Other Employment Matters. (a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.21(a), (i) MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates (A) are in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and other obligations respecting employment and employment practices and terms and conditions of employment, including all minimum wage and overtime Applicable Laws and wage payment Applicable Laws, employee notification, leave, affirmative action, child labor, immigration, employment discrimination, or disability rights, (B) since December 31, 2014, have not received any notice of an investigation, charge, citation, penalty, or assessment from any Governmental Entity with respect to such labor and employment Applicable Laws which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, and (C) since December 31, 2014, have not, and are not, engaged in any unfair labor practice which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (ii) since December 31, 2014, no unfair labor practice charge or complaint or labor arbitration proceeding is pending against MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iii) since December 31, 2014, there have been no and there currently are no labor strike(s), dispute(s), slowdown(s), or work stoppage(s) pending or, to the knowledge of MDLY or its Subsidiaries, threatened against or involving MDLY, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iv) neither MDLY, its Subsidiaries nor any of their Affiliates is or has been party to any collective bargaining agreement and no collective bargaining agreement or other contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with a labor union or labor union organization is currently being negotiated by MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, and (v) to the knowledge of MDLY, no collective bargaining representation question exists respecting employees of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates. (b) All employees of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates are legally authorized to work in the United States either because of their status as United States citizens, legal permanent residents, or by virtue of possessing a visa under Applicable Law relating to immigration control which visa allows for such employee to work in the United States. To the knowledge of MDLY, none of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has employed a Person that is not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or continued to employ a Person knowing the Person ceased to be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has properly completed all legally required reporting and verification requirements pursuant to Applicable Law relating to immigration control for all of its employees, including the Form I-9. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has retained for each current employee the Form I-9 throughout such employee’s period of employment with MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates and has retained a Form I-9 for each former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates for a period of one (1) year from the date of termination of such employee or three (3) years from the date of hire, whichever is later. In the preceding three years, neither MDLY, its Subsidiaries nor their Affiliates has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity that MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is in violation of any Applicable Law pertaining to immigration control or that any current or former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is or was not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or is or was using an invalid social security number, and there is no pending, or to the MDLY’s knowledge threatened, charge or complaint under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 against MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates. (c) All individuals considered by MDLY, its Subsidiaries and any of their Affiliates to be (i) independent contractors are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “independent contractors” and are not “employees” or “common law employees” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose (other than workers compensation), and (ii) employees are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “employees” and “common law employees” and are not “partners” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Medley Management Inc.), Merger Agreement (Sierra Income Corp)
Other Employment Matters. (a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.21(a), (i) MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates (A) are in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and other obligations respecting employment and employment practices and terms and conditions of employment, including all minimum wage and overtime Applicable Laws and wage payment Applicable Laws, employee notification, leave, affirmative action, child labor, immigration, employment discrimination, or disability rights, (B) since December 31, 2014, have not received any notice of an investigation, charge, citation, penalty, or assessment from any Governmental Entity with respect to such labor and employment Applicable Laws which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, and (C) since December 31, 2014, have not, and are not, engaged in any unfair labor practice which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (ii) since December 31, 2014, no unfair labor practice charge or complaint or labor arbitration proceeding is pending against MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iii) since December 31, 2014, there have been no and there currently are no labor strike(s), dispute(s), slowdown(s), or work stoppage(s) pending or, to the knowledge of MDLY or its Subsidiaries, threatened against or involving MDLY, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iv) neither MDLY, its Subsidiaries nor any of their Affiliates is or has been party to any collective bargaining agreement and no collective bargaining agreement or other contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with a labor union or labor union organization is currently being negotiated by MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates, and (v) to the knowledge of MDLY, no collective bargaining representation question exists respecting employees of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates.
(b) All employees of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates are legally authorized to work in the United States either because of their status as United States citizens, legal permanent residents, or by virtue of possessing a visa under Applicable Law relating to immigration control which visa allows for such employee to work in the United States. To the knowledge of MDLY, none of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has employed a Person that is not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or continued to employ a Person knowing the Person ceased to be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has properly completed all legally required reporting and verification requirements pursuant to Applicable Law relating to immigration control for all of its employees, including the Form I-9. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has retained for each current employee the Form I-9 throughout such employee’s period of employment with MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates and has retained a Form I-9 I- 9 for each former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates for a period of one (1) year from the date of termination of such employee or three (3) years from the date of hire, whichever is later. In the preceding three years, neither MDLY, its Subsidiaries nor their Affiliates has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity that MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is in violation of any Applicable Law pertaining to immigration control or that any current or former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is or was not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or is or was using an invalid social security number, and there is no pending, or to the MDLY’s knowledge threatened, charge or complaint under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 against MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates.
(c) All individuals considered by MDLY, its Subsidiaries and any of their Affiliates to be (i) independent contractors are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “independent contractors” and are not “employees” or “common law employees” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose (other than workers compensation), and (ii) employees are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “employees” and “common law employees” and are not “partners” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Medley Management Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sierra Income Corp)
Other Employment Matters. (a) Except The Company has provided to the Purchaser complete information maintained in good faith and in the Ordinary Course, regarding, as disclosed on Schedule 4.21(a)of the date of this Agreement, (i) MDLYthe name of each employee and independent contractor (that is a natural person) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) each other Person who has an offer of employment outstanding or has accepted an offer of employment made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries but whose employment has not yet commenced, in each case ((i) and their Affiliates (Aii)) are as of the date hereof, together with, as applicable, each such Person’s position or function, date of hire, employer or service recipient, Fair Labor Standards Act designation, work location, seniority recognized to the extent preceding hire dates, fringe benefits (other than under a Plan), status as active or non-active, visa status, if applicable, annual base salary or wages, accrued vacation or other leave, severance entitlement, any incentive or bonus arrangement with respect to such Person in effect on such date and the target amounts and amounts expected to be earned under those arrangements for the current fiscal year. To the Knowledge of the Company, no such Person has expressed an intention to cease to be an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract, including any confidentiality or non- competition agreement, that in any way adversely affects or restricts the performance of such employee’s duties.
(b) Between December 16, 2014 and the last payroll payment date prior to the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries have, or will have no later than the Closing Date, paid all accrued salaries, commissions, wages and accrued vacation pay of the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries due to be paid as of the last payroll payment date prior to the Closing Date in the Ordinary Course. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and at all times since December 16, 2014 has been in material compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws governing the employment of labor and other obligations respecting the withholding and payment of employment and employment practices and terms and conditions of employmentTaxes, including all minimum wage contractual commitments and overtime Applicable all such Laws and wage payment Applicable Lawsrelating to wages, employee notification, leavehours, affirmative action, child laborcollective bargaining, immigration, employment discrimination, or disability civil rights, (B) safety and health, workers’ compensation. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries are, nor since December 3116, 2014 have been, a government contractor.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time since December 16, 2014, have not received been a party to or had any notice obligations under a collective bargaining, works council or similar agreement. To the Knowledge of an investigation, charge, citation, penalty, or assessment from any Governmental Entity with respect to such labor and employment Applicable Laws which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, and (C) since December 31, 2014, have not, and are not, engaged in any unfair labor practice which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (ii) since December 31, 2014the Company, no unfair labor practice charge or complaint or labor arbitration proceeding Legal Proceeding is pending against MDLY, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates which will or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iii) since Subsidiaries. Since December 3116, 2014, there have been no and there currently are no labor strike(s), dispute(s), slowdown(s), or work stoppage(s) pending or, to the knowledge Knowledge of MDLY or its Subsidiariesthe Company, threatened against or involving MDLY, its Subsidiaries the Company or any of their Affiliates which will its Subsidiaries. No union or could reasonably be expect to result in a material liability, (iv) neither MDLY, other collective bargaining unit or employee organizing entity has been certified or recognized by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as representing any of their employees.
(d) The employment of each of the current employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries hired after December 16, 2014 is terminable at will by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. No independent contractor is eligible to participate in any Company Plan. Since December 16, 2014, neither the Company nor any of their Affiliates is or has been party to any collective bargaining agreement and no collective bargaining agreement or other contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with a labor union or labor union organization is currently being negotiated by MDLY, its Subsidiaries has had any temporary or their Affiliates, leased employees that were not treated and (v) to the knowledge of MDLY, no collective bargaining representation question exists respecting accounted for in all respects as employees of MDLYthe Company or its Subsidiary, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliatesas applicable.
(b) All employees of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates are legally authorized to work in the United States either because of their status as United States citizens, legal permanent residents, or by virtue of possessing a visa under Applicable Law relating to immigration control which visa allows for such employee to work in the United States. To the knowledge of MDLY, none of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has employed a Person that is not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or continued to employ a Person knowing the Person ceased to be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has properly completed all legally required reporting and verification requirements pursuant to Applicable Law relating to immigration control for all of its employees, including the Form I-9. Each of MDLY, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates has retained for each current employee the Form I-9 throughout such employee’s period of employment with MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates and has retained a Form I-9 for each former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates for a period of one (1) year from the date of termination of such employee or three (3) years from the date of hire, whichever is later. In the preceding three years, neither MDLY, its Subsidiaries nor their Affiliates has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity that MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is in violation of any Applicable Law pertaining to immigration control or that any current or former employee of MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates is or was not legally authorized to be employed in the United States or is or was using an invalid social security number, and there is no pending, or to the MDLY’s knowledge threatened, charge or complaint under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 against MDLY, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates.
(c) All individuals considered by MDLY, its Subsidiaries and any of their Affiliates to be (i) independent contractors are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “independent contractors” and are not “employees” or “common law employees” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose (other than workers compensation), and (ii) employees are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact “employees” and “common law employees” and are not “partners” for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose.
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