Taxes, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance – Including Indemnity. A. The Contractor agrees and acknowledges that during the existence of this Contract, the Contractor shall be entirely responsible for the liability and payment of the Contractor’s and the Contractor’s employees’ taxes of whatever kind, arising out of the performances in this Contract. The Contractor agrees to comply with all state and federal laws applicable to any such persons, including laws regarding wages, taxes, insurance, and workers’ compensation. The Department and/or the State shall not be liable to the Contractor, its employees, agents, or others for the payment of taxes or the provision of unemployment insurance and/or workers’ compensation or any benefit available to a State employee or employee of another governmental entity customer.
B. The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Department, the TBCJ, the State of Texas and/or their employees, agents, representatives, contractors, and/or assignees from any and all liability, actions, claims, demands, or suits, and all related costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses, relating to tax liability, unemployment insurance and/or workers’ compensation in its performance under this Contract. The Contractor shall be liable to pay all cost of defense including attorneys’ fees. The defense shall be coordinated by the Contractor with the Office of the Attorney General when Texas State Agencies are named defendants in any lawsuit and the Contractor may not agree to any settlement without first obtaining the concurrence from the Office of the Attorney General. The Contractor and the Department agree to furnish timely written notice to each other of any such claim.
Taxes, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance – Including Indemnity. (a) Provider shall be solely liable and responsible for payment of Provider’s and Provider’s employees’ taxes of whatever kind, arising out of the execution or performance of the Contract. Provider shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to any such persons, including laws regarding wages, taxes, insurance, and workers’ compensation. The GLO and the State of Texas shall not be liable to Provider or its officers, agents, employees, representatives, contractors, assignees, designees, or others for the payment of taxes, or the provision of unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, or any benefit available to a state employee or employee of another governmental entity. * This section does not apply to a contract with a “governmental entity” as defined in Texas Government Code Chapter 2251.
(b) Provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Texas, the GLO, and/or their officers, agents, employees, representatives, contractors, assignees, and/or designees from and against any and all liability, actions, claims, demands, damages, proceedings, or suits, and all related costs, attorney fees, and expenses arising out of, connected with, or resulting from tax liability, unemployment insurance, or workers’ compensation in the execution or performance of the Contract and any Purchase Orders issued under the Contract. Provider and the GLO shall furnish timely written notice to each other of any such claim. Provider shall be liable to pay all costs of defense including attorneys’ fees. Provider shall coordinate its defense with the GLO and the Office of the Attorney General if the GLO is a named co- defendant with Provider in any suit. Provider may not agree to settle any such suit or other claim without first obtaining the written consent of the GLO and, if applicable, the Office of the Attorney General.*
(c) The GLO is exempt from federal, state, and local taxes. Provider shall not charge any taxes to the GLO.
Taxes, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance – Including Indemnity. (a) Provider shall be solely liable and responsible for payment of Provider’s and Provider’s employees’ taxes of whatever kind, arising out of the execution or performance of the Contract. Provider shall comply with all stateand federal laws applicable to any such persons, including laws regarding wages, taxes, insurance, and workers’ compensation. The GLO and the State of Texas shall not be liable to Provider or its officers, agents, employees, representatives, contractors, assignees, designees, or others for the payment of taxes, or the provision of unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, or any benefit available to a state employee or employee of another governmental entity.
(b) Provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Texas, the GLO, and/or their officers, agents, employees, representatives, contractors, assignees, and/or designees from and against any and all liability, actions, claims, demands, damages, proceedings, or suits, and all related costs, attorney fees, and expenses arising out of, connected with, or resulting from tax liability, unemployment insurance, or workers’ compensation in the execution or performance of the Contract and any Purchase Orders issued under the Contract. Provider and the GLO shall furnish timely written notice to each other of anysuch claim. Provider shall be liable to pay all costs of defense including attorneys’ fees. Provider shall coordinate its defense with the GLO and the Office of the Attorney General if the GLO is a named co- defendant with Provider in any suit. Provider may not agree to settle any such suit or other claim without first obtaining the written consent of the GLO and, if applicable, theOffice of the Attorney General.*
(c) The GLO is exempt from federal, state, and local taxes. Provider shall not charge any taxes to the GLO.
Taxes, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance – Including Indemnity. A/E AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT DURING THE EXISTENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, A/E SHALL BE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIABILITY AND PAYMENT OF A/E’S AND A/E'S EMPLOYEES’ TAXES OF WHATEVER KIND, ARISING OUT OF THE PERFORMANCES IN THIS AGREEMENT. A/E AGREES TO COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO ANY SUCH PERSONS, INCLUDING LAWS REGARDING WAGES, TAXES, INSURANCE, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION. TFC AND/OR THE STATE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE A/E, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR OTHERS FOR THE PAYMENT OF TAXES OR THE PROVISION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND/OR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION OR ANY BENEFIT AVAILABLE TO A STATE EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY CUSTOMER. A/E AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS TFC, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND/OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS, AND/OR ASSIGNEES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR SUITS, AND ALL RELATED COSTS, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND EXPENSES, RELATING TO TAX LIABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND/OR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN ITS PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. A/E SHALL BE LIABLE TO PAY ALL COSTS OF DEFENSE INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES. THE DEFENSE SHALL BE COORDINATED BY A/E WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN TEXAS STATE AGENCIES ARE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN ANY LAWSUIT AND A/E MAY NOT AGREE TO ANY SETTLEMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE CONCURRENCE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A/E AND TFC AGREE TO FURNISH TIMELY WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH OTHER OF ANY SUCH CLAIM.
