Common use of Protected Activities Clause in Contracts

Protected Activities. The Executive understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other Company agreement, policy, practice, procedure, directive or instruction limits his ability to: (i) file a charge or complaint with any governmental agency, governmental commission or other governmental authority (“Governmental Authority”), (ii) report possible violations of law or regulation to any Governmental Authority, (iii) make other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation, or (iv) receive a whistleblower or other award from a Governmental Authority for information provided to a Governmental Authority. The Executive further understands that he does not need permission from anyone at the Company or the Company’s legal counsel in order to take any of the actions described in this paragraph, nor does he have to notify the Company that he has taken or intends to take any of these actions. The Executive further understands that nothing in this Agreement is intended to interfere with or restrain the immunity provided under 18 U.S.C. section 1833(b) for confidential disclosures of trade secrets (a) to lawyers or government officials solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (b) in a sealed filing in court or another legal proceeding.