Promise Not to Xxx. (a) Executive agrees and covenants not to file, initiate, or join any lawsuit (individually, with others, or as part of a class), in any forum, pleading, raising, or asserting any claim(s) barred or released by this Agreement. If Executive does so, and the action is found to be barred in whole or in part by this Agreement, Executive agrees to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs, or the proportions thereof, incurred by the applicable Releasee in defending against those claims that are found to be barred by this Agreement. While this Agreement will serve to release any ADEA claims, the attorneys’ fees/cost shifting provision set forth in this paragraph will not apply to any claims challenging the validity of the release contained in this Agreement under the ADEA. (b) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall prohibit Executive from (a) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization (including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress and any agency Inspector General), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations (it being understood that Executive does not need the prior authorization of Company to make any such reports or disclosures or to notify Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures), or (b) providing truthful testimony or statements to the extent, but only to the extent, required by applicable law, rule, regulation, legal process or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative, regulatory, judicial or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction (provided, however, that in such event, except as set forth in the foregoing clause (a) above, Executive will give Company prompt written notice thereof prior to such disclosure so that Company may seek appropriate protection for such information).
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Samples: Retirement Agreement (Orasure Technologies Inc), Retirement Agreement (Orasure Technologies Inc), Retirement Agreement (Orasure Technologies Inc)
Promise Not to Xxx. (a) Executive agrees and covenants not to file, initiate, or join any lawsuit (individually, with others, or as part of a class), in any forum, pleading, raising, or asserting any claim(s) barred or released by this Agreement. If Executive does so, and the action is found to be barred in whole or in part by this Agreement, Executive agrees to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs, or the proportions thereof, incurred by the applicable Releasee in defending against those claims that are found to be barred by this Agreement. While this Agreement will serve to release any ADEA claims, the attorneys’ fees/cost shifting provision set forth in this paragraph will not apply to any claims challenging the validity of the release contained in this Agreement under the ADEA.
(b) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall prohibit Executive from (a) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization (including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress and any agency Inspector General), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations (it being understood that Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures or to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures), or (b) providing truthful testimony or statements to the extent, but only to the extent, required by applicable law, rule, regulation, legal process or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative, regulatory, judicial or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction (provided, however, that in such event, except as set forth in the foregoing clause (a) above, Executive will give the Company prompt written notice thereof prior to such disclosure so that the Company may seek appropriate protection for such information). However, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall not seek or accept and waives any rights to any relief obtained on Executive’s behalf in any proceeding by any government agency (including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), private party, class, or otherwise with respect to any claims covered by the release in Section 2 of this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Orasure Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Orasure Technologies Inc)
Promise Not to Xxx. (a) a. Executive agrees and covenants not to file, initiate, or join any lawsuit (individually, with others, or as part of a class), in any forum, pleading, raising, or asserting any claim(s) barred or released by this Agreement. If Executive does so, and the action is found to be barred in whole or in part by this Agreement, Executive agrees to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs, or the proportions thereof, incurred by the applicable Releasee Releasees in defending against those claims that are found to be barred by this Agreement. While this Agreement will serve to release any ADEA claims, the attorneys’ fees/cost shifting provision set forth in this paragraph will not apply to any claims challenging the validity of the release contained in this Agreement under the ADEA.
(b) b. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall prohibit Executive from (a) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization (including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress and any agency Inspector General), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations (it being understood that Executive does not need the prior authorization of Company OraSure to make any such reports or disclosures or to notify Company OraSure that Executive has made such reports or disclosures), or (b) providing truthful testimony or statements to the extent, but only to the extent, required by applicable law, rule, regulation, legal process or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative, regulatory, judicial or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction (provided, however, that in such event, except as set forth in the foregoing clause (a) above, Executive will give Company OraSure prompt written notice thereof prior to such disclosure so that Company OraSure may seek appropriate protection for such information). However, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall not seek or accept and waives any rights to any relief obtained on Executive’s behalf in any proceeding by any government agency (including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), private party, class, or otherwise with respect to any claims covered by the release in Section 2 of this Agreement.
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Promise Not to Xxx. (a) Executive agrees In consideration for the payments described in Paragraphs 1 and covenants 2 and the other benefits provided for in this Separation Agreement, Employee promises not to filexxx or bring any legal or administrative claim, initiateaction, arbitration or proceeding of any kind against Magellan with respect to matters released herein. Employee acknowledges that as of the date of the execution of this Separation Agreement he/she has not instituted any legal or administrative claim, action, arbitration or proceeding of any kind against Magellan. Nothing in this Separation Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Employee from filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) or other comparable federal, state, or join any lawsuit (individually, with others, local administrative agency or as part of a class), participating in any forum, pleading, raising, investigation or asserting any claim(s) barred proceeding conducted by such administrative agencies or released by this Agreement. If Executive does so, and the action is found to be barred in whole or in part by this Agreement, Executive agrees to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs, or the proportions thereof, incurred by the applicable Releasee in defending against those claims that are found to be barred by this Agreement. While this Agreement will serve to release any ADEA claims, the attorneys’ fees/cost shifting provision set forth in this paragraph will not apply to any claims challenging the validity of the release contained in this Agreement under the ADEA.
(b) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall prohibit Executive from (a) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization (entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress the Congress, and any agency Inspector General), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations (it being understood that Executive regulation. Employee does not need the Magellan’s prior authorization of Company to make any such charges, complaints, reports or disclosures or and Employee is not required to notify Company Magellan that Executive he/she has made such reports or disclosures). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee agrees to waive Employee’s right to recover individual relief in any charge, complaint, report or (b) providing truthful testimony lawsuit filed by Employee or statements to the extentanyone on Employee’s behalf. For purposes of this Paragraph, but only to the extentMagellan shall include its past and present directors, required by applicable lawofficers, ruleagents, regulationand employees, legal process or by any courtas well as its corporate parents, arbitratorsubsidiaries, mediator or administrativeaffiliates, regulatoryand successors, judicial or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction (providedand their past and present directors, howeverofficers, that in such eventagents, except as set forth in the foregoing clause (a) above, Executive will give Company prompt written notice thereof prior to such disclosure so that Company may seek appropriate protection for such information)and employees.
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