Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 18, 1998, is by and between
INTERIM SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
"Company"), and XXXXXXX XXXXX (hereinafter the "Executive").
RECITALS
A. The Executive currently serves as the Company's Chairman of the
Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and his services and knowledge are
valuable to the Company in connection with the management of its business.
B. The Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and to
enter into a new agreement embodying the terms of such employment.
C. The Executive desires to continue the Executive's employment and
to enter into a new agreement embodying the terms of such employment.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of
the Company and its subsidiaries, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT.
a) TITLES AND DUTIES. During the Term of Employment (as defined in
Section 2 hereof), the Executive shall serve as Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Executive shall perform and
assume all duties and responsibilities customary to such position and shall
devote all of his business time and energies thereto. In carrying out such
duties and responsibilities, the Executive shall report to, and be subject to
the direction of, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board").
b) OTHER ACTIVITIES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive
may, with the prior written approval of the Board, serve on the boards of
directors of nonprofit organizations and business corporations, provided that
the Board concludes in its sole discretion none of the foregoing activities
interferes with the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder.
c) BOARD SERVICE. It is the intention of the parties that the
Executive be elected by the shareholders of the Company to serve as a member of
the Board during the Term of Employment.
2. TERM.
a) IN GENERAL. The Term of Employment under this Agreement shall
commence as of the date of this Agreement and end on April 30, 2001, unless
further extended or sooner terminated as hereinafter provided (the "Term of
Employment").
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b) EXTENSION. On April 30, 2001 and each succeeding April 30, the
Term of Employment shall automatically be extended for an additional one year
period unless, not later than six months prior to such anniversary, either party
shall have given written notice to the other that the Term of Employment shall
not be extended further.
3. BASE SALARY.
The Company shall pay the Executive, in accordance with the Company's
regular payroll practices applicable to salaried employees, an annualized base
salary at the rate in effect on the date of this Agreement, as the same may from
time to time be increased or decreased (subject to Section 8(d) hereof) at the
sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation
Committee").
4. INCENTIVE AWARDS.
a) The Executive shall participate in the Company's annual incentive
plan for senior-level executives as in effect from time to time, subject to the
performance standards set by the Compensation Committee. Payment of any annual
incentive award shall be made at the same time that such awards are paid to
other senior-level executives of the Company. The Executive's annual incentive
award target shall be set by the Compensation Committee.
b) The Executive shall be eligible to receive grants under the
Company's long-term incentive plan as in effect from time to time; provided,
however, that the size, type and other terms and conditions of any such grant to
the Executive shall be determined by the Compensation Committee.
5. BENEFITS, FRINGES AND PERQUISITES.
The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee pension
and welfare benefit, fringe benefit and perquisite plans and programs made
available to the Company's senior-level executives as in effect from time to
time.
6. VACATION.
The Executive shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with the
Company's vacation policy applicable to its senior-level executives, but not
less than six weeks. Vacations shall be arranged in order that they not
materially interfere with the normal functioning of the Company's business
activities or the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder.
7. BUSINESS EXPENSES.
The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any ordinary, necessary
and reasonable business expenses that the Executive incurs in connection with
the performance of his duties under this Agreement, in accordance with the
Company's policy regarding the reimbursement of business expenses.
8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Executive's employment shall terminate
upon the Executive's Death, and Company may terminate the Executive's employment
due to Disability
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(as defined herein). If, during the Term of Employment, the Executive's
employment is terminated due to Death or Disability, the Executive (or
Executive's estate or legal representative, as the case may be) shall be
entitled to receive:
i) Executive's base salary through the date of such termination
of employment at the rate in effect at the time thereof;
ii) an amount, payable at the same time that annual incentive
awards for the year in which the Executive's employment so terminates are
paid to senior-level executives of the Company, equal to the product of the
Executive's annual incentive award target for such year and a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days in such year through the date of
such termination of employment, and the denominator of which is 365;
provided, however, that no such amount shall be paid to the Executive (or
to Executive's estate or legal representative, as the case may be) if
annual incentive awards for such year are not paid to senior-level
executives of the Company generally;
iii) reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with the Company's policy but not reimbursed prior to the date
of such termination of employment;
iv) any vested deferred base salary and annual incentive awards
(including, without limitation, interest or other credits on such deferred
amounts); and
v) any other compensation or benefits that may be owed or
provided to the Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of
any applicable plans and programs of the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the Executive's
inability, by reason of illness or other physical or mental disability, to
perform the principal duties required by the position held by the Executive
at the inception of such illness or disability, for any consecutive 180-day
period. A determination of Disability shall be subject to the certification
of a qualified medical doctor agreed to by the Company and the Executive or,
in the Executive's incapacity to designate a doctor, the Executive's legal
representative. If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on the
designation of a doctor, then each party shall nominate a qualified medical
doctor and the two doctors shall select a third doctor, and the third doctor
shall make the determination as to Disability.
b) FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment
for Cause (as defined herein) if the Board determines that Cause exists and
serves written notice of such termination to the Executive. If, during the Term
of Employment, the Company terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, all
of the Executive's annual incentive awards, long-term incentive awards, stock
options and other stock or long-term incentive grants which are not then vested
or not then exercisable shall be canceled as of the date of the Board's written
notice of termination, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive:
i) Executive's base salary through the date of such termination
of employment at the rate in effect at the time thereof;
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ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with the Company's policy but not reimbursed prior to the date
of such termination of employment;
iii) any vested deferred base salary and vested annual incentive
awards (including, without limitation, interest or other credits on such
deferred amounts but not including unvested bonuses or amounts payable for
the year in which the Board's written notice of termination for Cause is
made, or unvested bonuses or amounts payable after the Board's written
notice of termination for Cause is made); and
iv) any other compensation or benefits that may be owed or
provided to the Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of
any applicable plans and programs of the Company.
The Executive shall be entitled to receive no other compensation or
benefits, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, except as and to
the extent required by law.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean one or more of the
following:
(I) the material violation of any of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement or any written agreements the Executive may from time to time
have with the Company (after 30 days following written notice from the
Board specifying such material violation and Executive's failure to cure or
remedy such material violation within such 30-day period);
(II) inattention to or failure to perform Executive's assigned duties
and responsibilities competently for any reason other than due to
Disability (after 30 days following written notice from the Board
specifying such inattention or failure, and Executive's failure to cure or
remedy such inattention or failure within such 30-day period);
(III) engaging in activities or conduct injurious to the reputation
of the Company or its affiliates including, without limitation,
engaging in immoral acts which become public information or repeatedly
conveying to one person, or conveying to an assembled public group,
negative information concerning the Company or its affiliates;
(IV) commission of an act of dishonesty, including, but not limited
to, misappropriation of funds or any property of the Company; or
(V) commission by the Executive of an act which constitutes a
misdemeanor (involving an act of moral turpitude) or a felony.
c) WITHOUT CAUSE. The Company may terminate the Executive's
employment without Cause. The Company's written notice to the Executive that
the Term of Employment shall not be extended as provided in Section 2(b) hereof
shall constitute a termination of the Executive's employment without Cause. If,
during the Term of Employment, the Company terminates the Executive's employment
without Cause, other than due to
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Disability, then in lieu of any amount otherwise payable under this
Agreement, or as damages for termination of Executive's employment without
Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to receive:
i) Within thirty (30) days of the date of the Board's written
notice of termination without Cause, a lump sum cash severance payment
(reduced by any applicable payroll or other taxes required to be withheld)
equal to the product of three (3) times the sum of the Executive's annual
salary for the current year plus his target bonus for the current year
(provided that if the notice of termination is given prior to the
determination of the Executive's salary or target bonus for the year in
which the notice of termination is given, then the amounts shall be the
annual salary for the prior year and the greater of the target bonus for
the prior year or the actual bonus earned by the Executive for the prior
year). The current year shall be (A) for purposes of determining annual
salary, the year then generally used by the Company for setting salaries
for senior-level executives (currently April 1 through the following
March 31), and (B) for purposes of determining target bonus, the year then
generally used by the Company for setting target bonuses for senior-level
executives (currently the calendar year), in which the Board gives the
Executive written notice of termination, and the prior year shall be the
twelve-month period immediately preceding the current year.
ii) During the thirty-six (36) months following the notice of
termination (the "Continuation Period"), the Company shall continue to keep
in full force and effect all programs of medical, dental, vision, accident,
disability, life insurance, including optional term life insurance, and
other similar health or welfare programs with respect to the Executive and
his dependents with the same level of coverage, upon the same terms and
otherwise to the same extent as such programs shall have been in effect
immediately prior to the notice of termination, and the Company and the
Executive shall share the costs of the continuation of such insurance
coverage in the same proportion as such costs were shared immediately prior
to the notice of termination or, if the terms of such programs do not
permit continued participation by the Executive (or if the Company
otherwise determines it advisable to amend, modify or discontinue such
programs for employees generally), the Company shall otherwise provide
benefits substantially similar to and no less favorable to the Executive in
terms of cost or benefits ("Equivalent Benefits") than he was entitled to
receive at the end of the period of coverage, for the duration of the
Continuation Period. All benefits which the Company is required by this
Section 8(c)(ii) to provide, which will not be provided by the Company's
programs described herein, shall be provided through the purchase of
insurance unless the Executive is uninsurable. If the Executive is
uninsurable, the Company will provide the benefits out of its general
assets.
iii) Reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with the Company's policy but not reimbursed prior to the date
of such termination of employment.
iv) Any vested deferred base salary and annual incentive awards
(including, without limitation, interest or other credits on such deferred
amounts).
v) Any other compensation or benefits that may be owed or
provided to the Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of
any applicable plans and programs of the Company.
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If the Company terminates Executive's employment without Cause, any
vesting or service requirements with respect to any employee stock options
granted to the Executive and then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive obtains other
employment during the Continuation Period which provides health or welfare
benefits of the type described in Section 8(c)(ii) hereof ("Other
Coverage"), then Executive shall notify the Company promptly of such other
employment and Other Coverage and the Company shall thereafter not provide
the Executive and his dependents the benefits described in Section 8(c)(ii)
hereof to the extent that such benefits are provided under the Other
Coverage. Under such circumstances, the Executive shall make all claims
first under the Other Coverage and then, only to the extent not paid or
reimbursed by the Other Coverage, under the plans and programs described in
Section 8(c)(ii) hereof.
d) FOR GOOD REASON. The Executive may terminate his employment for
Good Reason. If, during the Term of Employment, the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive:
i) Within thirty (30) days of the date of the Executive's
written notice of termination of employment for Good Reason, a lump sum
cash severance payment (reduced by any applicable payroll or other taxes
required to be withheld) equal to the product of three (3) times the sum of
the Executive's annual salary for the current year plus his target bonus
for the current year (provided that if the notice of termination is given
prior to the determination of the Executive's salary or target bonus for
the year in which the notice of termination is given, then the amounts
shall be the annual salary for the prior year and the greater of the target
bonus for the prior year or the actual bonus earned by the Executive for
the prior year). The current year shall be (A) for purposes of determining
annual salary, the year then generally used by the Company for setting
salaries for senior-level executives (currently April 1 through the
following March 31), and (B) for purposes of determining target bonus, the
year then generally used by the Company for setting target bonuses for
senior-level executives (currently the calendar year), in which the
Executive gives the Company written notice of termination, and the prior
year shall be the twelve-month period immediately preceding the current
year.
ii) During the thirty-six (36) months following the notice of
termination (the "Continuation Period"), the Company shall continue to keep
in full force and effect all programs of medical, dental, vision, accident,
disability, life insurance, including optional term life insurance, and
other similar health or welfare programs with respect to the Executive and
his dependents with the same level of coverage, upon the same terms and
otherwise to the same extent as such programs shall have been in effect
immediately prior to the notice of termination, and the Company and the
Executive shall share the costs of the continuation of such insurance
coverage in the same proportion as such costs were shared immediately prior
to the notice of termination or, if the terms of such programs do not
permit continued participation by the Executive (or if the Company
otherwise determines it advisable to amend, modify or discontinue such
programs for employees generally), the Company shall otherwise provide
benefits substantially similar to and no less favorable to the Executive in
terms of cost or benefits ("Equivalent Benefits") than he was entitled to
receive at the end of the period of coverage, for the
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duration of the Continuation Period. All benefits which the Company is
required by this Section 8(d)(ii) to provide, which will not be provided
by the Company's programs described herein, shall be provided through the
purchase of insurance unless the Executive is uninsurable. If the
Executive is uninsurable, the Company will provide the benefits out of its
general assets. In the event the Executive obtains other employment
during the Continuation Period which employment offers health plan
benefits similar to those described above, the Executive shall be obligated
to notify the Company promptly and the Company shall no longer be obligated
to provide such benefits.
iii) Reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with the Company's policy but not reimbursed prior to the date
of such termination of employment.
iv) Any vested deferred base salary and annual incentive awards
(including, without limitation, interest or other credits on such deferred
amounts).
v) Any other compensation or benefits that may be owed or
provided to the Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of
any applicable plans and programs of the Company.
If Executive terminates Executive's employment for Good Reason, any
vesting or service requirements with respect to any employee stock options
granted to the Executive and then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive obtains other
employment during the Continuation Period which provides health or welfare
benefits of the type described in Section 8(d)(ii) hereof ("Other
Coverage"), then Executive shall notify the Company promptly of such other
employment and Other Coverage and the Company shall thereafter not provide
the Executive and his dependents the benefits described in Section 8(d)(ii)
hereof to the extent that such benefits are provided under the Other
Coverage. Under such circumstances, the Executive shall make all claims
first under the Other Coverage and then, only to the extent not paid or
reimbursed by the Other Coverage, under the plans and programs described in
Section 8(d)(ii) hereof.
The Executive shall be deemed to have terminated his employment for
"Good Reason" if he terminates employment within six months of:
(I) a demotion or a material reduction in the Executive's duties or
responsibilities as contemplated by Section 1(a) hereof, except for Cause
or due to Disability;
(II) a reduction in the Executive's base salary, except in the event
of an across-the-board salary reduction applicable to the Company's
senior-level executives generally;
(III) a reduction in the Executive's "annual total cash
compensation," which for purposes of this provision shall mean base salary
plus annual incentive award target, by more than twenty percent (20%); or
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(IV) the failure of the Company to obtain an agreement from any
successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure to extend the Term of
Employment pursuant to Section 2(b) shall not constitute Good Reason.
e) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. If, during the Term of Employment, the
Executive terminates his employment other than for Good Reason or due to
Retirement, the Executive shall be entitled to receive:
i) Executive's base salary through the date of such termination
of employment at the rate in effect at the time thereof;
ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with the Company's policy but not reimbursed prior to the date
of such termination of employment;
iii) any vested deferred base salary and annual incentive awards
(including, without limitation, interest or other credits on such deferred
amounts); and
iv) no other compensation or benefits except as and to the
extent required by law.
f) INELIGIBILITY FOR SEVERANCE PLAN PAYMENTS. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Executive shall not be entitled to
any payment under any of the Company's severance plans, programs or
arrangements.
9. COMPANY POLICIES.
The Executive shall strictly follow and adhere to all written policies
of the Company which are not inconsistent with this Agreement or applicable law
including, without limitation, securities laws compliance (including, without
limitation, use or disclosure of material nonpublic information, restrictions on
sales of Company stock, and reporting requirements), conflicts of interest
(including, without limitation, doing business with the Company or its
affiliates without the prior approval of the Board), and employee harassment.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY.
The Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
Executive's employment with the Company) disclose or use for Executive's own
benefit or purposes, or for the benefit or purpose of any other person, firm,
partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business
organization, entity or enterprise, any trade secrets, information, data, or
other confidential information relating to customers, employees, job applicants,
services, development programs, prices, costs, marketing, trading, investment,
sales activities, promotion, processes, systems, credit and financial data,
financing methods, plans, proprietary computer software, request for proposal
documents, or the business and affairs of the Company generally, or of any
affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply
to information which is generally known to the industry or the public other than
as a result of the Executive's breach of this covenant. The Executive agrees
that upon termination of his
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employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and
other data, and all copies thereof or therefrom (whether in written, printed
or electronic form), in any way relating to the business of the Company and
its affiliates.
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company's remedies at law
for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Section would
be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, the Executive agrees that, in
the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at
law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain
equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining
order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which
may then be available.
11. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.
a) IN GENERAL. The Executive agrees that during Executive's
employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year after the
termination of such employment for whatever reason (the "Non-Compete Period"),
he shall not, anywhere in the world:
i) engage in any business, whether as an employee, consultant,
partner, principal, agent, representative or stockholder (other than as a
stockholder of less than a one percent (1%) equity interest) or in any
other corporate or representative capacity with any other business, whether
in corporate, proprietorship, or partnership form or otherwise, where such
business is engaged in any activity which competes with the business of the
Company or its affiliates as conducted on the date the Executive's
employment terminated or during the 180 day period prior thereto, or which
will compete with any proposed business activity of the Company in the
planning stage on such date or during such period;
ii) solicit business from, or perform services for, or induce
others to perform services for, any company or other business entity which
at any time during the one (1) year period immediately preceding the
Executive's termination of employment with the Company was a client of the
Company or its affiliates; or
iii) offer, or cause to be offered, employment with any business,
whether in corporate, proprietorship, or partnership form or otherwise,
either on a full-time, part-time or consulting basis, to any person who was
employed by the Company or its affiliates or for whom the Company or its
affiliates performed outplacement services, in either case at any time
during the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date the
Executive's termination of employment with the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, affiliates of the Company include
subsidiaries 50% or more owned by the Company and the Company's franchisees
and licensees.
b) CONSIDERATION. The consideration for the foregoing covenant not
to compete, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, is the Company's
agreement to employ the Executive and provide compensation and benefits pursuant
to this Agreement.
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c) EQUITABLE RELIEF AND OTHER REMEDIES. The Executive acknowledges
and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach
of any of the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without
posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of
specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent
injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
d) REFORMATION. If the foregoing covenant no to compete would
otherwise be determined invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such court shall exercise its discretion in reforming the
provisions of this Section to the end that the Executive be subject to a
covenant not to compete, reasonable under the circumstances, enforceable by the
Company.
12. COMPANY POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS.
Whenever any rights under this Agreement depend on the terms of a
policy, plan or program established or maintained by the Company, any
determination of these rights shall be made on the basis of the policy, plan or
program in effect at the time as of which the determination is made. No
reference in this Agreement to any policy, plan or program established or
maintained by the Company shall preclude the Company from prospectively or
retroactively changing or amending or terminating that policy, plan or program
or adopting a new policy, plan or program in lieu of the then-existing policy,
plan or program.
13. BINDING AGREEMENT; SUCCESSORS.
a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company shall
require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company, by agreement to assume expressly and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would
be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. For purposes
of this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and
any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid.
b) This Agreement shall be binding up and shall inure to the benefit
of the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal representatives,
executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, beneficiaries,
devises and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amounts are payable
to him hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be
paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Executive's devisee,
legatee, beneficiary or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to the
Executive's estate.
14. CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENTS.
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company and the Executive have executed and delivered a Change In Control
Agreement ("C-I-C Agreement"), which applies under the circumstances and during
the period described therein. If circumstances arise which cause both the C-I-C
Agreement and this Agreement to apply to the Company and the Executive, then, to
the extent of any inconsistency between the provisions of
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this Agreement and the C-I-C Agreement, the terms of the C-I-C Agreement
alone shall apply. However, if the C-I-C Agreement does not apply (as, for
example, if there is no Change in Control as described therein, or the C-I-C
Agreement has expired, or the C-I-C Agreement simply does not apply), then
the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be unaffected by the C-I-C
Agreement.
15. NOTICES.
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given (i) on the date of delivery if delivered by hand, (ii) on
the date of transmission, if delivered by confirmed facsimile, (iii) on the
first business day following the date of deposit if delivered by guaranteed
overnight delivery service, or (iv) on the third business day following the date
delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Executive:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Interim Services Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall
be effective only upon receipt.
16. GOVERNING LAW.
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT.
This Agreement and the C-I-C Agreement contain the entire agreement
between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether
written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged
unless such amendment, waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
signed by the Executive and the Company. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have
been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
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18. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which will constitute one and
the same instrument.
19. NON-ASSIGNABILITY.
This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto
shall, without the consent of the other, assign, or transfer this Agreement or
any rights or obligations hereunder, except as provided in Section 13. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
shall not be assignable or transferable, whether by pledge, creation of a
security interest or otherwise, other than a transfer by his will or trust or by
the laws of descent or distribution, and in the event of any attempted
assignment or transfer contrary to this paragraph the Company shall have no
liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred.
20. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.
a) The parties shall submit any claim, demand, dispute, charge or
cause of action (in any such case, a "Claim") arising out of, in connection
with, or relating to this Agreement to binding arbitration in conformance with
the J*A*M*S/ENDISPUTE Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or the
J*A*M*S/ENDISPUTE Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, as applicable,
but expressly excluding Rule 28 of the J*A*M*S/ ENDISPUTE Streamlined Rules and
Rule 32 of the J*A*M*S/ENDISPUTE Comprehensive Rules, as the case may be. All
arbitration procedures shall be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and shall be
subject to the choice of law provisions set forth in Section 16 of this
Agreement.
b) In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this
Agreement for which any party is seeking injunctive relief, specific performance
or other equitable relief, such matter may be resolved by litigation.
Accordingly, the parties shall submit such matter to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida or, if
jurisdiction is not available therein, any other court located in Broward
County, Florida, and hereby waive any and all objections to such jurisdiction or
venue that they may have. Each party agrees that process may be served upon
such party in any manner authorized under the laws of the United States or
Florida, and waives any objections that such party may otherwise have to such
process.
21. NO SETOFF.
The Company shall have no right of setoff or counterclaim in respect
of any claim, debt or obligation against any payment provided for in this
Agreement.
22. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's
continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other
plan or program provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or successors
and for which the Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or
reduce such rights as the Executive may have under any other
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agreements with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or successors.
Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise
entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program, except
as explicitly modified by this Agreement.
23. WITHHOLDING.
The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement
such federal, state and local taxes as are required to be withheld (with respect
to amounts payable hereunder or under any benefit plan or arrangement maintained
by the Company) pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
24. INVALIDITY OF PROVISIONS.
In the event that any provision of this Agreement is adjudicated to be
invalid or unenforceable under applicable law in any jurisdiction, the validity
or enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof shall be unaffected as to
such jurisdiction and such adjudication shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent that
any provision of this Agreement is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable
because it is overbroad, that provision shall not be void but rather shall be
limited to the extent required by applicable law and enforced as so limited.
The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that Sections 11 and 24 are
reasonable in view of the parties' respective interests.
25. NON-WAIVER OF RIGHTS.
The failure by the Company or the Executive to enforce at any time any
of the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the
other party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement, or
any part hereof, or the right of the Company or the Executive thereafter to
enforce each and every provision in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above set forth.
PLEASE NOTE: BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE IS HEREBY CERTIFYING THAT
THE EXECUTIVE (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR REVIEW AND STUDY
BEFORE EXECUTING IT; (B) HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING IT;
(C) HAS HAD SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS THE EXECUTIVE HAS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT AND HAS RECEIVED SATISFACTORY
ANSWERS TO ALL SUCH QUESTIONS; AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THE EXECUTIVE'S RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENT.
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THIS AGREEMENT IN SECTION 18 CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY
BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.
INTERIM SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Senior Vice President and Secretary
EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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