Right to Refuse Unsafe Work Employees have the right to refuse to perform unsafe work pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations of the Workers Compensation Act.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work An employee shall have the right to refuse to work in dangerous situations.
Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body.
Owner’s Right to Stop Work The Owner reserves the right, for itself and for any designated Construction Inspector retained by Owner, upon observation of apparent nonconforming Work, to immediately stop the affected Work. If the Work is later determined by the Design Professional to be in fact conforming Work, then Contractor shall be entitled upon timely claim to a Change Order for payment by Owner of any reasonable Actual Costs actually incurred by Contractor in connection with the stop Work order and resumption of the Work, as well as an extension in the time for performance of the Work to the extent Contractor is delayed by Owner's stop Work order. The Design Professional shall determine the time, which shall be binding upon both Owner and Contractor, as set forth in Section 3, Part 3.
Right to Relet If the Landlord elects to re-enter the Demised Premises as herein provided, or if it takes possession pursuant to legal proceedings or pursuant to any notice provided for by law, it may either terminate this Lease or it may from time to time without terminating this Lease make such alterations and repairs as are necessary in order to relet the Demised Premises or any part thereof for such term or terms (which may be for a term extending beyond the Term) and at such Rent and upon such other terms, covenants and conditions as the Landlord in its sole discretion considers advisable. Upon each such reletting all rent received by the Landlord from such reletting shall be applied first, to the payment of any indebtedness other than Rent due hereunder from the Tenant to the Landlord; second, to the payment of any costs and expenses of such reletting, including brokerage fees, and solicitor’s fees and of costs of such alterations and repairs; third, to the payment of Rent due and unpaid hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by the Landlord and applied in payment of future rent as the same becomes due and payable hereunder. If such Rent received from such reletting during any month is less than that to be paid during that month by the Tenant hereunder, the Tenant shall pay any such deficiency which shall be calculated and paid monthly in advance on or before the first day of each and every month. No such re-entry or taking possession of the Demised Premises by the Landlord shall be construed as an election on its part to terminate this Lease unless a written notice of such intention is given to the Tenant. Notwithstanding any such reletting without termination the Landlord may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for such previous breach. If the Landlord at any time terminates this Lease for any breach, in addition to any other remedies it may have, it may recover from the Tenant all damages it incurs by reason of such breach, including the cost of recovering the Demised Premises, solicitor’s fees (on a solicitor and client basis) and including the worth at the time of such termination of the excess, if any, of the amount of Rent and charges equivalent to Rent required to be paid pursuant to this Lease for the remainder of the stated Term over the then reasonable rental value of the Demised Premises for the remainder of the stated Term, all of which amounts shall be immediately due and payable by the Tenant to the Landlord. In any events referred to in Section 11.1(e), in addition to any and all other rights, including the rights referred to in this Section and in Section 11.1(e), the full amount of the current month’s instalment of Additional Rent and any other payments required to be made monthly hereunder, together with the next three months instalments for Additional Rent, all of which shall be deemed to be accruing due on a day-to-day basis, shall immediately become due and payable as accelerated Rent, and the Landlord may immediately distrain for the same, together with any arrears then unpaid.
Right to Refuse to Cross Picket Lines (a) All employees covered by this Agreement shall have the right to refuse to cross a picket line arising out of a dispute as defined in the appropriate legislation. Any employees failing to report for duty shall be considered to be absent without pay.
(b) Failure to cross a picket line encountered in carrying out the Employer's business shall not be considered a violation of this Agreement nor shall it be grounds for disciplinary action.
Right to Respond Employees will be given a copy of any and all material that may be used against them in a disciplinary action at the time that it is placed in the file. Explanatory rebuttal statements can be attached to the material housed in the file provided such statement is made within ten (10) working days after the employee receives the material. Any reference to allegations that are investigated and determined to be unfounded shall be removed from an employee’s file.
Right to Reject The Department reserves the right to accept or reject all proposals, or separable portions thereof, and to waive any minor irregularity, technicality, or omission if the Department determines that doing so shall serve the Department’s best interests. The Department may reject any proposal not submitted in the manner specified by the solicitation documents.
Right to Refuse Overtime All employees shall have the right to refuse to work overtime, except when required to do so in emergency situations, without being subject to disciplinary action for so refusing.
Right to Seek Assurance The Transfer Agent may refuse to transfer, exchange or redeem shares of the Fund or take any action requested by a shareholder until it is satisfied that the requested transaction or action is legally authorized or until it is satisfied there is no basis for any claims adverse to the transaction or action. It may rely on the provisions of the Uniform Act for the Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers or the Uniform Commercial Code. The Company shall indemnify the Transfer Agent for any act done or omitted to be done in reliance on such laws or for refusing to transfer, exchange or redeem shares or taking any requested action if it acts on a good faith belief that the transaction or action is illegal or unauthorized.
