Labor and Other Employment Matters (a) (i) Neither the Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor are there any negotiations or discussions currently pending between the Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries and any union, work counsel, labor organization, or employee association, (ii) there have been no strikes, work stoppages, shutdowns, or lockouts with respect to any Parent Employee during the last five (5) years, (iii) to the knowledge of the Parent, there is no effort pending or threatened against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (iv) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees, and (v) there is no slowdown, work stoppage or similar labor activity in effect or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees; except, with respect to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting (i) employment and employment practices, (ii) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including the obligations of the WARN Act, (iii) unfair labor practices, and (iv) occupational safety and health and immigration, except as set forth in Section 5.12(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has implemented, conducted or experienced a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” as defined in the WARN Act (or any similar group personnel action requiring advance notice under the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 5.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former Parent Employee or any present or former employee of any Person providing services to any Parent Entity for which Parent could reasonably be expected to be liable that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging unpaid or overdue wages or compensation due, breach of any express or implied employment contract, violation of any Law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct on the part of the Parent of any of the Parent Subsidiaries in connection with the employment relationship that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Each individual who renders service to the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary who is classified by the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under any Parent Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so classified and treated in accordance with applicable Laws and for purposes of all Parent Employee Benefit Plans and perquisites.
Returns and Other Elections The Managers shall cause the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Code and all other tax returns deemed necessary and required in each jurisdiction in which the Company does business. All elections permitted to be made by the Company under federal or state laws shall be made by the Managers with the consent of the Member(s).
Vacation and Other Leave During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall accrue and be entitled to take paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time, including the Company’s policies regarding vacation accruals; provided that the Executive’s rate of vacation accrual during the Period of Employment shall be no less than three (3) weeks per year. The Executive shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company.
Parental leave and other entitlements An employee may in lieu of or in conjunction with parental leave, access any annual leave or long service leave entitlements which they have accrued subject to the total amount of leave not exceeding 52 weeks.
Brokers and Other Advisors No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses shall be paid by Parent.
Commissions and Other Charges (a) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants, a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of (i) the face amount of such Letter of Credit times (ii) an annual percentage equal to the Applicable Margin with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans in effect on the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit. Such commission shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(b) In addition to the foregoing commission, the Borrowers shall pay the Issuing Lender an issuance fee of 0.125% per annum on the face amount of each Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided, that such issuance fee shall not be payable with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit.
(c) The Borrowers shall also pay all normal costs and expenses of the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, transfer or other administration of the Letters of Credit.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to the Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants all commissions received by the Administrative Agent in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.
Salary and Other Compensation As compensation for the services to be rendered by the Employee to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be paid the following compensation and other benefits:
Executive and Other Committees The Trustees by vote of a majority of all the Trustees may elect from their own number an Executive Committee to consist of not less than two members to hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees, which shall have the power to conduct the current and ordinary business of the Trust while the Trustees are not in session, including the purchase and sale of securities and the designation of securities to be delivered upon redemption of Shares of the Trust or a Series thereof, and such other powers of the Trustees as the Trustees may delegate to them, from time to time, except those powers which by law, the Declaration of Trust or these By-Laws they are prohibited from delegating. The Trustees may also elect from their own number other Committees from time to time; the number composing such Committees, the powers conferred upon the same (subject to the same limitations as with respect to the Executive Committee) and the term of membership on such Committees to be determined by the Trustees. The Trustees may designate a Chairman of any such Committee. In the absence of such designation the Committee may elect its own Chairman.
Contracts and Other Commitments The Company does not have and is not bound by any contract, agreement, lease, commitment, or proposed transaction, judgment, order, writ or decree, written or oral, absolute or contingent, other than (i) contracts for the purchase of supplies and services that were entered into in the ordinary course of business and that do not involve more than $100,000 and do not extend for more than one year beyond the date hereof, (ii) sales contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) contracts terminable at will by the Company on no more than thirty (30) days’ notice without cost or liability to the Company and that do not involve any employment or consulting arrangement and are not material to the conduct of the Company’s business. For the purpose of this paragraph, employment and consulting contracts and contracts with labor unions, and license agreements and any other agreements relating to the Company’s acquisition or disposition of patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights or technology (other than standard end-user license agreements) shall not be considered to be contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Insurance and Other Benefits During the Employment Period, the Executive and the Executive’s dependents shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s insurance programs and any ERISA benefit plans, as the same may be adopted and/or amended from time to time (the “Benefits”). The Executive shall be entitled to paid personal days on a basis consistent with the Company’s other senior executives, as determined by the Board. The Executive shall be bound by all of the policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time. However, in case any of those policies conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
