Common use of Protected Activities Clause in Contracts

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement with the Company limits your ability to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commission, including without limitation the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a “Government Agency”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist co-workers with or discuss any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law and the information disclosure was not obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilege). If you file any charge or complaint with any Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your behalf, you waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) but the Company will not limit any right you may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in Agreement, any other agreement with the Company, or any Company policy limits your ability ability, with or without notice to the Company, to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commissioncommission (a “Government Agency”), including without limitation limitation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a the “Government AgencySEC”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including by providing non-privileged documents or information; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which are available to non-supervisory employees, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist assisting co-workers with or discuss discussing any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment issue as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as . Any such communications and disclosures are consistent with must not violate applicable law and the information disclosure was disclosed must not have been obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney attorney-client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilegeprivilege or applicable law). If you file any charge or complaint with any a Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your behalf, you waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) ), but the Company will not limit any right you may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in Agreement, any other agreement with the Company, or any Company policy limits your ability Employee’s ability, with or without notice to the Company, to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commissioncommission (a “Government Agency”), including without limitation limitation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a the “Government AgencySEC”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including by providing non- privileged documents or information; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which are available to non-supervisory employees, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist co-assisting co- workers with or discuss discussing any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment issue as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have Employee has reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as . Any such communications and disclosures are consistent with must not violate applicable law and the information disclosure was disclosed must not have been obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney attorney-client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilegeprivilege or applicable law). If you file any charge or complaint with any a Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your Employee’s behalf, you waive Employee waives any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) ), but the Company will not limit any right you Employee may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in Agreement, any other agreement with the Company, or any Company policy limits your ability ability, with or without notice to the Company, to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commissioncommission (a “Government Agency”), including without limitation limitation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a “Government Agency”)Commission; (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including by providing non-privileged documents or information; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which are available to non-supervisory employees, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist assisting co-workers with or discuss discussing any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment issue as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as . Any such communications and disclosures are consistent with must not violate applicable law and the information disclosure was disclosed must not have been obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney attorney-client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilegeprivilege or applicable law). If you file any charge or complaint with any Government Agency and if In addition, for the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalfavoidance of doubt, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your behalf, you waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) but the Company will not limit any right you may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, you shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any applicable federal or state trade secret law or regulation under this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants Agreement for providing information the disclosure of a trade secret that (a) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the SEC purpose of reporting or any investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other Government Agencydocument filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in Agreement, any other agreement with the Company, or any Company policy limits your ability the Executive’s ability, with or without notice to the Company, to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commissioncommission (a “Government Agency”), including without limitation limitation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a the “Government AgencySEC”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including by providing non-privileged documents or information; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which are available to non-supervisory employees, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist assisting co-workers with or discuss discussing any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment issue as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you the Executive have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as . Any such communications and disclosures are consistent with must not violate applicable law and the information disclosure was disclosed must not have been obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney attorney-client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilegeprivilege or applicable law). If you file any charge or complaint with any a Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your the Executive’s behalf, you the Executive waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) ), but the Company will not limit any right you the Executive may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement with the Company limits your ability to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commission, including without limitation the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the ​ National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a “Government Agency”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist co-workers with or discuss any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company so long as such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law and the information disclosure was not obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilege). If you file any charge or complaint with any Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your behalf, you waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) but the Company will not limit any right you may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.

Protected Activities. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement with the Company Photonics limits your ability to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commission, including without limitation the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission (a “Government Agency”); (ii) communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency; (iii) exercise any rights you may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, including any rights you may have under such provision to assist co-workers with or discuss any employment issue, dispute or term or condition of employment as part of engaging in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (iv) discuss or disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that you have reason to believe is unlawful; or (v) testify truthfully in a legal proceeding, in any event with or without notice to or approval of the Company Photonics so long as such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law and the information disclosure was not obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted consistent with such privilege). If you file any charge or complaint with any Government Agency and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on your behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on your behalf, you waive any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually or as part of any collective or class action) but the Company Photonics will not limit any right you may have to receive an award by an order of a Government Agency pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation for providing information to the SEC or any other Government Agency.