Whistleblower Exception Sample Clauses

Whistleblower Exception. Employee acknowledges that Employee has been notified in accordance with the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S. Code § 1833(b)(1)) that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Employee understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits Employee’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state, or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”). Employee further understands that this Agreement does not otherwise limit Employee’s ability to, in accordance with the requirements contained in this subsection, communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. This Agreement does not limit Employee’s right to receive an award for information provided to any Government Agencies to the extent such information was provided in accordance with the requirements contained in this subsection.
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Whistleblower Exception. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, including but not limited to this Section 6, you may report possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any agency Inspector General, or make other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. You do not need the prior authorization from the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and you are not required to notify the Company that you have made such reports or disclosures.
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Whistleblower Exception. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit You from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Congress, any state legislative and executive agency, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. You do not need the prior authorization of Jabil to make any such reports or disclosures and You are not required to notify Jabil that You have made such reports or disclosures.
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Whistleblower Exception. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Congress, any state legislative and executive agency, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Executive is not required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures.
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Whistleblower Exception. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the covenants set forth in clauses (a) and (f) of this Section 6), the Company acknowledges that certain whistleblower laws permit Executive to communicate directly with governmental or regulatory authorities, including communications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) about possible securities law violations. The Company further acknowledges that Executive is not required to seek the Company’s permission prior to making, or notify the Company of, any communications made by Executive in compliance with applicable whistleblower laws. The Company hereby affirms that it will not consider any such communications to violate this Agreement, or any other agreement between Executive and the Company, or any Company policy by which Executive is otherwise bound. Furthermore, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company further acknowledges that this Agreement does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any governmental agencies, including the SEC.
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Related to Whistleblower Exception

  • Whistleblowing This Contract may be subject to the provisions of Section 4-61dd of the Connecticut General Statutes. In accordance with this statute, if an officer, employee or appointing authority of the Contractor takes or threatens to take any personnel action against any employee of the Contractor in retaliation for such employee's disclosure of information to any employee of the contracting state or quasi-public agency or the Auditors of Public Accounts or the Attorney General under the provisions of subsection (a) of such statute, the Contractor shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each offense, up to a maximum of twenty per cent of the value of this Contract. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and in the case of a continuing violation, each calendar day's continuance of the violation shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The State may request that the Attorney General bring a civil action in the Superior Court for the Judicial District of Hartford to seek imposition and recovery of such civil penalty. In accordance with subsection (f) of such statute, each large state contractor, as defined in the statute, shall post a notice of the provisions of the statute relating to large state contractors in a conspicuous place which is readily available for viewing by the employees of the Contractor.

  • Whistleblower Protection Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede the Employee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Employee shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.

  • Whistle Blowing Protection The Employer agrees to adhere to the whistle blowing protection pursuant to the

  • Harassment The Employer and the Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from harassment, including sexual harassment, as defined by the Employer’s harassment policy.

  • No Harassment Contractor does not engage in unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, with respect to any persons with whom Contractor may interact in the performance of this Agreement, and Contractor takes all reasonable steps to prevent harassment from occurring.

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