Exhibit 10.66
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the effective date designated
below ("Effective Date"), by and between Arcadia Resources, Inc. ("KAD") a
Nevada corporation ("Employer") and the undersigned individual ("Employee") as
of the Effective Date.
RECITALS
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Employer desires to employ, or
continue the employment of, Employee in the position(s) set forth herein, and
Employee desires to accept such employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and covenants herein and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT. Beginning on the Effective Date and through and ending as of
the close of business on the Expiration Date unless employment is sooner
terminated as provided herein, Employer agrees to employ, or to continue the
employment of, Employee and Employee hereby accepts such employment, subject to
and contingent on the terms specified herein.
2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Employee shall serve in the position(s)
designated below on a full-time basis and shall report to Employer's Chief
Executive Officer. Employee shall perform such duties and responsibilities as
are consistent with and required by such position(s) held by Employee and/or
assigned by Employer and subject to Employer's policies and procedures
applicable to its employees generally. Employee agrees to use Employee's best
efforts to perform any and all such duties and responsibilities necessary or
appropriate to perform the functions of such position(s). Employee shall work in
the offices of Employer specified below. While employed by Employer, Employee
agrees not to work for any other business or enterprise, whether as an employee,
agent, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever.
3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. Employer agrees to pay and provide Employee,
and Employee agrees to accept in full consideration for Employee's services to
Employer, the following:
A. SALARY. An annual base salary in the amount designated below
("Annual Base Salary"), less applicable withholdings, payable in accordance
with the normal payroll practices of Employer.
B. VACATION AND SICK TIME. Employee shall be entitled to take four (4)
weeks of paid vacation per year, plus a limited amount of paid time off for
sickness, disability, or other personal reasons in accordance with the
Employer's general time-off policies in effect from time to time for its
employees. There is no cash payment for unused vacation and other unused
paid time off benefits. Unused vacation and other unused paid time off
benefits do not carry over from year to year.
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C. FRINGE BENEFITS/RETIREMENT PLAN. Employee shall be entitled to
participate in fringe benefits and qualified retirement plans and other
plans offered by Employer to its employees generally from time to time, in
accordance with Employer's eligibility and participation provisions of such
plans. Employee has elected not to obtain health care insurance from
Employer.
D. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. The Employer shall reimburse Employee all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Employee in connection with
the performance of duties hereunder and upon Employee's submission of such
receipts and records as Employer requires to evidence such expenses.
E. EQUITY COMPENSATION. KAD restricted shares of common stock (the
"KAD Restricted Shares") have been awarded pursuant to, and are subject to
vesting and forfeiture in accordance with, the terms and conditions of a
Restricted Stock Award Agreement of even date herewith.
4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OBLIGATION UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Employee's term of employment shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue until terminated as follows:
A. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. Employer may terminate Employee's
employment without cause upon fifteen (15) days written notice. If the
Employer terminates Employee's employment without cause, Employer shall pay
Employee (i) the unpaid Annual Base Salary through the Expiration Date and
benefits payable through such date, the payments to be made as of each
payroll date as if employment had not terminated, plus (ii) all
unreimbursed expenses through such termination date, plus (iii) Employer
shall pay, as severance, an amount equal to (6) months of Employee's Annual
Base Salary at the rate in effect on the date of termination, with such
severance amount, less applicable withholdings, shall be paid over six (6)
months commencing with the Expiration Date. No interest shall be paid on
the severance amounts set forth in this paragraph.
B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH. Employee's employment hereunder shall
terminate upon Employee's death, in which event the compensation specified
in Section 4(A) shall be paid to Employee's estate.
C. TERMINATION DUE TO DISABILITY. Employee's employment hereunder
shall terminate upon the death or disability of the Employee. For purposes
of this Agreement, "Disability" of the Employee will be deemed to have
occurred whenever the Employee has suffered physical or mental illness,
injury, or infirmity that prevents the Employee from performing, with or
without reasonable accommodation, the Employee's essential job functions
under this Agreement for a period of forty-five (45) days in the aggregate.
In the event of a termination due to Disability, Employer shall be
obligated to pay Employee the amount of any unpaid Annual Base Salary
earned and accrued through the date of termination, plus any unreimbursed
expenses, and a pro rata portion of the compensation specified in Section
4(A)(i) from the termination date through the Expiration Date and Section
4(A)(iii), for each 30 calendar days of employment
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completed before the onset of disability, such amounts to be paid as
specified in Section 4(A).
D. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Employee's employment may be terminated by
the Employer for cause upon written notice from the Employer specifying in
detail the particular events and circumstances upon which the Employer is
relying in terminating Employee's employment for cause. The Employee shall
have fifteen (15) calendar days following receipt of the written notice to
correct such events and circumstances, unless such events and circumstances
are not subject to correction in which event termination shall be
immediate. In the event that Employee does not correct such events and
circumstances at the end of the fifteen (15) day notice period, he may be
terminated for cause. If the Employer terminates Employee for cause, it
shall only be obligated to pay Employee the amount of any unpaid Annual
Base Salary earned and accrued through the date of termination, together
with any unreimbursed expenses. For the purposes of this agreement "cause"
means any of the following:
(i) The conviction by Employee of any crime involving moral turpitude;
(ii) The conviction by Employee of, or pleading guilty or no contest
to, any crime, whether or not involving the Employer, constituting a felony
in the jurisdiction involved, which Employer, in its sole discretion,
determines may have an injurious effect on it;
(iii) The Employee's gross negligence, willful misconduct,
insubordination, or the willful and repeated failure or refusal to perform
such duties as may be properly delegated to Employee by Employer hereunder;
or
(iv) The Employee's failure to act in the best interest of the
Employer consistent with Employee's fiduciary duty as defined by law or the
non-performance of Employee's duties provided such duties are normally
associated with Employee's position and not violative of applicable laws.
E. TERMINATION FOR GOOD REASON. Employee may terminate this Agreement
for "Good Reason" at any time by written notice to the Employer following
fifteen (15) days advance written notice specifying the grounds and which
Employer fails to correct within such time period. "Good Reason" shall be
limited to the following circumstances: (i) a material breach of this
Agreement by the Employer, (ii) a reduction by the Employer in the base
salary of Employee, or (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Employer;
(iv) failure to maintain Employee in a position commensurate with that
referred to in this Agreement and/or changing Employee's title as set forth
in "Employee Specific Information" of this Agreement without Employee's
written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (v) the
assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's
position, authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by this
Agreement, without first obtaining Employee's written consent which shall
not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Employee terminates
this Agreement for Good Reason, he shall be entitled to receive the
severance payments set forth in Section 4(A) (i), (ii) and (iii).
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F. RESIGNATION BY THE EMPLOYEE. The Employee may resign at any time
upon ninety (90) days written notice. In the event of a resignation by the
Employee, the Employer shall only be obligated to pay Employee the amount
of any unpaid Annual Base Salary earned and accrued through the date of
termination, together with any unreimbursed expenses.
G. EXPIRATION OF TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. If Employee's employment
continues through and ends on the Expiration Date without having sooner
terminated, Employer shall pay Employee the severance compensation as
specified in Section 4(A)(iii).
H. NO FURTHER OBLIGATIONS. Upon the termination of Employee's
employment, Employer shall have no further liability or obligation
whatsoever to Employee or Employee's personal representative, estate,
heirs, beneficiaries, or any other person claiming by, under or through
Employee, except as stated in such Sections.
5. TAX MATTERS.
A. COMPLIANCE WITH IRC SECTION 280G. It is the intention of the
parties that payments to be made to the Employee whether under the terms of
this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute "excess parachute
payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (as amended from time to time) (the "Code) and any regulations
thereunder. If the independent accountants serving as auditors for Employer
on the date of this Agreement (or any other independent certified public
accounting firm designated by Employer ) determine that any payment or
distribution by Employer to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether
paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or otherwise) would be nondeductible by Employer under
Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision), then the amounts
payable or distributable under this Agreement will be reduced to the
maximum amount which may be paid or distributed without causing such
payments or distributions to be nondeductible. The determination shall take
into account (a) whether the payments or distributions are "parachute
payments" under Section 280G, (b) the amount of payments and distributions
under this Agreement that constitute reasonable compensation, and (c) the
present value of such payments and distributions determined in accordance
with Treasury Regulations in effect from time to time. The Employee shall
have the right to designate which payments or distributions will be
reduced.
B. COMPLIANCE WITH IRC SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, to the extent any payment under any provision of this
Agreement shall be required to be delayed for a period of six (6) months
following the effective date of termination of employment to comply with
the "specified employee" rules of Section 409A of the Code it shall be so
delayed (but not more than is required to comply with such rules). The
parties hereto acknowledge that in addition to any delay required
hereunder, it may be desirable, in view of regulations or other guidance
issued by the IRS under Section 409A of the Code, to amend provisions of
the Agreement to avoid the acceleration of tax or the imposition of
additional tax or penalties under Section 409A of
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the Code and that the Employer will not unreasonably withhold its consent
to any such amendments which in its determination are (i) feasible and
necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code
for Employee, and (ii) not adverse to the interests of the Employer. In
addition, any payments or other benefits required as a result of the
Employee's termination of employment and subject to Section 409A of the
Code shall not be accelerated except as specifically set forth herein
6. INVENTIONS. If any at time during the term of Employee's employment,
Employee shall, either alone or with others, make, devise, create, invent or
discover any inventions, improvements, modifications, developments, ideas,
products, property, formulas, know-how, designs, models, processes, prototypes,
sketches, drawings, plans or other matters whatsoever (whether or not capable of
being protected by letters of patent, registration, copyright, registered
trademark, service marks or other protection) which, in any manner, relate to,
arise out of, or are in connection with the present or future business prospects
or activities of Employer relative to the medical clinic business conducted by
Employer including retail store walk-in clinics, corporate relationships, and
strategic alliances with health systems, providers and others (collectively
"Inventions"), all such Inventions shall immediately be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of Employer and Employee shall immediately and confidentially
communicate a description of the Invention to Employer and to no other party at
any time, and if Employer so desires, Employee shall execute all documents and
instruments and do all things as may be requested by Employer in order to
forever vest all right, title and interest in such Invention solely in Employer
and to obtain such letters of patent, copyrights, registrations or other
protections as Employer may, from time to time, desire.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY. Employee acknowledges and agrees that at all times
during and following the termination of employment with Employer under any
circumstances, Employee shall not use or disclose (i) any information, knowledge
or data relating in any way to the business, financial condition, sales, public
and private sources of financing, sales, customers, operations, suppliers,
products, services, Inventions, business relationships, manufacturing,
technologies or services of Employer, or (ii) any other proprietary or
confidential information, knowledge, data or details of the past, present or
future business affairs or practices of Employer (items (i) and (ii) are
hereafter referred to as "Confidential Information"), except Employee may use
any such Confidential Information provided to Employee as necessary solely
during the term of Employee's employment for the sole purpose of carrying out
Employee's duties hereunder for Employer's benefit provided Employee takes
adequate measures to protect the confidentiality thereof. Employee covenants and
agrees that (i) the use and disclosure restrictions applicable to Confidential
Information shall also apply to all documents or other materials containing any
Confidential Information ("Confidential Materials"), (ii) all Confidential
Materials are and shall remain at all times the sole exclusive property of
Employer and (iii) upon termination of employment, Employee shall promptly
return all Confidential Materials, and all copies and extracts thereof, to
Employer and at no time shall any Confidential Materials be used, copied,
published, circulated or disclosed, in any manner whatsoever, except as
specifically authorized herein other otherwise in writing by Employer. The term
"Confidential Information" does not include information which (i) is or becomes
generally available to the public other than by breach of this provision, (ii)
the Employee learns from a third party who is not under an obligation of
confidence to the Employer or a client of the Employer, or (iii) that the
Employer becomes legally obligated to disclose.
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8. COVENANT-NOT-TO-COMPETE. Employee covenants and agrees that during the
term of employment and for the one (1) year period following the Expiration
Date, whether or not employment terminates before then and irrespective of
whether employment terminates without cause, for cause, or for good reason or
due to disability, (the "Restricted Period"), Employee shall not, within the
greater of any State or Territory of the United States or a 50 mile radius of
any location of the Employer or its affiliates at which Employee worked or for
which Employee had managerial or other executive responsibility while employed
by Employer (collectively the "Restricted Area"), in any manner, directly or
indirectly, through intermediaries or other persons or entities, either as
owner, shareholder, director, officer, manager, member, agent, consultant,
creditor, representative, investor, partner, employee, or on behalf of any other
person or entity, or in any other capacity whatsoever (excepting Employee's
passive ownership of less than 5% of the securities of a publicly traded entity)
(i) engage in, assist, provide capital, services, advice or information to, or
in any manner whatsoever become associated with any business or enterprise that
offers products or services competitive with any business conducted by the
Employer or its affiliates, (ii) contact for any business purpose, solicit or
attempt to solicit any supplier, customer, agent, representative or employee of
Employer or its affiliates, or otherwise interfere with or attempt in any manner
to disrupt any relationship or agreement between Employer or its affiliates and
any of its customers, employees, agents, representatives or others doing
business with Employer or its affiliates, or (iii) compete with Employer or its
affiliates ("Restricted Activities"). Employee agrees that any Restricted
Activities outside the Restricted Area with respect to or directly or indirectly
relating to any portion of the Restricted Area shall be deemed conducted within
the Restricted Area and prohibited hereby. As used herein, "affiliates" shall
include Employer's affiliated agencies and direct or indirect subsidiaries or
other business ventures, and shall further include Arcadia Resources, Inc.
("Arcadia"), its subsidiaries and affiliated agencies thereof, provided that the
"business" of Arcadia, its subsidiaries and affiliated agencies thereof shall be
understood to mean the business of such entities as conducted as of the date of
this Agreement. It is further agreed that the "business" of Employer shall be
understood to mean and include Employer's business relative to medical clinics
in various settings including retail store, corporate relationships, and
strategic alliances with health systems and other providers, and such other
businesses as Employer establishes through the Term of employment. Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the legal consideration for Employee's agreement to
Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement include Employee's initial or continued
employment hereunder, any equity compensation which Employer agrees to award or
cause to be awarded to Employee, and Employer's agreement to pay severance
compensation in the circumstances described herein, and that Sections 6, 7, 8
and 9 of this Agreement shall be enforceable by Employer's successors and
assigns.
9. ENFORCEABILITY. Employee expressly agrees and acknowledges that a loss
arising from a breach of any provision under Sections 6, 7, and 8 may not be
reasonably and equitably compensated by money damages. Therefore, Employee
agrees that in a case of any such breach, Employer shall be entitled to
injunctive and/or other extraordinary relief in order to prevent Employee from
engaging in any of the foregoing prohibited activities, which relief shall be
cumulative and in addition to any and all other additional remedies to which
Employer may be entitled to at law or equity. In the event that any court of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that any part or all of the provisions of
Sections 6, 7, and 8 are unenforceable or invalid due to the scope of the
activities restrained, the geographical extent of the restraints imposed, the
duration of the restraints imposed, or otherwise, the parties hereby expressly
intend, agree and
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stipulate that under such circumstances, the provisions of Sections 6, 7, and 8
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent and scope permitted by law and that
the parties shall be bound by any judicial modifications to the provisions
therein which said court of competent jurisdiction may make in order to carry
out the intentions of the parties as provided herein.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION. This Agreement and all disputes arising
out of Employee's employment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida, notwithstanding the fact that either
party hereto is or may hereafter become domiciled or located in a different
state. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or Employee's employment, whether arising in contract, tort or
otherwise, including all claims assertable under any federal or state law
prohibiting discrimination in employment, shall be resolved at arbitration in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except for
any equitable or injunctive relief sought by Employer under this Agreement and
any claims for workers' compensation benefits or compensation and any claims for
unemployment compensation benefits. There shall be a single, neutral arbitrator.
The arbitration shall be held at a location within Xxxxxxx County, Florida, and
Employer agrees to pay Employee's reasonable travel expenses incurred in
connection therewith. The parties hereto agree that any arbitration award
rendered on any claim submitted to arbitration shall be final and binding upon
the parties and not subject to appeal and that judgment may be entered upon any
arbitration award by any circuit court located in Florida or by any other court
of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that the expenses of any
arbitration (including the administrative charges of the American Arbitration
Association, as well as the fees and expenses paid to the arbitrator selected to
hear the case) shall be borne equally by the parties to the proceeding, provided
that each party shall bear its own attorneys fees and cost of its own experts,
evidence and the like. Employee acknowledges and agrees that by making this
agreement to submit all claims to binding arbitration, Employee hereby waives
the right to litigate in a court of law, and to trial by jury if applicable, all
claims against Employer, including all claims assertable under any federal or
state law prohibiting discrimination in employment, except for any claims for
workers' compensation benefits or compensation and any claims for unemployment
compensation benefits. Notice of the demand for arbitration relating to any
dispute or claim related to or alleged to have arisen during the Term of
employment shall be given in writing to the other party to this Agreement no
later than the expiration of six (6) months following the expiration or
termination of the Term, and as to all other disputes or claims within six (6)
months from the date the party asserting the claim should reasonably have been
aware of the same but in no event later than the period specified by the
applicable statute of limitations period. The failure to give such notice shall
operate to then bar any action, liability and damages arising from or related to
such alleged dispute or claim, with the same force and effect as if the
applicable statute of limitations had expired.
11. WAIVER OF BREACH. The waiver of breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to any party
hereto or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
12. SEVERABILITY. If any of the provisions of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any party under any circumstances is adjudicated to be
invalid or unenforceable, such
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invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof.
13. INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT. Where appropriate in this Agreement, words
used in the singular shall include the plural, and words used in the masculine
shall include the feminine and neuter. All headings that are used in this
Agreement are for the convenience of the reader only and shall not be used to
limit or construe any of the provisions hereof.
14. SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations of Employee under Sections 6,
7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement are continuing and shall survive the termination of
Employee's employment under any circumstances whatsoever.
15. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may
be altered or amended in any of their provisions only by the signed written
agreement of the parties hereto.
16. SUCCESSORS. The Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and
its successors and assigns, including but not limited to the provisions of
Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9, but may not be assigned or delegated by Employee as it
requires Employee's personal services.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any
and all other previous or contemporaneous communications, term sheets,
representations, understandings, agreements, negotiations and discussions,
either oral or written, between the parties. The parties acknowledge and agree
that there are no prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements,
understandings, or representations, directly or indirectly related to this
Agreement that are not set forth herein.
18. COUNTERPART/FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be executed in two
or more counterparts and by facsimile signature, each of which shall be deemed
an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.
19. NOTICES. All notices sent or required to be sent hereunder shall be
sent by facsimile, or by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
To Employer: Chief Executive Officer
Arcadia Resources, Inc.
000 0xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
To Employee: At the address designated below
or to such address of which notice as aforesaid has previously been given, and
shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed.
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EMPLOYEE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Employee Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Effective Date and Effective Date: May 26, 2007
Expiration Date of Expiration Date: May 25, 2008
Employment
Position Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer), Interim Secretary and
Interim Treasurer, Arcadia Resources, Inc. and all
direct/indirect subsidiaries
Annual Base Salary $250,000.00 per annum
Office Location(s) Naples, Florida and Indianapolis, Indiana
Employee Mailing Address
The parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective
Date.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE
ACCEPTED BY EMPLOYER:
ARCADIA RESOURCES, INC.,
a Nevada corporation,
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Its: President and CEO
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