Non-U.S. Employees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Employee Matters Agreement, any employee who is employed by a member of the Labcorp Group in a non-U.S. jurisdiction immediately prior to the Distribution, and who is required by applicable Law to transfer to a member of the Fortrea Group in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Employee Matters Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, will transfer automatically or by offer and acceptance, as applicable, on or prior to the Distribution Date to Fortrea or a member of the Fortrea Group in accordance with such applicable Law and will be deemed to be a Fortrea Employee and a Non-U.S. Fortrea Employee for purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following terms will apply to all Non-U.S. Fortrea Employees: (a) To the extent that (i) the applicable Law of any jurisdiction, (ii) any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement, or (iii) any applicable Employment Agreement would require Fortrea or its Affiliates (including a member of the Fortrea Group) to provide any terms of employment to any Non-U.S. Fortrea Employee that are more favorable than those otherwise provided for in this Employee Matters Agreement in connection with the Distribution, then Fortrea will cause the Fortrea Group to provide such Non-U.S. Fortrea Employee with such more favorable terms. Fortrea will be responsible for Liabilities and will cause the Fortrea Group to provide all compensation or benefits (whether statutory, contractual or otherwise) to each Non-U.S. Fortrea Employee arising from or related to the transactions contemplated by this Employee Matters Agreement, the Separation Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents, or the related transfer of the employee to Fortrea or a member of the Fortrea Group. (b) Labcorp and Fortrea agree that to the extent permitted under the applicable Laws of certain foreign jurisdictions, (i) any Employment Agreements between Labcorp and its Affiliates, and any Non-U.S. Fortrea Employee or (ii) any Collective Bargaining Agreements applicable to the Non-U.S. Fortrea Employees in such jurisdictions, will in each case have effect after the Distribution as if originally made between the Fortrea Group and the other parties to such Employment Agreement or Collective Bargaining Agreement, as applicable. (c) Any employee who is employed by an entity that is or will, with effect from the Distribution Date, become a member of the Fortrea Group in a non-United States jurisdiction immediately prior to the Distribution, and who is required by applicable Law to transfer to a member of the Labcorp Group in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Employee Matters Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Transaction Documents, will transfer automatically or by offer and acceptance, as applicable, on or prior to the Distribution Date to Labcorp or a member of the Labcorp Group in accordance with such applicable Law and will be deemed to be a Labcorp Employee and a Non-U.S. Labcorp Employee for the purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement. Substantially the provisions as set forth in Sections 3.02(a) and 3.02(b) between a Non-U.S Fortrea Employee and Fortrea or any member of the Fortrea Group, shall also apply to any Non-U.S. Labcorp Employee, transferred to a member of the Labcorp Group in accordance with this Section 3.02(c), and Labcorp or any member of the Labcorp Group.
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Samples: Employee Matters Agreement (Laboratory Corp of America Holdings), Employee Matters Agreement (Fortrea Holdings Inc.), Employee Matters Agreement (Fortrea Holdings Inc.)