Contract
EXHIBIT
10.6
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This
Employee Agreement (βAgreementβ) is made by and between Analysts International
Corporation (βAnalysts Internationalβ or the βCompanyβ) with headquarters at
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 and Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
(βSMTβ).
RECITALS
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WHEREAS,
SMT is an existing employee of the Company who, under this
Agreement,Β Β will receive new and valuable consideration in the form
of, among other things, the opportunity to receive incentive compensation,
severance benefits if terminated without cause; and
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WHEREAS,
the Company desires to retain SMT as an at-will employee of the Company in
accordance with and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and SMT desires
to be so employed, understanding that the terms and conditions of this Agreement
will completely replace all prior understandings and agreements with the Company
with respect to her employment.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and SMT, each
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
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AGREEMENT
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1.Β Β
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Terms of
Employment
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1.1Β Β
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Effective
Date.Β Β This Agreement is effective as of June 23, 2008
(the βEffective Dateβ).
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1.2Β Β
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Position.Β Β In
accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company
will continue to employ SMT in the capacity of Vice President, Planning
and Operations; provided, however, the
Company shall have the right to modify or change the position, duties,
responsibilities or title of SMT in any respect, so long as the SMT shall
continue to be employed in a senior managerial
capacity.
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1.3Β Β
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Best
Efforts.Β Β During SMTβs employment by the Company, SMT
agrees to devote her full time and best efforts to the interests of the
Company and to refrain from engaging in other employment or in any
activities that may be in conflict with the best interests of the
Company.Β Β SMT agrees to use her best efforts to promote the
interests of the Company, and perform faithfully and efficiently the
responsibilities assigned to him in accordance with this
Agreement.Β Β SMT agrees not to render services to anyone other
than the Company (or its subsidiaries) for compensation as an employee,
consultant or otherwise during the term of this
Agreement.
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1.4Β Β
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Personal
Activities.Β Β The provisions of Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of
this Agreement will not be deemed to prohibit SMT from devoting reasonable
time to personal matters, provided that such personal activities do not
interfere with SMTβs primary duties to the
Company.
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1.5Β Β
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At-Will
Employment.Β Β Both the Company and SMT are cognizant that
personnel changes are sometimes initiated by employees and management
alike.Β Β In this regard, it is expressly understood that SMTβs
employment at Analysts International is at-will and will continue only so
long as it is mutually agreeable both to SMT and to the
Company.Β Β Either SMT or the Company may terminate employment at
any time and for any reason, with or without cause.Β Β SMT will
endeavor to provide (but, due to the βat-willβ nature of the employment
relationship created under this Agreement, is not obligated to provide)
ten (10) daysβ advance notice to the Company before she terminates the
employment relationship.Β Β Such notice would help the Company
maintain continuity in its operations and avoid damage caused by
disruption, and, further, would help the Company to protect its business
interests, preserve customer goodwill and facilitate the transfer of
information.Β Β SMT agrees to inform any new employer, prior to
accepting employment, of the existence of this Agreement and to provide
such employer a copy of this
Agreement.
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1.6Β Β
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Employee Handbook β
Not an Offer of Employment or an Implied Contract of
Employment.Β Β From time to time the Company may prepare
and make available to its employees an employee handbook.Β Β The
sole purpose of any such employee handbook is to communicate general
statements of policy to employees.Β Β Consequently, under no
circumstance is any such handbook intended to constitute an offer of an
employment contract or an implied contract of
employment.Β Β Despite any provision of such an employee handbook,
employment with the Company remains at-will at all times.Β Β The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, from time to time and
with or without notice, to interpret, discontinue, modify, amend or
replace any such employee handbook and the guidelines stated
therein.
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2.Β Β
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Compensation and
Benefits
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2.1Β Β
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Salary.Β Β For
all services rendered by SMT pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will
pay SMT a base salary which, on an annualized basis, equals $175,000.00
(βBase Compensationβ).Β Β Payment will occur at regular payroll
intervals in accordance with the Companyβs standard payroll practices and
will be subject to normal
withholdings.
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2.2Β Β
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Incentive
Compensation.Β Β In addition to SMTβs Base Compensation,
SMT will be eligible to earn additional cash incentive compensation in
accordance with the terms of the Annual Management Incentive Plan set
forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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Fringe
Benefits.Β Β SMT will be entitled to participate in the
Companyβs standard benefit programs, on the same terms as other similarly
situated senior managers of the Company.Β Β Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company will also provide SMT the
following:
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2.3.1Β Β
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Paid Time
Off.Β Β SMT shall be entitled to paid time off at her
discretion and as business conditions warrant.Β Β If necessary due
to business conditions of the Company, SMT agrees to obtain concurrence
from the CEO or her manager, as applicable, prior to taking the paid time
off.
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2.3.2Β Β
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Business
Expenses.Β Β SMT will be entitled to reimbursement of all
reasonable, business-related travel and other expenses incurred by SMT in
the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, so long as such
expenses are incurred, documented and authorized pursuant to the Companyβs
expense reimbursement policies.
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2.4Β Β
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Stock
Options.Β Β On or about June 27, 2008, Executive will be
granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Companyβs common stock
with one-quarter being vested immediately and the remainder vesting on the
anniversary date hereof in even increments over three years from the date
of the grant.
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The
Company may issue such options from the plans as it deems appropriate but to the
extent possible shall issue the options as incentive stock options if such
options qualify as incentive stock options as defined in Internal Revenue Code
Section 422.Β Β The stock option agreement shall provide that in the
event of a Change of Control on or after the effective date of this Agreement,
any options remaining unvested at the time of the Change of Control shall vest
immediately.Β Β For purposes of this Section 2.4, βChange of Controlβ
shall have the same meaning as set forth in Exhibit B.Β Β In order to
qualify for this grant of options, and in order for said grant to become
effective, Executive must first sign an option agreement or agreements
containing the terms for the options outlined herein and such other terms and
conditions required of similarly situated executives by the Company as
determined by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board in its or
their sole discretion.Β Β The form of such agreement is attached hereto
as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference.
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2.5Β Β
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Deferred Compensation
Plan.Β Β Executive will be entitled to participate in the
Companyβs deferred compensation plan (known as the βRestated Special
Executive Retirement Planβ or βRestated SERPβ) at a participation rate of
5% of Base Compensation.Β Β Deferred compensation covered by the
Companyβs deferred compensation plan (Restated SERP) will be treated and
distributed in accordance with terms and conditions of the Restated SERP
as the same may be in effect or modified from time to
time.
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3.Β Β
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Location
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SMT will
provide her services in the Edina, Minnesota geographical
area.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties recognize and
acknowledge that SMT may be required to spend considerable business time in
locations other than the Edina, MinnesotaΒ Β geographical
area.
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4.Β Β
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Change of Control
Obligations
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4.1Β Β
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Change of Control
Obligations.Β Β In the event of a change in control in the
ownership of the Company, the Companyβs and SMTβs obligations, and SMTβs
benefits, shall be governed by the Change of Control Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event of a change in control (as the term βChange of Controlβ is defined
in Exhibit B), SMT shall have the
additional right at the six (6) month anniversary date after the Change of
Control to resign and receive the Severance specified in Section 5.5
hereof, provided that SMT signs all appropriate
paperwork, including providing a full a release of all claims to the
Company in a form acceptable to the Company.Β Β To exercise this
right to resign and receive severance, SMT must give written
notice of intent to resign no sooner than four (4) months after a Change
of Control, and no later than five (5) months after a Change of
Control.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, SMT acknowledges and agrees that the total amount
of severance payments payable to SMT upon any Change of Control shall not
exceed 100% of her annual Base Compensation at the time of the Change of
Control.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, to the extent that SMT is a βkey employeeβ
pursuant to the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code as
of the date that any severance benefits or other deferred compensation
becomes payable to the SMT hereunder, and such severance benefits are
required to be delayed until the date six months following SMTβs
termination of employment in order to avoid additional tax under Section
409A of the Code, payment and provision of such severance benefits or
other deferred compensation shall be delayed until the date six months
after SMTβs termination of
employment.
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Termination of
Employment by the Company
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5.1Β Β
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At-Will
Employment.Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, SMTβs employment is βat-willβ
and such employment may be terminated by the Company at any time, with or
without Cause (as hereinafter
defined).
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5.2Β Β
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Termination of
Employment For Cause
or Inability to Perform.Β Β The Company will have the right
to terminate SMTβs employment at any time for Cause and in such case no
Severance (as hereinafter defined) will be due or
payable.Β Β Likewise, if the Company terminates SMTβs employment
for Inability to Perform, the Company will have no further obligation or
liability of any kind to SMT, except for offering continuation of benefits
as required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(βCOBRAβ) and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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5.3Β Β
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Termination
of
Employment by the
Company Without Cause.Β Β If the Company terminates SMTβs
employment without Cause, SMT will
receive Severance as hereinafter
defined.
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5.4Β Β
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Definitions.
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5.4.1Β Β
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For
purposes of this Agreement, βCauseβ shall
mean:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SMTβs
failure or neglect, or refusal to perform, the duties and responsibilities of
SMTβs position and/or the direction of the CEO;
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(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The
commission by SMT of any wrongful act that has the effect of injuring the
reputation, business or performance of the Company;
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(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SMTβs
conviction of, or SMTβs guilty or nolo contendere plea with respect to, any
crime punishable as a felony;
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(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SMTβs
conviction of, or SMTβs guilty or nolo contendere plea with respect to, any
crime involving moral turpitude; or
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(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Any
bar against SMT from serving as a director, officer or executive of any firm the
securities of which are publicly traded.
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For
purposes of this Agreement, the Company will have the right to terminate
SMTβs employment upon the occurrence of any of the following events
(βInability to
Performβ): (a) SMT becomes unable to perform the essential
functions of SMTβs position for a period of at least ninety (90) days to
the extent that, in the determination of the Company, she is no longer
able to report to work and to carry on her duties on behalf of the
Company; or (b) SMT dies.
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5.5Β Β
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For
purposes of this Agreement, βSeveranceβ
shall mean twelve (12) months of Base Compensation.Β Β To qualify
for payment of any Severance, SMT must sign all appropriate paperwork,
including a full release of all claims to the Company, in a form
acceptable to the Company.Β Β In such case, the Company will also
reimburse SMT for medical insurance premium payments made under COBRA, for
a period of up to six (6) months following the date of termination,
provided that the Company receives sufficient evidence of proof of such
payments during the COBRA period.Β Β If SMT does not sign all such
paperwork, including a full release of all claims to the Company in a form
acceptable to the Company, she will not be entitled to Severance and no
Severance will be payable.
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Termination of
Employment by SMT
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6.1Β Β
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At-Will
Employment.Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, SMTβs employment is βat-willβ
and SMT may terminate such employment at any time, for any reason or for
no reason.
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Notice.Β Β SMT
will endeavor to provide (but, due to the βat-willβ nature of the
employment relationship created under this Agreement, is not obligated to
provide) ten (10) daysβ advance notice to the Company before she
terminates the employment
relationship.
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Resignation.Β Β If
SMT terminates her employment, except as may otherwise be expressly
provided herein, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability
to SMT of any kind, except for offering continuation of benefits as
required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (βCOBRAβ)
and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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7.Β Β
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Intellectual Property
Rights
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7.1Β Β
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Non-Infringement.Β Β SMT
agrees that all original work products created or produced by SMT during
the course of her employment with the Company will be SMTβs work and will
not infringe upon or violate any patent, copyright, trade secret,
contractual or other proprietary right of any third
party.
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Disclosure.Β Β SMT
agrees to disclose and describe to the Company, on a timely basis, all
works of authorship, inventions and all other intellectual property that
SMT may solely or jointly discover, conceive, create, develop, produce or
reduce to practice while employed by the Company (βCompany
Inventionsβ).
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Assignment.Β Β SMT
hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, or its designee, SMTβs
entire right, title, and interest in and to all Company
Inventions.Β Β SMT represents that the Companyβs rights in all
such Company Inventions will be free and clear of any encumbrances, liens,
claims, judgments, causes of action or other legal rights or
impediments.
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Independent
Development.Β Β SMT is hereby notified that the foregoing
agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies,
facility or trade secret information of the Company was used and which was
developed entirely on the employeeβs own time, and (1) which does not
relate (a) directly to the business of the Company (or its Clients) or (b)
to the Companyβs (or its Clientsβ) actual or demonstrably anticipated
research or development, or (2) which does not result from any work
performed by the employee for the Company or its Clients.Β Β For
purposes of this Section 7.4, the term βClientβ shall have the same
meaning as set forth in Section 12.2 of this
Agreement.
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Works for
Hire.Β Β SMT acknowledges and agrees that all original
works of authorship which are made by SMT (solely or jointly with others)
within the scope of her employment and which are protectable by
copyrights, are βworks made for hireβ as that term is defined in the
United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Β§ 101) and that, as such, all
rights comprising copyright under the United States Copyright laws will
vest solely and exclusively in her employer, the Company.Β Β SMT
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives all so-called moral rights
that may vest in SMT (whether before, on or after the date hereof) in
connection with SMTβs authorship of any copyright works in the course of
her employment with the Company, wherever in the world enforceable,
including without limitation the right to be identified as the author of
any such works and the right of integrity (i.e., not to have any
such works subjected to derogatory treatment), and SMT agrees never to
assert any such moral rights with respect to any Company
Invention.
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Enforcement;
Cooperation.Β Β SMT agrees to perform, during and after her
employment, all acts deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to
permit and assist it, at its sole expense, in obtaining and enforcing the
full benefits, enjoyment, rights and title throughout the world in the
Company Inventions hereby assigned to the Company.Β Β Such acts
may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance
or cooperation in the registration and enforcement of applicable patents,
copyrights, maskworks or other legal
proceedings.
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Attorney in
Fact.Β Β In the event that the Company is unable for any
reason, whether during or after SMTβs employment by the Company, to secure
SMTβs signature to any document required or desirable to apply for or
execute any patent, design rights, registered designs, trademarks,
copyright, maskwork or other applications with respect to any Company
Inventions (including improvements, renewals, extensions, continuations,
divisions or continuations in part thereof), SMT hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and
agents as SMTβs agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on her behalf
and instead of SMT, to execute and file any such application and to do all
other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of
patents, copyrights, maskworks or other rights thereon with the same legal
force and effect as if executed by
SMT.
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8.Β Β
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Confidentiality
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8.1Β Β
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Confidential Nature of
Relationship.Β Β SMT acknowledges that her employment by
the Company creates a relationship of confidence and trust with respect to
Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined).Β Β During the
course of her employment with the Company, the Company agrees to provide
SMT with access to Confidential Information.Β Β SMT expressly
undertakes to retain in strict confidence all Confidential Information
transmitted or disclosed to SMT by the Company or the Companyβs clients,
and will never make any use of such information except as (and then, only
to the extent) required to perform SMTβs employment duties for the
Company.Β Β SMT will take such protective measures as may be
reasonably necessary to preserve the secrecy and interest of the Company
in the Confidential Information.Β Β If SMT becomes aware of any
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information by any person
or entity, SMT will promptly and fully advise the Company of all facts
known to SMT concerning such unauthorized use or
disclosure.
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Definition.Β Β βConfidential
Informationβ means all commercially sensitive information and data of a
confidential nature, in their broadest context, originated by, on behalf
of or within the knowledge or possession of the Company or its clients
(including any subsidiary, division or legal affiliate
thereof).Β Β Without in any way limiting the foregoing,
Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to: information that
has been designated as proprietary and/or confidential; information
constituting trade secrets; information of a confidential nature that, by
the nature of the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, should in good
faith be treated as proprietary and/or confidential; and information and
data conceived, discovered or developed in whole or in part by SMT while
employed by the Company. Confidential Information also includes
information of a confidential nature relating to the Companyβs clients,
prospective clients, strategic business relationships, business
opportunities, products, services, suppliers, personnel, pricing,
recruiting strategies, job candidate information, employee information,
sales strategies, technology, methods, processes, research, development,
systems, techniques, finances, accounting, purchasing and business
plans.
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8.3Β Β
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Exclusions.Β Β Confidential
Information does not include information which: (A) is generic; (B) is or
becomes part of the public domain through no act or omission of SMT; (C)
was in SMTβs lawful possession prior to the disclosure and was not
obtained by SMT in breach, either directly or indirectly, of any
obligation to the Company or any client of the Companyβs; (D) is lawfully
disclosed to SMT by a third party without restriction on disclosure; or
(E) is independently developed by SMT using her own resources, entirely on
her own time, and without the use of any Confidential
Information.
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Protected Health
Information.Β Β If during the course of her employment with
the Company, SMT receives any βprotected health information,β as that term
is defined in 45 CFR, Part 164, Subpart E (βPrivacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Informationβ): (A) SMT agrees to maintain all such
information in strict confidence with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); (B) SMT agrees that she will make no
use whatsoever of any such information except as required to perform SMTβs
employment duties; and (C) SMT agrees that she will never record, store,
file or otherwise maintain, in any computer or other storage device owned
by the Company or by SMT, any third-party βprotected health information.β
SMT agrees to alert the Company promptly if she becomes aware of any
misuse or unauthorized disclosure of any such
information.
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Additional
Confidentiality Agreements.Β Β SMT agrees to execute such
additional non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements as the Company or
its clients may from time to time
request.
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9.Β Β
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Use of Confidential or
Material Non-Public Information; Codes of
Conduct
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9.1Β Β
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Confidential or
Material, Non-Public Information.Β Β SMT acknowledges that
she is prohibited from using or sharing any Confidential Information for
personal gain or advantage (in securities transactions or otherwise), or
for the personal gain or advantage of anyone with whom SMT improperly
shares such information.Β Β Specifically as to material,
non-public information of the Company, SMT agrees to comply strictly with
the Companyβs xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy in effect at the commencement of this
Agreement and as such policy may be amended from time to
time.
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Codes of
Conduct.Β Β SMT agrees to carefully review, sign and fully
comply with any Code of Conduct (or similar policy) of the Company either
having general applicability to its employees or specifically to
SMT.
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Restrictions against
Solicitation;
Non-Interference
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During
her employment by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after
termination of such employment for any reason, SMT agrees that she will not
engage in the following conduct:
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10.1Β Β
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Restrictions against
Solicitation.Β Β SMT will not, directly or indirectly, hire
or initiate any solicitation or recruitment effort for the purpose of
attempting to hire any employee or independent contractor of the Company
or to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company to end
her relationship with the Company.Β Β With respect to job
candidates with or about whom SMT, while employed by the Company, had
actual contact or knowledge, SMT will not, directly or indirectly,
initiate any solicitation or recruitment effort for the purpose of
attempting to hire any such candidate for or on behalf of her new employer
or any company in which SMT owns, directly or indirectly, an
interest.
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10.2Β Β
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Non-Interference.Β Β SMT
will not, directly or indirectly, disrupt, damage, impair, impede or
interfere with the contractual relationship between the Company and any of
its clients.
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11.Β Β
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Restrictions Against
Competition
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11.1Β Β
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Restricted
Period.Β Β During her employment by the Company and for a
period of twelve (12) months after termination of such employment for any
reason, SMT agrees not to engage in any Competitive Acts with any entity
that was a client or prospective client of the Company within the prior 24
months prior to termination of SMTβs
employment.
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11.2Β Β
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Definitions.Β Β For
purposes of this Section 9, the following terms shall be defined as
follows.
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCompetitive
Actsβ means soliciting, selling, marketing, brokering, providing or managing any
consulting services within the United States that compete with the Company or
are similar in kind or nature to the services provided or offered by the Company
(βServicesβ), whether directly as an employee of a Client or indirectly as an
employee, subcontractor, partner or owner of a Competitor.
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(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βClientβ
means: (A) any Company client about whom SMT possessed or knew Confidential
Information at any time during the two years prior to SMTβs termination of
employment with the Company; or (B) any Company client or prospective client to
whom SMT solicited, proposed, marketed or sold Services at any time during the
previous two years of SMTβs employment with the Company; (C) any third party
having a written partnership, alliance or teaming agreement or similar strategic
business relationship with the Company, about which SMT received Confidential
Information at any time during the previous two years of SMTβs employment with
the Company.
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(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βCompetitorβ
means any third party offering technical consulting services within the United
States that competes with the Company or is similar in kind or nature to the
Services provided by the Company.
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12.Β Β
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Reasonableness of
Restrictions: Representations of SMT; Extension of Restrictions;
Enforcement
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12.1Β Β
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Reasonableness of
Restrictions.Β Β SMT acknowledges that the restrictions set
forth in this Agreement are reasonable in terms of both the Companyβs need
to protect its legitimate business interests and SMTβs ability to pursue
alternative employment opportunities in the event her employment with the
Company terminates.
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12.2Β Β
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Representations of
SMT.Β Β SMT represents that her performance of all the
terms of this Employee Agreement and her performance as an employee of the
Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence
proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by SMT prior to her
employment with the Company.Β Β SMT will not disclose to the
Company, or induce the Company to use, any confidential or proprietary
information or material belonging to any previous employer of SMT or
others.Β Β SMT is not a party to any other agreement or
understanding that would interfere with her full compliance with this
Agreement.Β Β SMT agrees not to enter into any agreement, whether
written or oral, in conflict with the provisions of this
Agreement.
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12.3Β Β
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Extension of
Restrictions.Β Β The period of all restrictions under this
Agreement will automatically be extended by a period equal in length to
any period in which SMT violates her obligations under this
Agreement.
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12.4Β Β
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Enforcement.Β Β In
addition to any other relief or remedies afforded by law or in equity, if
SMT breaches Sections 10 or 11 of this Agreement, SMT agrees that the
Company shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to injunctive relief in
any court of competent jurisdiction.Β Β SMT recognizes and hereby
admits that irreparable damage will result to the Company if she violates
or threatens to violate the terms of Sections 10 or 11 of this
Agreement.Β Β This Section 12.4 shall not preclude the granting of
any other appropriate relief including, without limitation, money damages
against SMT for breach of Sections 10 or 11 of this
Agreement.
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13.Β Β
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Return of Property;
Exit Interview
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13.1Β Β
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Return of
Property.Β Β Upon any termination of her employment with
the Company, SMT agrees to promptly return to the Company: (A) all
materials of any kind in SMTβs possession (or under SMTβs control)
incorporating Confidential Information or otherwise relating to the
Companyβs business (including but not limited to all such materials and/or
information stored on any computer or other storage device owned or used
by SMT); and (B) all Company property in SMTβs possession, including (but
not limited to) computers, cellular telephones, pagers, personal digital
assistants (PDAβs), credit cards, keys, records, files, manuals, books,
forms, documents, letters, memoranda, data, tables, photographs, video
tapes, audio tapes, computer disks and other computer storage media, all
materials that include trade secrets, and all copies, summaries or notes
of any of the foregoing.
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13.2Β Β
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Exit
Interview.Β Β Upon any termination of her employment with
the Company and upon request, SMT agrees to participate in an exit
interview conducted by designated personnel and to provide a signed
statement that all Company materials and property have been returned to
the Company.
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14.Β Β
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Assignment
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This
Agreement sets forth personal obligations of SMT which may not be transferred,
assigned or delegated by SMT.Β Β The Company may assign this Agreement
to any successor or affiliate without prior notice and without SMTβs
consent.
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15.Β Β
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Non-
Disparagement
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Β
During
any period of time during which this Agreement is in effect, and for not less
than twelve (12) months thereafter, SMT agrees not to engage in any form of
conduct or make any statements or representations that disparage, characterize
in demeaning manner or question the Companyβs business practices, products,
advice, quality of employees and staff, or otherwise harm the public reputation
or good will of the Company, its employees or management.
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16.Β Β
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Indemnity; Cooperation
in Legal Actions
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16.1Β Β
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Indemnity.Β Β The
Company will indemnify SMT against any claims arising from or related to
her good faith performance of her duties and obligations hereunder to the
extent required by the Companyβs By-laws and the Minnesota Business
Corporation Act.
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16.2Β Β
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Cooperation in Legal
Actions.Β Β SMT agrees to provide all such assistance to
the Company, at the Companyβs expense, as may be reasonably requested by
the Company or its attorneys in connection with the litigation of any
action, suit, claim, or proceeding involving the Company, whether not
pending or yet to be commenced, which arises out of or is related to any
matters in which SMT was involved or for which she was responsible during
the term of her employment with the
Company.
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17.Β Β
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Survival
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Β
The
rights and obligations set forth in Sections 7 through (and including) 15 shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.Β Β Such
provisions of this Agreement shall survive termination of SMTβs employment
regardless of whether SMT resigns or is involuntarily discharged.
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18.Β Β
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Miscellaneous
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18.1Β Β
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Headings;
Construction.Β Β The headings of sections and paragraphs
herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not
control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.Β Β This Agreement shall be construed without regard to
any presumption or other rule requiring construction hereof against the
party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
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18.2Β Β
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Benefit.Β Β Subject
to Section 14, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is
intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto, any
rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement.
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18.3Β Β
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Waiver.Β Β Any
delay by either party in asserting a right under this Agreement or any
failure by either party to assert a right under this Agreement will not
constitute a waiver by the asserting party of any right hereunder, and the
asserting party may subsequently assert any or all of its rights hereunder
as if the delay or failure to assert rights had not
occurred.
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18.4Β Β
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Severability.Β Β If
the final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction declares,
after the expiration of the time within which judicial review (if
permitted) of such determination may be perfected, that any term or
provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and
provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, and (b) the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or
provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to
expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision.
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19.Β Β
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Entire Agreement;
Amendment
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19.1Β Β
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Entire
Agreement.Β Β Both SMT and the Company agree that this
Agreement and the exhibits attached to this Agreement constitute the
entire and complete agreement between them with respect to the subject
matter hereof.Β Β There were no inducements or representations
leading to the execution of this Agreement except as stated in this
Agreement.Β Β Accordingly, this Agreement (together with the
exhibits attached to this Agreement) expressly supersedes any and all
prior oral and written agreements, representations and promises between
the parties relating to SMTβs employment with the
Company.
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19.2Β Β
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Amendment.Β Β This
Agreement may be amended or modified only with the written consent of both
SMT and the Company.Β Β No oral waiver, amendment or modification
will be effective under any circumstances
whatsoever.
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20.Β Β
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Notices
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Β
Any
notice hereunder by either party to the other shall be given in writing by
personal delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested.Β Β If
addressed to SMT, the notice shall be delivered or mailed to SMT at the address
most recently communicated in writing by SMT to the Company, or if addressed to
the company, the notice shall be delivered or mailed to the Company at its
executive offices to the attention of the CEO of the Company.Β Β A
notice shall be deemed given, if by personal delivery, on the date of such
delivery or, if by certified mail, on the date shown on the applicable return
receipt.
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21.Β Β
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Governing Law;
Disputes
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This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Minnesota, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to
be performed entirely within Minnesota between Minnesota
residents.Β Β The undersigned irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of
the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and the courts of
the State of Minnesota in any suit, action or proceeding brought under, based on
or related to or in connection with this Agreement, and each of the undersigned
agrees that either of the aforesaid courts will be the exclusive original forum
for any such action; provided,
however, that the arbitration provisions in Exhibit B shall apply to and
govern the respective obligations of the parties with respect to any dispute
based on, arising under or related to the βChange of Control Agreementβ attached
hereto as under Exhibit B, but only as to such exhibit.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Agreement by their signatures below.
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Analysts
International Corporation
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Xxxxxxxx
XxXxxxxx
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By:______________________________
Title:
___________________________
Date
signed:______________________
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Date signed:
_________________________
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