Payment of Charges (a) Subject to Section 5.2(b), each Credit Party shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all Charges payable by it, including (i) Charges imposed upon it, its income and profits, or any of its property (real, personal or mixed) and all Charges with respect to tax, social security and unemployment withholding with respect to its employees, (ii) lawful claims for labor, materials, supplies and services or otherwise, and (iii) all storage or rental charges payable to warehousemen and bailees, in each case, before any thereof shall become past due.
(b) Each Credit Party may in good faith contest, by appropriate proceedings, the validity or amount of any Charges, Taxes or claims described in Section 5.2(a); provided, that (i) adequate reserves with respect to such contest are maintained on the books of such Credit Party, in accordance with GAAP; (ii) no Lien shall be imposed to secure payment of such Charges (other than payments to warehousemen and/or bailees) that is superior to any of the Liens securing payment of the Obligations and such contest is maintained and prosecuted continuously and with diligence and operates to suspend collection or enforcement of such Charges, (iii) none of the Collateral becomes subject to forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest, (iv) such Credit Party shall promptly pay or discharge such contested Charges, Taxes or claims and all additional charges, interest, penalties and expenses, if any, and shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to Agent of such compliance, payment or discharge, if such contest is terminated or discontinued adversely to such Credit Party or the conditions set forth in this Section 5.2(b) are no longer met, and (v) Agent has not advised Borrower in writing that Agent reasonably believes that nonpayment or nondischarge thereof could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Directions Regarding Periodic Payments As registered owner of the Funding Agreement and the Guarantee as collateral securing payments on the Notes, the Indenture Trustee will receive payments on the Funding Agreement and the Guarantee on behalf of the Trust. The Trust hereby directs the Indenture Trustee to use such funds to make payments on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Indenture.
Chargebacks All Chargebacks are due upon presentation to Merchant. In the case of a failure to pay a Chargeback upon such presentment, in addition to any other remedies which may be exercised by Servicers, Merchant agrees to pay a late charge of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month or portion thereof, or the highest amount allowable by law, whichever is less, on all unpaid Chargebacks. Servicers are authorized to deduct the amount of any Chargebacks and fees from any settlement amounts due to Merchant or from the Reserve Account, if any, or collect by any other means, including by debit to Account. Merchant acknowledges and agrees that it is bound by the Rules with respect to any Chargeback. Merchant further acknowledges that it is solely responsible for providing Servicers with any available information to re-present a Chargeback and that, regardless of any information it provides or does not provide Servicers in connection with a Chargeback, or any other reason, Merchant shall be solely responsible for the liability related to such Chargeback. Merchant understands and agrees that Card transactions are subject to Chargeback for a variety of reasons under the Rules, or if Merchant has breached this Agreement, including without limitation, for the following reasons:
(a) The Sales Draft is illegible, not signed by the Cardholder or has not been presented to Servicers within the required time-frames.
(b) The Sales Draft does not contain the Imprint of a valid unexpired Card.
(c) A valid authorization number has not been correctly and legibly recorded on the Sales Draft.
(d) The Sales Draft is a duplicate of a prior Card transaction or is the result of two or more Card transactions generated for a single sale.
(e) The Cardholder alleges that he or she did not participate in the sale, authorize the use of the Card, receive goods or services purchased, or receive a required credit adjustment, or disputes the quality of the goods or services purchased.
(f) The price of goods or services on the Sales Draft differs from the amount which Merchant presents for payment.
(g) The Card transaction results from an Internet, mail, phone or preauthorized order and the Cardholder disputes entering into or authorizing the Card transaction or the Card transaction has been made on an expired or non-existing account number.
(h) Servicers reasonably believe in their discretion that Merchant has violated any provision of this Agreement.
(i) Servicers reasonably determine that the Card transaction is not bona fide or is subject to any claim of illegality, cancellation, rescission, or offset for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, negligence, fraud or dishonesty on the part of Merchant or Merchant’s agents or employees.
(j) Merchant fails to provide a Sales Draft or legible copy thereof to Servicers in accordance with this Agreement.
(k) Merchant shall not initiate a Card transaction in an attempt to collect a Chargeback.
BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES 8.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly bill(s) to the other for Interconnection, Resale Services, Lawful Unbundled Network Elements, Collocation, functions, facilities, products and services provided hereunder at the rates set forth in the applicable Appendix Pricing, as set forth in applicable tariffs or other documents specifically referenced herein and, as applicable, as agreed upon by the Parties or authorized by a Party.
8.1.1 Remittance in full of all bills rendered by SBC-10STATE and SBC CALIFORNIA is due within thirty (30) calendar days of each bill date (the “Bill Due Date”). Payment must be made in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 8.3 of this Agreement.
8.1.2 Remittance in full of all bills rendered by SBC NEVADA is due in accordance with the terms set forth in the Commission C2-A Tariff, with the date on which amounts are due referred to herein as the “Bill Due Date.”
8.1.3 Remittance in full of all bills rendered by SBC CONNECTICUT is due in accordance with the terms set forth in the Connecticut Access Service Tariff approved by the DPUC, with the date on which amounts are due referred to herein as the “Bill Due Date.”
8.1.4 Remittance in full of all bills rendered by CLEC is due within thirty (30) calendar days of each bill date (the “Bill Due Date”).
8.1.5 If CLEC fails to remit payment for any charges by the Bill Due Date, or if payment for any portion of the charges is received from CLEC after the Bill Due Date, or if payment for any portion of the charges is received in funds which are not immediately available to SBC-12STATE as of the Bill Due Date (individually and collectively, “Past Due”), then a late payment charge will be assessed as provided in Sections 8.1.5.1 through 8.1.5.3, as applicable.
8.1.5.1 If any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of any SBC-8STATE billing system other than the SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE Customer Records Information System (XXXX) is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Bill Due Date until paid at the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge in the applicable SBC-8STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state and (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law. The method and timing for application of interest to any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of any SBC-8STATE billing system other than SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE's XXXX will comply with the process set forth in the applicable SBC-8STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state.
8.1.5.2 If any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE's XXXX is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied to SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE XXXX-billed Past Due unpaid amounts will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE intrastate retail tariff governing Late Payment Charges to SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE's retail End Users that are business End Users in that state and (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law. The method and timing for application of interest to any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5- STATE's XXXX will be governed by the SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE intrastate retail tariff governing Late Payment Charges to SBC SOUTHWEST REGION 5-STATE's retail End Users that are business End Users in that state.
8.1.5.3 If any charge incurred under this Agreement that is billed out of any SBC MIDWEST REGION 5-STATE billing system is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the Bill Due Date at the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1 ½%) per month and (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the day following the Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available.
Allocation of Charges There will not be any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth herein or as consented to by the Administrative Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges; provided that it is understood and acknowledged that the Borrower will be consolidated with or treated as a disregarded entity of the Servicer for tax purposes.
Errors on Paycheques In the event of an error on an employee's pay, the correction will be made in the pay period following the date on which the underpayment comes to the Employer's attention. If the error results in an employee being underpaid by one (1) day's pay or more, the Employer will provide payment for the shortfall within three (3) business days from the date it is notified of the error. If the Employer makes an overpayment of a day’s pay or less for an employee, the overpayment will be deducted on the pay period following the date that the error is discovered. If the error is in excess of a normal day’s pay, the Employer will be reimbursed based on a mutually satisfactory arrangement between the employee and the Employer.
Allowance for Loan Losses The Company's allowance for loan losses is, and shall be as of the Effective Date, in compliance with the Company's existing methodology for determining the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses as well as the standards established by applicable Governmental Authorities and the Financial Accounting Standards Board and is and shall be adequate under all such standards.
COLLECTION OF CHARGES 16.1 A Sector Association may request the consent of the Administrator to collect charges due from Operators to the Administrator in respect of facilities under the charging scheme.
16.2 If a Sector Association wishes to collect charges due from an Operator to the Administrator under the charging scheme, the Sector Association may serve a notice in writing on the Administrator by the last working day in February in the calendar year in which the charges fall due.
16.3 A notice served under Rule 16.2 must specify the facilities in respect of which the Sector Association intends to collect charges, being not fewer than 50% of the facilities covered by an umbrella agreement.
16.4 Following receipt of the notice, the Administrator must:
16.4.1 consent to the Sector Association collecting charges; or
16.4.2 refuse consent to the Sector Association collecting charges, giving reasons for the decision.
16.5 If the Administrator consents to the Sector Association collecting charges the Sector Association must:
16.5.1 itemise charges separately in any invoices that it issues in respect of charges;
16.5.2 collect and remit all charges collected to the Administrator without deduction or set off by the last working day in September in each year;
16.5.3 prepare an annual report to the Administrator by the last working day in October in the year in which it has collected charges setting out which Operators it has collected charges from and which Operators have failed to pay charges due to the Sector Association.
16.6 A Sector Association must not actively pursue any outstanding charges after the last working day in September in any year in which they fall due. If a Sector Association receives charges after this date the Sector Association must accept the payment and remit this to the Environment Agency along with information identifying the Operator making the payment.
16.7 If a Sector Association fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Rule the Administrator may serve a notice on the Sector Association that consent to the Sector Association continuing to collect charges is withdrawn at the expiry of 20 working days from the date of the notice.
Treatment of Unallowable Costs Previously Submitted for Payment Mallinckrodt further agrees that within 120 days of the Effective Date of this Agreement it shall identify to applicable Medicare and TRICARE fiscal intermediaries, carriers, and/or contractors, and Medicaid and FEHBP fiscal agents, any Unallowable Costs (as defined in this Paragraph) included in payments previously sought from the United States, or any State Medicaid program, including, but not limited to, payments sought in any cost reports, cost statements, information reports, or payment requests already submitted by Mallinckrodt or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall request, and agree, that such cost reports, cost statements, information reports, or payment requests, even if already settled, be adjusted to account for the effect of the inclusion of the Unallowable Costs. Mallinckrodt agrees that the United States, at a minimum, shall be entitled to recoup from Mallinckrodt any overpayment plus applicable interest and penalties as a result of the inclusion of such Unallowable Costs on previously-submitted cost reports, information reports, cost statements, or requests for payment. Any payments due after the adjustments have been made shall be paid to the United States pursuant to the direction of the Department of Justice and/or the affected agencies. The United States reserves its rights to disagree with any calculations submitted by Mallinckrodt or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on the effect of inclusion of Unallowable Costs (as defined in this Paragraph) on Mallinckrodt or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates’ cost reports, cost statements, or information reports.
LAY-OFFS AND RECALLS (a) Both parties recognize that job security shall increase in proportion to length of seniority. Therefore, in the event of a lay-off, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining unit-wide seniority.
(b) The employer shall meet with the union executive prior to a lay-off to review the seniority list and to discuss the order of lay-off. In addition, the parties will look to identify and implement all reasonable alternatives to the proposed lay-off Note: Where a proposed lay-off results in the subsequent displacement of any member(s) of the bargaining unit, the original notice to the union provided in (a) above shall be considered notice to the union of any subsequent lay-off.
12.02 Employees shall be recalled in the order of their seniority.
12.03 New employees shall not be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity to recall.
12.04 An employee who accepts lay-off or exercises her/his bumping rights or otherwise secures alternate employment within the Agency following a notice of lay-off shall retain the right to be reinstated in his/her former job if such becomes available within nine (9) months of his/her original notice of lay-off.
12.05 An employee shall be given the right to continue their benefit coverage following lay-off. The employer shall continue to pay its share of such insured benefit premiums for a laid off employee for a period of six (6) months following lay-off, or until the employee has found other employment which includes benefit coverage prior to the end of the six (6) month period.
(a) An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from lay-off in order of seniority to the final subsequent vacancy after the job posting provision has been exhausted providing he/she has the ability to perform the work within a reasonable time period, and is qualified.
(b) An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he/she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the classification held prior to the lay-off should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled.
(c) The employer shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on the record with the employer (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his/her proper address being on record with the employer.
(d) Employees on lay-off shall be given preference for temporary vacancies, which are expected to exceed ten (10) working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on lay-off. Further such employee recalled to a temporary vacancy is not entitled to any notice of lay-off at the end of the temporary assignment.
