Non-Solicitation Acknowledging the strong interest of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates in an undisrupted workplace, during the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not, and shall not assist any Person to, (a) hire or solicit for hiring any employee or former employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or subsidiaries or affiliates to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive acknowledges that his access to Confidential Information and to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ referral sources and customers and his development of goodwill on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates with their referral sources and customers during his Employment would give him an unfair competitive advantage were he to leave employment and begin competing with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for their existing referral sources and customers and that he is therefore being granted access to Confidential Information and to the referral sources and customers of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates in reliance on his agreement hereunder. The Executive therefore agrees that, during the Restriction Period, he will not solicit or encourage any referral source or customer of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and he will not seek to persuade any such referral source or customer to conduct with any Person any business or activity which such referral source or customer conducts or could conduct with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that these restrictions shall apply only with respect to those Persons who are referral sources or customers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates at any time during his Employment or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates by any of their employees or agents, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement, within one year prior to the date his employment ends.
Non-Solicitation of Customers The Executive agrees that, during the Restricted Period, he will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit (i) any party who is a customer or client of the Company or its subsidiaries, who was a customer or client of the Company or its subsidiaries at any time during the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to the date the Executive's employment terminates or who is a prospective customer or client that has been identified and targeted by the Company or its subsidiaries for the purpose of marketing, selling or providing to any such party any services or products offered by or available from the Company or its subsidiaries, or (ii) any supplier or vendor to the Company or any subsidiary to terminate, reduce or alter negatively its relationship with the Company or any subsidiary or in any manner interfere with any agreement or contract between the Company or any subsidiary and such supplier or vendor.
Non-Solicitation of Business The Participant agrees and acknowledges that by virtue of the Participant’s employment with, or service to, the Employer, the Participant has developed or will develop relationships with and/or had or will have access to Confidential Information about Customers and agents, brokers and similar key business partners (“Key Business Partners”) and is, therefore, capable of significantly and adversely impacting existing relationships that the Company or an Affiliate has with them. The Participant further agrees and acknowledges that the Company and/or its Affiliates have invested in their and the Participant’s relationship with Customers and Key Business Partners and the goodwill that has been developed with them; therefore, the Company and/or its Affiliates have a legitimate business interest in protecting these relationships against solicitation and/or interference by the Participant for a reasonable period of time after the Participant’s employment with, or provision of services to, the Employer ends. Accordingly, during the Participant’s employment with the Employer and during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly initiate, contact or engage in any contact or communication, of any kind whatsoever, that has the purpose or effect of: (A) inviting, assisting, encouraging or requesting any Customer or Key Business Partner to (1) transfer the Participant’s business from the Company or an Affiliate to the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or any other third party, or (2) otherwise diminish, divert, discontinue, or terminate Customer’s or Key Business Partner’s patronage and/or business relationship with the Company or an Affiliate; or (B) inviting, assisting, encouraging or requesting any Customer to purchase any products or services from the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or any other third party that are or may be competitive with the products or services of the Company or an Affiliate, or use any products or services of the Participant, the Participant’s subsequent employer or of any other third party that are or may be competitive with the products or services of the Company or an Affiliate. In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Participant agrees that, during the Participant’s employment with the Employer and during the Enhanced Restricted Period, the Participant shall not be personally involved in the negotiation, competition for, solicitation or execution of any individual book roll over(s) or other book of business transfer arrangements involving the transfer of business away from the Company or an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant’s primary residence is located in the State of California, the restrictions set forth in this subsection (c)(ii) shall be replaced with those set forth in Appendix I of this Agreement.
Non-Solicitation; Non-Interference During the Term and for a period of one year following the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Executive agrees that he/she will not, directly or indirectly, for the Executive’s benefit or for the benefit of any other person or entity, do any of the following: (1) solicit from any customer doing business with the Group during the Term business of the same or of a similar nature to the Business; (2) solicit from any known potential customer of the Group business of the same or of a similar nature to that which has been the subject of a known written or oral bid, offer or proposal by the Group, or of substantial preparation with a view to making such a bid, proposal or offer; (3) solicit the employment or services of, or hire or engage, any person who is known to be employed or engaged by the Group; or (4) otherwise interfere with the business or accounts of the Group, including, but not limited to, with respect to any relationship or agreement between the Group and any vendor or supplier.
Employee Non-Solicitation During the term of Executive's employment with the Company and for one (1) year thereafter, Executive shall not directly or indirectly encourage any Company employee to terminate his employment with the Company unless Executive does so in the course of performing his duties for the Company and such encouragement is in the Company's best interests. For purposes of this Article VII, the term “Company” means Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. and its parent companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates.
Non-Solicitation of Company Employees Executive shall not, at any time during the Restricted Period (as defined below), without the prior written consent of the Company, engage in the following conduct (a "Solicitation"): (i) directly or indirectly, contact, solicit, recruit or employ (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or independent contractor) any person who was or is at any time during the previous six months an employee, representative, officer or director of the Company; or (ii) take any action to encourage or induce any employee, representative, officer or director of the Company to cease his or her relationship with the Company for any reason. A "Solicitation" does not include any recruitment of employees for the Company.
Non-Hire/Non-Solicitation The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that so long as the Sub-Adviser provides services to the Adviser or the Trust and for a period of one year following the date on which the Sub-Adviser ceases to provide services to the Adviser and the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall not for any reason, directly or indirectly, on the Sub-Adviser’s own behalf or on behalf of others, hire any person employed by the Adviser, whether or not such person is a full-time employee or whether or not any person’s employment is pursuant to a written agreement or is at-will. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, to the extent that the Sub-Adviser breaches the covenant described in this paragraph, the Adviser shall be entitled to pursue all appropriate remedies in law or equity.
Non-Solicitation of Clients During the Restricted Period, the Executive agrees not to solicit, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person(s), any client of the Company to whom the Company had provided services at any time during the Executive’s employment with the Company in any line of business that the Company conducts as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment or that the Company is actively soliciting, for the purpose of marketing or providing any service competitive with any service then offered by the Company.
Non-Solicitation; Non-Hire You agree that for two (2) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, you will not hire, solicit, aid or suggest to any (i) employee of Hearst-Argyle, its subsidiaries or affiliates, (ii) independent contractor or other service provider or (iii) any customer, agency or advertiser of Hearst-Argyle, its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate such relationship or to stop doing business with Hearst-Argyle, its subsidiaries or affiliates. If you violate this provision, Hearst-Argyle will have the same right to injunctive relief as outlined in Paragraph 6, as well as any other remedies it may have. If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any part of this paragraph unenforceable as to its duration, scope or geographic area, it shall be deemed amended to conform to the scope that would permit it to be enforced.
Non-Solicitation; No-Hire You agree to comply with the provisions of this Section 1(a) during the period of your employment with PNC and the 12-month period following your Termination Date, regardless of the reason for such termination of employment, as follows:
