Permitted Conduct. (i) Nothing in this Agreement, including the obligations set forth in this Section 7, restricts or prohibits the Executive from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulators, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide confidential information or documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is not required to notify the Company that he has engaged in such communications with the Regulators.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement, including in this Section 5, restricts or prohibits the Executive or the Executive’s counsel from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, volunteering information to, or providing testimony before a self-regulatory authority or a governmental, law enforcement, or regulatory authority, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), FINRA, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), from participating in any reporting of, investigation into, or proceeding regarding suspected violations of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulators, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide Confidential Information or documents containing Confidential Information to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is not required to notify the Company that the Executive has engaged in such communications with the Regulators. The Executive recognizes and agrees that, in connection with any such activity outlined above, the Executive must inform the Regulators that the information the Executive is providing is confidential. Despite the foregoing, the Executive is not permitted to reveal to any third-party, including any governmental, law enforcement, or regulatory authority, information the Executive came to learn during the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company that is protected from disclosure by any applicable privilege, including but not limited to the attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product doctrine. The Company does not waive any applicable privileges or the right to continue to protect its privileged attorney-client information, attorney work product, and other privileged information.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (i) making any disclosure of relevant, necessary and truthful information or documents in connection with any charge, action, investigation or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or as required by law or legal process; or (ii) participating, cooperating or providing truthful testimony in any charge, action, investigation or proceeding with, or providing information to, any self-regulatory organization, governmental agency or legislative body, or the Company’s Legal Department, and/or pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, provided that, to the extent permitted by law, upon receipt of any subpoena, court order or other legal process compelling the disclosure of any such information or documents, the Executive gives prompt written notice to the most senior Human Resources executive so as to permit the Company to protect its interests in confidentiality to the fullest extent possible.
Permitted Conduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from owning a five (5%) percent or smaller interest in any corporation required to file period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, so long as the Executive performs no services or lends any assistance to such corporation during the Term; (ii) deny the Executive the right to disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment; (iii) prohibit the Executive from providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal or state regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, or any self-regulatory organization or filing, testifying, participating in, or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state, or municipal law relating to fraud, whistleblowing or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other self-regulatory organization; (iv) prohibit the Executive from filing an administrative charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and/or participating in an investigation by the EEOC; (v) prohibit the Executive from making any disclosure of information required by process of law; or (vi) pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, prevent the Executive from disclosing trade secrets where the disclosure is made: (x) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (y) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; or (z) to an attorney for use in a court proceeding in connection with a lawsuit against the employer for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law if the information is filed under seal and not disclosed except pursuant to court order.
Permitted Conduct. Notwithstanding anything in this Release to the contrary, nothing in this Release shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (a) initiating communications directly with, or responding to any inquiry from, or providing testimony before, the SEC, FINRA, any other self-regulatory organization or any other state or federal regulatory authority; (b) making any disclosure of relevant, necessary and truthful information or documents: (i) pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; (ii) as otherwise required by law or legal process; (iii) in connection with any charge, action, investigation or proceeding relating to this Release; or (iv) to the Company’s Legal Department.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from lawfully (i) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation by any governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) (collectively, “Governmental Authorities”) regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to the Executive individually (and not directed to the Company and/or its subsidiaries) from any such Governmental Authorities; (iii) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding by any such Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or (iv) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law. Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made to the Executive’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against the Executive for reporting a suspected violation of law; or (C) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Nor does this Agreement require the Executive to obtain prior authorization from the Company before engaging in any conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify the Company that the Executive has engaged in any such conduct.
Permitted Conduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand and MasterCard agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict me from: (i) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to the Agreements, or as required by law or legal process; or (ii) participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, or proceeding by or before, or providing information to, any governmental agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, or MasterCard’s Law Department or Global Ethics and Compliance Officer; provided, however, that upon my obtaining notice of a requirement to take any action pursuant to this Paragraph, I shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Company with immediate written notice of any required disclosures, subpoenas, or any other legal process, which notice shall include a copy of any such disclosure request, subpoena, or other legal process. I further acknowledge and agree that pursuant to Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, I am waiving any right to recover monetary damages or any other form of personal relief in connection with any such action, investigation or proceeding.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement, including clause (c) (Confidentiality), restricts or prohibits the Participant from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a governmental agency or entity, including without limitation the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. This Agreement does not limit the Participant’s right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards for providing information relating to a potential violation of law. The Participant does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in conduct protected by this clause, and the Participant does not need to notify the Company that the Participant has engaged in such conduct. Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to an individual who discloses a trade secret to the individual’s attorney, a court, or a governmental official in certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the law, or in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement and Release shall prohibit or restrict you, ITG and Releasees, or either party’s respective attorneys, from their or your right to: (i) make any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Agreement and Release, or as required by law or legal process; or (ii) participate, cooperate, or testify in any action, investigation, or proceeding with, or provide information to the Company’s Legal Department, or any self-regulatory organization, governmental agency or legislative body, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), provided that, to the extent permitted by law, upon receipt of any subpoena, court order or other legal process compelling the disclosure of any such information or documents, the disclosing party gives prompt written notice to the other party so as to permit such other party to protect such party’s interests in confidentiality to the fullest extent possible. You acknowledge and agree, however, that, except as prohibited by law, should you or any person, organization, or entity file, charge, claim, xxx, or cause or permit to be filed any action, investigation, or proceeding arising out of or related to your employment or termination of employment with the Company, pursuant to Section 2(a), you waive any right to any personal or monetary relief in any such action, investigation, or legal proceeding. To the extent you receive any personal or monetary relief the Company will be entitled to an offset for the payments made under Section 1 of this Agreement and Release to the extent determined by the Court and to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Permitted Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict you, the Company, or our respective attorneys from: (i) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Agreement, including all exhibits, or as required by law or legal process; or (ii) participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, or proceeding with, or providing information to, any governmental agency or legislative body, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Legal Department, the Securities & Exchange Commission, and/or pursuant to the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act or Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; providedthat, to the extent permitted by law, upon receipt of any subpoena, court order or other legal process compelling the disclosure of any such information or documents, the disclosing party gives prompt written notice to the other party so as to permit such other party to protect such party’s interests in confidentiality to the fullest extent possible.
