).
(C) As to Employee Benefit Plans sponsored by Seller or its Affiliates that are “employee pension benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, such plans sponsored by Seller or its Affiliates are tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, are not currently under examination by, nor are any matters pending before, the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration or any quasi-government agency, are not subject to any claim, suit or arbitration (other than routine claims for benefits), are not subject to the minimum funding standards of Code Section 412, are in compliance with and have been administered in accordance with their terms and in compliance with all applicable requirements of law, including, but not limited to, the Code and ERISA, and there have been no prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 406 with respect to such plans that could subject Seller or its Affiliates to a tax or penalty under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 502(i).
(D) Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates has incurred any Liability under Title IV of ERISA that has or could, after the Effective Date, become a Lien upon any of the Purchased Assets pursuant to ERISA Section 4068.
(E) Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates is or has ever been required to contribute to any “multiemployer plan,” as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, in which any employees of Seller in connection with the Business participate.
(F) Except as set forth in Schedule 6.15(F), no Employee Benefit Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees for period extending beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated by applicable law, or (ii) death benefits under any pension plan.
(G) For the purposes of this Section 6.15, Seller shall include all trades or business under common control with Seller as provided in the regulations under Code Section 414(c).
Employees and Contractors The Recipient agrees to disclose Confidential Information to any agents, affiliates, directors, officers, or any other employees, collectively known as the “Employees,” solely on a need-to-know basis and represents that such Employees have signed appropriate non-disclosure agreements or have taken appropriate measures imposing on such Employees a duty to third parties:
i.) To hold any third-party proprietary information received by such Employees in the strictest confidence;
ii.) Not to disclose such third-party Confidential Information to any other third party; and
iii.) Not to use such Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than to whom it belongs, without the prior express written authorization of the Owner.
Employees and Consultants Pubco does not have any employees or consultants, except as disclosed in the Pubco SEC Documents.
Employees and Employee Benefits (a) All individuals employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing ("Covered Employees") shall automatically become employees of Acquiror as of the Closing. Following the Closing, Acquiror shall maintain employee benefit plans and compensation opportunities for the benefit of Covered Employees that provide employee benefits and compensation opportunities that, in the aggregate, are substantially comparable to the employee benefits and compensation opportunities that are made available to similarly-situated employees of Acquiror under the Acquiror Benefit Plans; provided, however, that: (i) in no event shall any Covered Employee be eligible to participate in any closed or frozen Acquiror Benefit Plan; and (ii) until such time as Acquiror shall cause Covered Employees to participate in the Acquiror Benefit Plans, a Covered Employee's continued participation in Company Benefit Plans shall be deemed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this sentence (it being understood that participation in the Acquiror Benefit Plans may commence at different times with respect to each Acquiror Benefit Plan).
(b) For the purpose of satisfying eligibility requirements and vesting periods (but not for the purpose of benefit accruals) under the Acquiror Benefit Plans providing benefits to the Covered Employees (the "New Plans"), each Covered Employee shall be credited with his or her years of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors to the same extent as such Covered Employee was entitled to credit for such service under any applicable Company Benefit Plan in which such Covered Employee participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Transition Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits with respect to the same period of service.
(c) In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as of the Transition Date, Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide that: (i) each Covered Employee shall be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting time, in any and all New Plans to the extent coverage under such New Plan is similar in type to an applicable Company Benefit Plan in which such Covered Employee was participating immediately prior to the Transition Date (such Company Benefit Plans prior to the Transition Date collectively, the "Old Plans"); (ii) for purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, vision or similar benefits to any Covered Employee, all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of such New Plan shall be waived for such Covered Employee and his or her covered dependents, unless such conditions would not have been waived under the Old Plan in which such Covered Employee, as applicable, participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Transition Date; and (iii) any eligible expenses incurred by such Covered Employee and his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the Old Plan ending on the Transition Date shall be taken into account under such New Plan to the extent such eligible expenses were incurred during the plan year of the New Plan in which the Transition Date occurs for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Covered Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan.
(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall take all actions necessary to terminate the Company's severance policies immediately prior to the Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.8, following the Effective Time, Acquiror or Acquiror's Subsidiary will cause any eligible Company employee (exempt and non-exempt) to be covered by a severance policy under which employees who incur a qualifying involuntary termination of employment will be eligible to receive severance pay in accordance with the severance pay schedule set forth on Schedule 7.8(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Company employee eligible to receive severance benefits under an employment, change in control, severance or other agreement shall be entitled to participate in the severance policy described in this Section 7.8(d) or to otherwise receive severance benefits. Any Company employee who waives and relinquishes his or her right to a change in control payment will be eligible for a severance payment as provided in this Section 7.8(d).
(e) Any Company employee who is eligible to receive severance benefits or other payment triggered by any employment agreement, severance agreement, change in control agreement or any other agreement or arrangement (a "CIC Payment") shall not receive any severance benefits as provided in Section 7.8(d) but will receive the CIC Payment to the extent it is required to be paid under such agreement, provided that, on or before the Closing Date, the Company shall, with Acquiror's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, take all steps necessary to ensure that in the event that the amounts of the CIC Payment, either individually or in conjunction with a payment or benefit under any other plan, agreement or arrangement that is aggregated for purposes of Code Section 280G (in the aggregate "Total Payments"), would constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code that is subject to the Tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the amounts of the CIC Payment will be reduced such that the value of the Total Payments that each counterparty is entitled to receive shall be $1.00 less than the maximum amount which the counterparty may receive without becoming subject to the excise tax or resulting in a disallowance of a deduction of the payment of such amount under Section 280G of the Code.
Consultants and Employees Bound Recipient agrees to disclose the Confidential Information to any agents, affiliates, directors, officers or any other employees (collectively, the “Employees”) solely on a need-to-know basis and represents that such Employees have signed appropriate non-disclosure agreements or taken appropriate measures imposing on such Employees a duty to third parties (1) to hold any third party proprietary information received by such Employees in the strictest confidence, (2) not to disclose such third party Confidential Information to any other third party, and (3) not to use such Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than to whom it belongs, without the prior express written authorization of the Company.
Employees and Subcontractors The Contractor shall ensure that PII is not disclosed to employees, subcontractors, or other persons or entities unless they have a legitimate educational interest and only for purposes necessary to provide services under the Contract. The Contractor agrees that it will not utilize any subcontractors or outside entities to provide services outside the Contract and shall not disclose any PII other than as required in this DPA. Contractor shall ensure that all employees and subcontractors comply with the terms of this DPA and are provided with any training on all applicable state and federal laws and regulations that protect the confidentiality of PII before being provided access to PII. If disclosure of PII is required by law or court order, the Contractor shall notify the BOCES and New York State Education Department no later than the time the PII disclosure is required unless such notice is expressly prohibited by law or the court order.
Employees and Benefits (a) For a period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing until December 31, 2013 except as provided in Section 5.8(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries to, provide all persons who are employed by the Company and the Subsidiaries (including ISG) as of the Closing Date (including those on temporary layoffs or approved leaves of absence) (“Continuing Employees”), with the salary, annual bonus opportunity and employee benefits that are substantially comparable to, in the aggregate, the salary, annual bonus opportunity and employee benefits being provided to each such Continuing Employee immediately before the Closing Date; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries from amending or terminating any plan, program or arrangement, transitioning Continuing Employees to any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of Parent, or terminating the employment of any Continuing Employee, and; provided, further, that nothing herein shall be deemed to amend any Benefit Plan. Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, assume (or, by virtue of the Merger, be deemed to have assumed) all liabilities and obligations of the Company with respect to any employment agreements in accordance with their terms, other than any employment agreement that terminates in connection with the Merger pursuant to the terms of any new employment arrangement or offer letter entered into between Parent and a Continuing Employee.
(b) In any termination or layoff of any Continuing Employee by Parent or the Surviving Corporation after the Closing, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will comply fully, if applicable, with the WARN Act and all other applicable foreign, federal, state and local Laws, including those prohibiting discrimination and requiring notice to employees. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the date this Agreement is terminated, at the request of Parent, which shall not occur more frequently than on a bi-weekly basis, the Company shall provide to Parent within seven (7) calendar days of Parent’s request a written schedule that reflects (i) the number of employees of the Company who have experienced during such period an “employment loss” (as defined in the WARN Act) and (ii) the title, position and employment of each such employee of the Company. Parent shall use its best efforts not, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries (including ISG) to use their respective best efforts not, at any time prior to sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date, to effectuate a “plant closing” or “mass layoff,” as those terms are defined in the WARN Act, affecting in whole or in part any facility, site of employment, operating unit or employee of the Surviving Corporation or the Subsidiaries (including ISG) without complying fully with the requirements of the WARN Act. Parent and Surviving Corporation will bear the cost of compliance with (or failure to comply with) any such Laws.
(c) For periods on and after the Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries shall continue to have all obligations and liabilities under and with respect to the Benefit Plans and to or with respect to all persons entitled to benefits under the provisions of each such Benefit Plan in accordance with their terms.
(d) This Section 5.8 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 5.8, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 5.8. Without limiting the foregoing, no provision of this Section 5.8 shall create any third party beneficiary rights in any current or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) or any other matter.
Conduct of Employees and Staff Contractor shall ensure that all of Contractor’s employees and Staff provided under the Contract shall adhere to the standards of conduct prescribed in the Customer’s personnel policy and procedure guidelines, particularly rules of conduct, security procedures, and any other applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Customer, including but not limited to Rule Chapter 33-208, Florida Administrative Code. The Contractor shall ensure that all Staff and employees wear attire suitable for the position, either a standard uniform or business casual dress, identified by the Customer.
Non-Solicitation of Employees and Consultants During the Period of Employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the Severance Date, the Executive will not directly or indirectly through any other Person (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to leave the employ or service, as applicable, of the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any such Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof, on the other hand, or (ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company until twelve (12) months after such individual’s employment relationship with the Company or such Affiliate has been terminated.
Employees and Employee Benefit Plans (a) The Company Employee Plans that the Company has made available to Parent are true and correct copies of such Company Employee Plans. For each material Company Employee Plan, the Company will, within ten (10) Business Days of this Agreement, make available to Parent a copy of such plan (or a description, if such plan is not written) and all amendments thereto, together with a copy of (if applicable) (i) each trust, insurance or other funding arrangement, (ii) each summary plan description and summary of material modifications, (iii) the most recently filed IRS Forms 5500, (iv) the most recent favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS, (v) the most recently prepared actuarial reports and financial statements in connection with each such Company Employee Plan, and (vi) all material documents and correspondence relating thereto received from or provided to any Governmental Authority during the past year.
(b) The Company will provide to Parent a list, within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement, containing with respect to each Key Employee: (i) name, (ii) date of hire, (iii) position, (iv) employment location, (v) base salary or wage rate, (vi) the current incentive opportunities of such employee and (vii) the legal entity that employs such employee.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates (nor any predecessor of any such entity) sponsors, maintains, administers or contributes to (or has any obligation to contribute to), or in the past six years has, sponsored, maintained, administered or contributed to (or had any obligation to contribute to), any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, including any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(d) Each Company Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or has applied to the IRS for such a letter within the applicable remedial amendment period or such period has not expired and, to the knowledge of the Company, no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in any such letter being revoked or not being reissued or a penalty under the IRS Closing Agreement Program if discovered during an IRS audit or investigation. Each trust created under any such Company Employee Plan is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code and has been so exempt since its creation.
(e) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2017, each Company Employee Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and all Applicable Law. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, no Proceeding (other than routine claims for benefits and including an audit) is pending against or involves or, to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened against or reasonably expected to involve, any Company Employee Plan before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority. To the knowledge of the Company, since January 1, 2017, no events have occurred with respect to any Company Employee Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in the assessment of any excise taxes or penalties against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for events that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) With respect to each director, officer, employee or independent contractor (including each former director, officer, employee or independent contractor) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the consummation of the Transactions will not, either alone or together with any other event: (i) entitle any such individual to any payment or benefit, including any bonus, retention, severance, retirement or job security payment or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, or materially increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation under, any Company Employee Plan or (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the Closing, Parent to merge, amend or terminate any Company Employee Plan.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any current or projected liability for, and no Company Employee Plan provides or promises, any post-employment or post-retirement medical, dental, disability, hospitalization, life or similar benefits (whether insured or self-insured) to any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor (including any former director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than coverage mandated by Applicable Law).
(h) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to, or making a change in employee participation or coverage under, any Company Employee Plan that would materially increase the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended on the Company Balance Sheet Date, except as required in order to comply with Applicable Law.
(i) Without limiting the generality of Section 4.22(e), no amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to gross-up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any current or former Company Service Provider for any tax incurred by such individual.
(j) Except as would not be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Employee Plan, and any award thereunder, that is or forms part of a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been timely amended (if applicable) to comply and has been operated in compliance with, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in practice and operation with, all applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(k) With respect to any Company Employee Plan covered by Subtitle B, Part 4 of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, no non-exempt prohibited transaction has occurred that has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to incur any material liability under ERISA or the Code.
(l) Each Company Employee Plan that is an International Plan (i) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and Applicable Law, (ii) if intended to qualify for special tax treatment, meets all the requirements for such treatment, and (iii) if required, to any extent, to be funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, is fully funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, as applicable, based on reasonable actuarial assumptions in accordance with applicable accounting principles, in each case, except as would not be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
