Absence of Labor Disputes No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Absence of Labor Dispute No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
IRS IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
SAFETY AND HEALTH All sources supplying coal purchased under this contract shall be in full compliance with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and regulations issued thereunder. Failure to comply shall constitute a breach of contract, permitting TVA to exercise its remedies under this contract or as provided by law.
Employee Benefits and Labor Matters (a) Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists: (i) all “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), (ii) all Company travel policies and plans and employee reimbursement policies thereunder, (iii) all employment, consulting, non-competition, employee non-solicitation, or other compensation agreements, and all collective bargaining agreements, and (iv) all bonus or other incentive compensation, equity or equity-based compensation (including stock option, phantom stock or stock ownership), stock purchase, deferred compensation, change in control, severance, termination, profit-sharing, leave of absence, vacation, medical, life insurance or other death benefit, educational assistance, Section 125 cafeteria, dependant care, fringe benefit, pension and welfare benefit plans, policies, agreements or arrangements, in each case as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any current or former employee, independent contractor or director (collectively (i) through (iv), the “Company Plans”). Correct and complete copies of the following documents with respect to each of the Company Plans have been made available to Parent by the Company, to the extent applicable: (a) all plan documents and amendments thereto, (b) the two most recent annual reports on Form 5500 to the extent any such report was required by applicable Law, (c) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Plan for which such a summary plan description is required by applicable Law, (d) each currently effective trust agreement and insurance or group annuity contract and (e) the most recent favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service for each Company Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. Each Company Plan (excluding any Company Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA): (i) has been administered in accordance with its terms and (ii) is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Laws, except, in the case of (i) or (ii), for any instances of noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Environmental Protection Except as set forth in Schedule 5.13 annexed hereto:
Labor Law By accepting this Performance Shares award, the Employee acknowledges that: (a) the grant of these Performance Shares is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Performance Shares, or benefits in lieu of Performance Shares; (b) all determinations with respect to any future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when the Performance Shares shall be granted, the number of Performance Shares subject to each Performance Share award and the time or times when the Performance Shares shall vest, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) the Employee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (d) the value of these Performance Shares is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any; (e) these Performance Shares are not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (f) the vesting of these Performance Shares will cease upon termination of employment for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Agreement; (g) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) these Performance Shares have been granted to the Employee in the Employee’s status as an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (i) any claims resulting from these Performance Shares shall be enforceable, if at all, against the Company; and (j) there shall be no additional obligations for any Subsidiary employing the Employee as a result of these Performance Shares.
Foreign Employee Benefit Matters (a) Each Material Employee Benefit Plan is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Plan; (b) there are no deficiencies in contributions, payments or other funding required of the Company and its Subsidiaries by applicable law or the governing plan documents with respect to any governmental or statutory Foreign Pension Plan, and the present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit obligations under all other Foreign Pension Plans does not exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trusts for such Plans; (c) with respect to any Foreign Employee Benefit Plan maintained or contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group (other than a Foreign Pension Plan), reasonable reserves have been established in accordance with prudent business practice or where required by ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Plan is maintained; and (d) there are no actions, suits or claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary of it or any member of the ERISA Group with respect to any Foreign Employee Benefit Plan, except in each case where such failure to comply, deficiencies, excess obligations, absence of reserves, or actions, suits or claims would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole.
Health and Safety All employees and workers have a duty in law to act responsibly and to take reasonable care for the health and safety at work of both themselves and their colleagues. This duty can be carried out by:
Employee Benefit Plans; Labor Matters (a) Section 4.09(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all employee benefit plans as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and all bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or other contracts or agreements, whether legally enforceable or not, to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) each employee benefit plan for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary could incur liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated, (iii) any plan in respect of which the Company or any Company Subsidiary could incur liability under Section 4212(c) of ERISA and (iv) any contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Seller or any of its affiliates and any employee of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any contracts, arrangements or understandings relating to the sale of the Company (collectively, the "COMPANY BENEFIT PLANS"). With respect to each Company Benefit Plans, the Company has delivered or made available to Parent a true, complete and correct copy of (i) such Company Benefit Plan and the most recent summary plan description related to such Company Benefit Plan, if a summary plan description is required therefor, (ii) each trust agreement or other funding arrangement relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500) filed with the IRS) with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (iv) the most recent actuarial report or financial statement relating to such Company Benefit Plan and (v) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, if it is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. Except as disclosed on Section 4.09(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no other employee benefit plans, programs, arrangements or agreements, whether formal or informal, whether in writing or not, to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any express or implied commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, (i) to create, incur liability with respect to or cause to exist any other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, (ii) to enter into any contract or agreement to provide compensation or benefits to any individual or (iii) to modify, change or terminate any Company Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code.
