Whistle Blower Protections. Nothing in this Agreement: (i) prevents the Executive from providing, without prior notice to the Bank, information to governmental or administrative authorities regarding possible violations of law or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental or administrative authorities regarding possible violations of law, nor (ii) prohibits the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, or making other disclosures that, in each case, are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Bank to make such reports or disclosures and the Executive is not required to notify the Bank that Executive has made such reports or disclosures. In addition, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1833(b), the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (i) in confidence to a federal, state or local governmental official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. If the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Bank for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the trade secret to an attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.
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Samples: Salary Continuation Agreement (Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.), Salary Continuation Agreement (Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.), Salary Continuation Agreement (Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.)
