Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of September 1, 2000 by
and between EVOLUTION USA, INC., a Washington corporation, having an address of
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (hereafter the
"Employer"), and XXXXXX XXXXXXX, an individual residing at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 (hereafter the "Employee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Employer desires to hire Employee and Employee is willing to
render services to the Employer, under the terms and conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that as a result of his position as
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, he will be
entrusted with Employer's confidential information, trade secrets and
proprietary processes and procedures; and
WHEREAS, Employee has agreed that, as an inducement for Employer to hire
Employee and to permit the Employee access to the Employer's confidential
information, trade secrets and proprietary processes and procedures necessary to
perform his work, Employee has agreed to enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1) TERM. This Agreement shall be effective as of the aforementioned
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date and shall be for an initial term of three ("3") years and may be terminated
by Employer at any time subject to the termination provisions set forth in
Section 12 hereof.
2) DUTIES. Employer shall employ Employee as its President, Chief
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Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and his duties and responsibilities
will be commensurate with such position. In the performance of his duties and
obligations hereunder, Employee shall report to the Board of Directors of
Employer. Employee agrees to abide by all bylaws, policies, practices,
procedures or rules of Employer, as they may be amended from time to time.
3) SERVICES AND BEST EFFORTS. Employee agrees to his best efforts,
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energies and skill to the discharge of the duties and responsibilities
attributable to his position, and to this end, he will devote sufficient time
and attention to the business and affairs of Employer.
4) BASE Compensation. As compensation for his services and covenants
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hereunder, Employee shall receive a salary payable pursuant to Employer's normal
payroll procedures in effect from time to time, at the rate of $25,000 U.S.
Dollars per month until the first anniversary hereof; thereafter the sum of
$40,000 Dollars until the second anniversary hereof; and thereafter at the rate
of $50,000 Dollars per month, less all necessary and required federal, state and
local payroll deductions and withholdings.
Section 5 NOT USED
6) OPTIONS. Employer shall grant to Employee, from time to time,
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options to acquire additional equity in Employer, with the number of options and
price to be determined by the Board of Directors. In the event any options or
stock issuances hereunder are not vested at the time of a sale of substantially
all of the assets or stock of Employer, or a merger or other form of
recapitalization resulting in a change of control of Employer, all such options
shall become fully vested and exercisable at such time.
7) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. During his employment with Employer, Employee
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shall be entitled to participate in all benefit programs of Employer currently
existing or hereafter made available to Employer's executives and/or other
salaried employees, including, but not limited to, disability, health and
medical benefits, retirement, pension, profit sharing, sick leave, salary
continuation, vacation and holidays, cellular telephone and all related costs
and expenses, or other employee benefit plans as are from time to time generally
made available to employees of similar position with Employer pursuant to the
policies of Employer; provided, however, that Employee shall be required to
comply with the conditions attendant to coverage by such plans and shall comply
with and be entitled to benefits only in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such plans. Employer may withhold from any benefits payable to
Employee all federal, state, local and other taxes and amounts as shall be
permitted or required to be withheld, pursuant to any applicable law, rule or
regulation.
8) VACATION. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7 above,
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Employee shall be entitled to three 3) weeks of vacation per year after one (1)
complete year of employment, three (3) weeks of vacation per year after two (2)
complete years of employment,. The scheduling of any vacation shall be subject
to the needs of Employer.
9) BUSINESS EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. During the term of employment,
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Employee shall be entitled to receive proper reimbursement for all reasonable,
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Employee (in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Company for its senior executive officers) in
performing the services hereunder, provided the Employee properly accounts
therefor.
10) AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE. Employer shall grant to Employee a $1,200
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monthly automobile allowance, plus reimbursement for expenses at the rate 10
cents per mile, for every business mile traveled.
11) DEATH AND DISABILITY.
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(A) DEATH. In the event of death of the Employee while employed by
Employer, Employee's monthly base salary shall be paid to the Employee's
designated beneficiary, or in the absence of such designation, to the estate or
other legal representative (collectively "Designee") of the Employee for a
period of twelve (12) months from and after the date of death; provided,
however, that Employer's obligation under this Paragraph 11(A) shall not exceed,
in any event, the amount of any insurance proceeds received by Employer from any
insurance policy maintained by Employer on the life of Employee. Employer shall
also be obligated to pay to said Designee, any accrued bonus to which Employee
would have been entitled based upon the formula set forth in Section 5 above,
but prorated for the number of months in Employer's fiscal year during which
Employee was employed.
(B) OTHER DEATH BENEFITS. Any other death benefits to which Employee
or Employee's estate may be entitled shall be pursuant to and determined in
accordance with the terms of the Employer's benefit programs and plans.
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(C) DISABILITY. If, during the term of Employee's employment with
Employer, in the opinion of a duly licensed physician selected by Employer,
Employee, because of physical or mental illness or incapacity, shall become
unable to perform the duties and services required of him under this Agreement
for a period of eight (8) consecutive weeks, or a period of twelve (12) weeks in
the aggregate during any twelve-month period, Employer may, upon at least ten
(10) days' prior written notice given at any time after the expiration of such
eight-week period or twelve-week period (as the case may be), give notice to
Employee of Employer's intention to terminate his employment as of such date as
may be set forth in the notice. In the event of disability, as defined above,
the Employee shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the Employer's
disability compensation practice for senior executives, including any separate
arrangement or policy covering the Employee, but in any event Employee shall
continue to receive his monthly base salary hereunder for a period of 60 (sixty)
days following the date of disability. Any amounts provided for in this
Paragraph 11(C) shall be offset by any other long-term disability payments or
benefits provided to Employee by Employer.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if, following a
termination of employment hereunder due to disability as provided above, the
Employee becomes re-employed, whether as an employee or consultant, any salary,
annual bonuses or other benefits earned by the Employee from such employment
shall offset any salary continuation payments or benefits due to the Employee
hereunder commencing with the date of re-employment.
12) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. Employer may terminate this Agreement
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without cause upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to Employee.
Employee may terminate this Agreement for any reason upon one hundred twenty
(120) days' advance written notice to Employer, provided, however, that Employee
has been employed for at least six (6) months prior to the giving of such
notice. Upon any such termination:
(A) The Employee shall receive, for a period of 6 (six) months
following the termination date, Employee's then current monthly base salary.
The Employee shall be entitled to continued health and medical benefits as
provided in Section 7 above or to reimbursement for the cost of providing the
Employee with comparable benefit coverage during the term in which the Employee
is receiving payments from the Employer after termination pursuant to this
Section. Such benefit coverage, however, will be offset by comparable coverage
provided to the Employee in connection with any subsequent employment.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employer's obligations under
Paragraph 12(A) above shall be null and void if Employer does not receive
funding and therefore, cannot execute its business plan.
13) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
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(A) Employer may terminate this Agreement immediately for "cause",
as such term is defined below. Upon such termination, Employer shall be
released from any and all further obligations under this Agreement, except that
Employer shall be obligated to pay Employee his monthly base salary (but not any
benefits) owing to Employee through the day on which Employee's employment is
terminated.
(B) For the purposes of this Agreement, "cause" shall include, without
limitation, the following:
(i) Failure or refusal of, or neglect by, Employee to perform his
duties pursuant to this Agreement;
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(ii) Failure or refusal of Employee to obey orders given by
Employer, provided that such orders are not, and (if followed) would not require
Employee to act, in violation of the rules of the applicable statutes,
regulations or rules of the federal government, any state or municipal
governmental or regulatory agency or the rules or policies of any national or
regional securities exchange.
(iii) Misconduct in connection with the performance of any of
Employee's duties, including, without limitation, theft, embezzlement or
misappropriation of funds or property of Employer, securing or attempting to
secure personally any profit in connection with any transaction entered into on
behalf of Employer, misrepresentation to Employer, or any violation of laws or
regulations to which Employer is subject;
(iv) Commission by Employee of an act involving moral turpitude,
dishonesty, theft or unethical business conduct, or conduct which impairs or
injures the reputation of, or xxxxx, Employer;
(v) Disloyalty by Employee, such as aiding a competitor;
(vi) Employee's medically confirmed dependence on or abuse of
alcohol or any controlled substance;
(vii) Failure by Employee to devote his full time and best
efforts to Employer;
(viii) Any breach of this Agreement by Employee.
14) NON-DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
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(A) Employee acknowledges that, by his employment with Employer,
Employee has been and will be in a confidential relationship with Employer, and
Employee will have access to Confidential Information and Trade Secrets (as
defined below) of Employer and Employer's past and present subsidiaries and
affiliates.
"Confidential Information" shall include, but is not limited to, any
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and all information (whether disclosed to Employee directly or indirectly, in
writing, orally, or by drawings or observation of parts or equipment) which is
of a confidential or proprietary nature designated or treated as such by the
Employer, and is either applicable to, or related in any way to: (i) the
financial status, plans or projections of the Company, its subsidiaries and/or
affiliates; (ii) technical know-how, ingredients, concepts, formulae and
processes of the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates; (iii) the research
and development or investigations of the Company, its subsidiaries and/or
affiliates; (iv) marketing plans, strategies or business plans of the Company,
its subsidiaries and/or affiliates; or (v) customer lists of the Company or
other information concerning customers or vendors of the Company, its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates not in the public domain. Information is not
confidential or proprietary if it is in the public domain or subsequently comes
into the public domain through no fault of Employee.
"Trade Secret" shall include, but is not limited to, any information
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relating to the Company's (or its subsidiaries' and/or affiliates') business
including, but not limited to, ideas, inventions, technical or non-technical
data, compilations, computer programs, software, systems, designs, circuits,
ingredients, formulae, methods, techniques, processes, financial data, or
financial plans which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to, and not readily ascertainable by proper means by,
other persons or entities who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or
use; and which (ii) is or has been the subject of efforts by the Company, which
were or are reasonable under the circumstances, to maintain its secrecy.
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(B) Employee will not, during his employment or at any time thereafter,
use, publish, reproduce or disclose to any third party, Trade Secrets or
Confidential Information of Employer or Employer's past or present subsidiaries
and affiliates, including, but not limited to, Confidential Information or Trade
Secrets belonging or relating to Employer, or its past or present subsidiaries
and affiliates, customers, clients and suppliers or proprietary processes and
procedures of Employer, or its past or present subsidiaries and affiliates,
customers, clients and suppliers. Proprietary processes and procedures shall
include, but shall not be limited to, all information which is known or intended
to be known only by employees of Employer or its past or present subsidiaries
and affiliates, or others in a confidential relationship with Employer or its
past or present subsidiaries and affiliates, which relate to business matters.
(C) Employee will not, during his employment and for a period of
eighteen (18) months after termination of his employment, in any state where
Employer engages in business or in e-commerce involving ALL LINES OF BUSINESS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS PLAN COMPLETED AND EFFECTIVE AS
OF OCTOBER 31, 2000, directly or indirectly, under any circumstance other than
at the direction and for the benefit of Employer, its subsidiaries or
affiliates, engage in or participate in any business activity (including but not
limited to acting as a director, officer, employee, agent, independent
contractor, partner, consultant, licensor, licensee, franchisor, franchisee,
proprietor, syndicate member, shareholder or creditor, or with a person having
any other relationship with any other business, Employer, firm, occupation or
business activity) that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with any
business carried on by Employer or its subsidiaries and affiliates during the
term of this Agreement.
(D) Employee acknowledges and agrees that customers, suppliers and/or
clients referred to in this Section 15 means each and every corporation,
employer, business or other entity or person with or to whom Employer or its
past or present subsidiaries and affiliates has had a relationship within the
three-year period preceding the termination date of Employee's employment, or to
whom any presentation, offer or other proposal had been made by Employer or its
past or present subsidiaries and affiliates, and not affirmatively rejected as
of the Employee's termination date.
(E) Nothing contained in this Section 14 shall be construed as
prohibiting Employee from being engaged by a client, customer or supplier of the
Employer upon his termination of employment by Employer; provided, however, that
such engagement is in compliance with the terms of this Section 14.
(F) It is expressly agreed by Employee that the nature and scope of
each of the provisions set forth above in this Section 14 are reasonable and
necessary. If, for any reason, any aspect of the above provisions as they apply
to Employee is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unreasonable or unenforceable, the provisions shall only be modified to the
minimum extent required to make the provisions reasonable and/or enforceable, as
the case may be. Employee acknowledges and agrees that his services are of a
unique character and expressly grants to the Employer or any successor or
assigns the right to enforce the provisions of this Section 14 through the use
of all remedies available at law or in equity, including, but not limited to,
injunctive relief.
(G) This Section 14 and Sections 15, 16, 17, and 18 hereof shall
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
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15) EMPLOYER PROPERTY. (A) Any works, patents, inventions, discoveries,
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applications, processes, know-how or other intellectual property (collectively,
"Intellectual Property") designed, devised, planned, applied, created,
discovered or invented by Employee in the course of Employee's employment under
this Agreement and which pertain to any aspect of the Employer's business shall
be the sole and absolute property of Employer, and Employee shall promptly
report the same to Employer. Without limiting the foregoing, Employee agrees
that any and all Intellectual Property and any and all Confidential Information
and Trade Secrets developed, made, formulated, written, invented, coded or
otherwise originated in any way by Employee, alone or with others, in connection
with Employee's employment with Employer, (and/or its past or present
subsidiaries and affiliates) shall be deemed to be "works for hire" under the
Copyright Act of 1976 and the sole and exclusive property of Employer. To the
extent that any such Intellectual Property, Confidential Information or Trade
Secrets shall for any reason be considered not to be a "work for hire" for U.S.
copyright law purposes, Employee hereby conveys, transfers and assigns to
Employer all right, title and interest that Employee may have now or in the
future pertaining to such Intellectual Property, Confidential Information and
Trade Secrets, including but not limited to all copyrights and other
intellectual property rights pertaining to the Intellectual Property,
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Upon the request of Employer,
Employee shall promptly execute all instruments and documents necessary to
evidence such conveyance, transfer and assignment, which instruments and
documents shall be prepared at the sole expense of Employer. Nothing contained
in this Agreement shall be construed as granting to or conferring on Employee
any rights (by license or otherwise) in or to any Intellectual Property,
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets.
(B) Notwithstanding Paragraph 15(A) above, Employee acknowledges and
understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment of
inventions to Employer do not apply to any invention which qualifies fully for
protection under the provisions of Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") Section
49.44.140 (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A). Employee agrees to
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advise Employer promptly in writing of any invention(s) that Employee believes
meet the criteria in RCW 49.44.140.
(C) All records, files, lists, including computer-generated lists,
drawings, documents, software, equipment and similar items relating to Employer
business which Employee shall prepare or receive from Employer shall remain the
sole and exclusive property of Employer. Upon any termination of this Agreement,
Employee shall promptly return to Employer all property of Employer in his
possession. Employee further represents that he will not copy or cause to be
copied, print out or cause to be printed out any software, documents or other
materials originating with or belonging to Employer. Employee additionally
represents that, upon termination of his employment with Employer, he will not
retain in his possession any such software, documents or other materials or
copies in machine- or human-readable form.
16) REMEDIES. It is mutually understood and agreed that Employee's
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services are special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and of an intellectual
character giving them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably
or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. Accordingly, in the
event of any breach of this Agreement by Employee, including, but not limited
to, the breach of the non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-compete clauses
under Section 15 hereof, the Employer shall be entitled to equitable relief by
way of injunction or otherwise in addition to any damages which Employer may be
entitled to recover.
17) REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF EMPLOYEE;
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INDEMNIFICATION.
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(A) In order to induce Employer to enter into this Agreement, Employee
hereby represents and warrants to Employer, and covenants with Employer, as
follows: i) Employee has the legal capacity and unrestricted right to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of his obligations hereunder; (ii)
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Employee and the performance of
his obligations hereunder will not violate or be in conflict with any fiduciary
or other duty, instrument, agreement, document, arrangement or other
understanding to which Employee is a party or by which he is or may be bound or
subject; (iii) Employee is not a party to any instrument, agreement, document,
arrangement or other understanding with any person (other than Employer)
requiring or restricting the use or disclosure of any confidential information
or the provision of any employment, consulting or other services;
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(B) Employee hereby agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Employer from and against any and all losses, costs, damages and
expenses (including, without limitation, its reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred or suffered by Employer resulting from any breach by Employee of any of
his representations or warranties set forth herein.
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18) ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS AND CONTROVERSIES; ATTORNEYS' FEES; INJUNCTIVE
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RELIEF.
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(A) Subject to Paragraph 14(F) above and Section 16 above, any claim or
controversy between Employer and Employee arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the breach hereof and/or Employee's employment with Employer and/or
any termination thereof shall be submitted to arbitration to be held in King
County, Washington or such other place as mutually agreed to by the parties in
accordance the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
(B) Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of Employer to seek
temporary or preliminary injunctive relief in any federal or state court in King
County, Washington, or in any other federal, state or foreign court having
jurisdiction thereof, to enforce any right under this Agreement.
(C) In the event of any arbitration or litigation arising out of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of its attorneys'
fees and costs (including any fees and costs incurred in any appellate
proceedings) against the non-prevailing party.
(D) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party
hereby waives any right(s) to seek or be awarded punitive damages.
19) NOTICES. (A) Notices by Employee to Employer shall be valid only
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if in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given only if personally delivered
or deposited in the U.S. mail by Certified Mail with Return Receipt service
requested, and addressed to each of Employer and Employer's legal counsel,
separately, at the following addresses (or at such other address(es) as may be
designated by notice to Employee given in accordance with this Paragraph 19(A)):
If to Employer: EVOLUTION USA, INC.:
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
With a copy to: Xxxxxxx & Biagi, P.L.L.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
If to Employee: XXXXXX XXXXXXX
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
(B) Notices by Employer to Employee shall be valid only if in writing
and shall be deemed to be duly given if delivered to Employee personally or by
United States Postal Service First Class Mail at the address set forth at the
beginning of this Agreement (or at such other address as may be designated by
notice to the Employer given in accordance with this Paragraph 20(B)).
20) INTERPRETATION, HEADINGS. The parties acknowledge and agree that
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the terms and provisions of this Agreement have been negotiated, shall be
construed fairly as to all parties hereto, and shall not be construed in favor
of or against any party. The section headings contained 'in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.
21) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES.
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Neither this Agreement, nor any of Employee's rights, powers, duties or
obligations hereunder, may be assigned by Employee. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of Employee and his heirs and legal
representatives and Employer, and its successors. Successors of Employer shall
include, without limitation, any corporation or corporations acquiring, directly
or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of Employer, whether by
merger, consolidation, purchase, lease or otherwise, and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed "Employer" for the purpose hereof.
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22) NO WAIVER BY ACTION, CUMULATIVE RIGHTS, ETC.
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Any waiver or consent from Employer with respect to any term or provision of
this Agreement or any other aspect of Employee's conduct or employment shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given and shall not be deemed, regardless of frequency given, to be a further or
continuing waiver or consent. The failure or delay of Employer at any time or
times to require performance of, or to exercise any of its powers, rights or
remedies with respect to, any term or provision of this Agreement or any other
aspect of Employee's conduct or employment in no manner (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein) shall affect Employer's right at a later time to
enforce any such term or provision.
23) SEVERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement,
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if any provision of this Agreement shall be unenforceable under any applicable
law, then notwithstanding such unenforceability, the remainder of this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.
24) COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW; AMENDMENTS, ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
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This Agreement may be executed in two counterpart copies, each of which may be
executed by one of the parties hereto, but all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute a single agreement binding upon all of the parties hereto.
This Agreement and all other aspects of Employee's employment shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws pertaining in the State
of Washington. Each and every modification and amendment of this Agreement
shall be in writing and signed by the Employee and the Employer, and any waiver
of, or consent to any departure from, any term or provision of this Agreement
shall be in writing and signed by each affected party hereto. This Agreement
contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior
representations, agreements and understandings, oral or otherwise, between the
parties with respect to the matters contained herein.
25) MISCELLANEOUS. Employee represents and agrees that he fully
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understands his right to discuss all aspects of this Agreement with his private
attorney; that to the extent, if any, that he desired, he availed himself of
this right-, that he has carefully read and fully understands all of the
provisions of the Agreement; that he is competent to execute this Agreement,
that his agreement to execute this Agreement has not been obtained by any duress
and that he freely and voluntarily enters into it, and that he has read this
document in its entirety and fully understands the meaning, intent and
consequences of this document which is that it is an agreement of employment.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
______ day of ___________________, 2000.
EMPLOYER: EVOLUTION USA, INC.
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: Chief Financial Officer
EMPLOYEE:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
____________________________________
XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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EXHIBIT A
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REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON SECTION 49.44.140
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RCW 49.44.140. REQUIRING ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS TO
INVENTIONS--CONDITIONS
(1) A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee
shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee's rights in an invention to
the employer does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies,
facilities, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was
developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates
(i) directly to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual
or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention
results from any work performed by the employee for the employer. Any provision
which purports to apply to such an invention is to that extent against the
public policy of this state and is to that extent void and unenforceable.
(2) An employer shall not require a provision made void and unenforceable
by subsection (1) of this section as a condition of employment or continuing
employment.
(3) If an employment agreement entered into after September 1, 1979,
contains a provision requiring the employee to assign any of the employee's
rights in any invention to the employer, the employer must also, at the time the
agreement is made, provide a written notification to the employee that the
agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies,
facility, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was
developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates
(i) directly to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual
or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention
results from any work preformed by the employee for the employer.
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