Common use of Reports to Government Entities Clause in Contracts

Reports to Government Entities. Nothing in this Agreement or the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, 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 confidential documents 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. If the Executive is required by law or judicial order to disclose Confidential Information, other than to Regulators as described above, the Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company so as to permit the Company the opportunity to limit or prevent any such disclosure and to obtain an order of protection or confidentiality to protect its interests in the Confidential Information to the extent possible. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Executive may furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that Executive is legally compelled or is otherwise legally required to disclose; provided, however, that Executive provides such assistance as Company may reasonably request in obtaining such order or other relief.

Reports to Government Entities. Nothing in this Agreement Agreement, including the Limit on Disclosures or the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment AgreementRelease of Claims sections, restricts or prohibits the Executive you from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing Confidential Information confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation regulation, including alleged criminal conduct or sexual harassment, to, or from filing a claim any type of claim, charge or complaint, 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 However, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree and understand that you are waiving your right to receive any individual monetary relief from the Releasees resulting from such claims or conduct, regardless of whether you or another party has filed them, and in the event you obtain such monetary relief, the Releasees will be entitled to seek an offset for the payments made pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards for providing information relating to a potential violation of law. You do not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulatorsconduct protected by this paragraph, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide Confidential Information or confidential documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is and you do not required need to notify the Company that the Executive has you have engaged in such communications with conduct. To the Regulators. If extent permitted by law, upon receipt of any subpoena, court order, or other legal process compelling the Executive is required by law disclosure of any confidential information or judicial order trade secrets of the Company, you agree to disclose Confidential Information, other than to Regulators as described above, the Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company so as to permit the Company the opportunity to limit or prevent any such disclosure and to obtain an order of protection or confidentiality to protect its interests in the Confidential Information confidentiality to the fullest extent possible. Subject Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the foregoing sentence, Executive may furnish that portion (and only that portion) reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the Confidential Information that Executive is legally compelled law, or is otherwise legally required to disclose; provided, however, that Executive provides such assistance as Company may reasonably request in obtaining such order or other reliefconnection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.

Reports to Government Entities. Nothing in this Agreement or the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, restricts or prohibits the Executive you from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing Confidential Information 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 without limitation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionEEOC, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Congress, any other federal, state, or local government agency or commission, and any agency Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state federal, state, or federal local law or regulation. The Executive does You do not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulatorsconduct protected by this Paragraph, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide Confidential Information or confidential documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is and you do not required need to notify the Company that the Executive has you have engaged in such communications conduct. This Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards for providing information relating to a potential violation of the law. However, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you are waiving your right to receive any individual monetary relief from the Company or any other Company Releasee (as defined above in Paragraph 3) resulting from the released claims, regardless of whether you or another party has filed them, and in the event you obtain such monetary relief the Company will be entitled to an offset for the payment made pursuant to this Agreement. You recognize and agree that, in connection with any such activity outlined above, you must inform the Regulators, your attorney, a court or a government official that the information you are providing is confidential. Despite the foregoing, you are not permitted to reveal to any third-party, including any governmental, law enforcement, or regulatory authority, information you came to learn during the course of your employment with the Regulators. If the Executive Company that is required protected from disclosure by law or judicial order to disclose Confidential Informationany applicable privilege, other than to Regulators as described above, the Executive shall give prompt written notice including but not limited to the attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product doctrine. The Company so as does not waive any applicable privileges or the right to permit the Company the opportunity to limit or prevent any such disclosure and to obtain an order of protection or confidentiality continue to protect its interests privileged attorney-client information, attorney work product, and other privileged information. Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in the Confidential Information certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the extent possible. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Executive may furnish that portion (and only that portion) reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the Confidential Information that Executive is legally compelled law, or is otherwise legally required to disclose; provided, however, that Executive provides such assistance as Company may reasonably request in obtaining such order or other reliefconnection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.

Reports to Government Entities. Nothing in this Agreement Agreement, including the Limit on Disclosures or Release of Claims sections, or the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, Employment Agreement restricts or prohibits the Executive you from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing Confidential Information confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation regulation, including alleged criminal conduct or sexual harassment, to, or from filing a claim any type of claim, charge or complaint, 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 However, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree and understand that you are waiving your right to receive any individual monetary relief from the Releasees resulting from such claims or conduct, regardless of whether you or another party has filed them, and in the event you obtain such monetary relief, the Releasees will be entitled to seek an offset for the payments made pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards for providing information relating to a potential violation of law. You do not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulatorsconduct protected by this paragraph, respond to such inquiries from the Regulators, provide Confidential Information or confidential documents to the Regulators, or make any such reports or disclosures to the Regulators. The Executive is and you do not required need to notify the Company that the Executive has you have engaged in such communications with conduct. To the Regulators. If extent permitted by law, and without limiting the Executive is required by law foregoing, upon receipt of any subpoena, court order, or judicial order other legal process compelling the disclosure of any confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, you agree to disclose Confidential Information, other than to Regulators as described above, the Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company so as to permit the Company the opportunity to limit or prevent any such disclosure and to obtain an order of protection or confidentiality to protect its interests in the Confidential Information confidentiality to the fullest extent possible. Subject Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the foregoing sentence, Executive may furnish that portion (and only that portion) reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the Confidential Information that Executive is legally compelled law, or is otherwise legally required to disclose; provided, however, that Executive provides such assistance as Company may reasonably request in obtaining such order or other reliefconnection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.