Cause Definition Sample Clauses

Cause Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement that is not corrected within a 30 day correction period that begins upon delivery to Executive of a written demand from the Board that describes the basis for the Board’s belief that Executive has materially breached this Agreement; (ii) any willful act of fraud or dishonesty that causes material damage to the Company; (iii) any willful violation of the Company’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy; (iv) any willful violation of the Company’s conflict of interest policies; (v) any willful unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or other confidential information; or (vi) Executive’s conviction of a felony. The foregoing shall not be deemed an exclusive list of all acts or omissions that the Company may consider as grounds for the termination of Executive’s Employment, but it is an exclusive list of the acts or omissions that shall be considered “Cause” for the termination of Executive’s Employment by the Company.
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Cause Definition. “Cause” shall solely be defined as:
Cause Definition. “Cause” shall mean: (i) conduct constituting embezzlement, material misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to your employment with the Company; (ii) conduct constituting a felony, whether or not related to your employment with the Company; (iii) conduct constituting a financial crime, material act of dishonesty or material unethical business conduct, involving the Company; (iv) willful unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information; (v) the failure to substantially obey a material lawful directive that is appropriate to your position from a superior in your reporting line or the Board; (vi) your material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement; (vii) the failure or refusal to substantially perform your material obligations under this Agreement (other than any such failure or refusal resulting from your STD or LTD); (viii) the willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, whether or not related to employment with the Company, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate; (ix) the willful destruction of or willful failure to preserve documents or other material known to be relevant to any investigation referred to in subparagraph (viii) above; or (x) the willful inducement of others to engage in the conduct described in subparagraphs (i) – (ix), including, without limitation, with regard to subparagraph (vi), obligations of others to the Company.
Cause Definition. “Cause” means (i) “Cause” as defined in any individual agreement to which the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate are parties or (ii) if there is no such agreement or if it does not define Cause, the Company’s termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Affiliate following the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (A) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (B) the Participant’s willful and continual failure to substantially perform the Participant’s duties after written notification by the Company; (C) the Participant’s willful engagement in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate monetarily or otherwise; (D) the Participant’s commission of an act of gross misconduct in connection with the performance of the Participant’s duties; or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any employment, confidentiality, or other similar agreement between the Company or an Affiliates and the Participant.
Cause Definition. Solely for purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean when the Corporation or any Affiliate determines, in its sole discretion, that:
Cause Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means (i) material failure by Executive to perform Executive’s employment duties (other than as a consequence of any illness, accident or disability), (ii) continued, willful failure of Executive to carry out any reasonable lawful direction of the Company, (iii) material failure of Executive to comply with any of the applicable rules of the Company contained in its Employee Handbook or any other Company policy, (iv) fraud, willful malfeasance, gross negligence or recklessness of Executive in the performance of employment duties, (v) willful failure of Executive to comply with any of the material terms of this Agreement, (vi) other serious, willful misconduct of Executive which causes material injury to the Company or its reputation, including, but not limited to, willful or gross misconduct toward any of the Company’s other employees, and (vii) conviction of a crime (or a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere), other than one which in the opinion of the Board does not affect Executive’s position as an employee of the Company.
Cause Definition. For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” for termination of employment shall mean: (a) your failure, disregard or refusal to perform your material duties or obligations to AltheaDx; (b) any willful, intentional or negligent act by you having the effect of materially injuring (whether financially or otherwise) the business or reputation of AltheaDx or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to, any senior officer, director or executive of AltheaDx; (c) willful misconduct by you with respect to any of your material duties or obligations, including, without limitation, willful insubordination with respect to directions received by you from the Board; (d) your indictment of any felony involving moral turpitude (including entry of a nolo contendere plea); (e) the good faith determination by the Board that you engaged in some form of harassment or discrimination prohibited by law (including, without limitation, age, sex or race harassment or discrimination); (f) your misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of AltheaDx or its affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); and (g) your material breach of any of the provisions of this letter agreement, of any AltheaDx policy, and/or of your Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement with AltheaDx; provided, however, that the actions or conduct described in clauses (a), (c) and (g) above will constitute Cause only if such actions or conduct continue after the Board has provided you with written notice thereof and thirty (30) days opportunity to cure the same (provided that the Board is not obligated to provide such written notice and opportunity to cure if the action or conduct is not reasonably susceptible to cure). The determination that a termination is for Cause shall be made by the Board in its sole, good faith, discretion.
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Cause Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (A) conviction, including a plea of guilty or no contest, of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty; (B) fraud upon the Company (or an affiliate), embezzlement or misappropriation of corporate funds; (C) willful acts of dishonesty materially harmful to the Company; (D) activities materially harmful to the Company’s reputation; (E) Employee’s willful misconduct, willful refusal to perform his duties, or substantial willful disregard of his duties, provided that the Company first provides Employee with written notice of such conduct and thirty (30) days to cure such conduct, if such conduct is reasonably susceptible to cure; or (E) material breach causing material harm to the Company of this Agreement, any other agreement with the Company, any policy of the Company, or any statutory duty or common law duty of loyalty owed to the Company; provided, no act or omission on Employee’s part shall be considered “willful” unless it is done by the Employee without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action was in the best interests of the Company.
Cause Definition. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means (1) Executive’s material, willful and continuing breach of his obligations to the Company after thirty (30) days written notice from the Company specifying the nature of Executive’s breach and demanding that such breach be remedied (unless such breach by its nature cannot be cured, in which case notice and an opportunity to cure shall not be required); (2) Executive’s conviction of a felony that is materially and substantially injurious to the Company or its business; or (3) act or acts of dishonesty by Executive that are materially and substantially injurious to the Company or its business.
Cause Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" for termination shall mean any of the following: (i) conviction of, a guilty plea with respect to, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a charge that Executive has committed a felony under the laws of the United States or of any state or a crime involving moral turpitude, including, but not limited to, fraud, theft, embezzlement or any crime that results in or is intended to result in personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or any Affiliate (as defined herein); (ii) material breach by Executive of any agreement entered into between the Executive and the Company or any Affiliate that impairs the Company's or Affiliate's interests therein; (iii) Executive's willful misconduct, significant failure to perform his duties, or gross neglect by Executive of his duties, provided that the Company first provides Executive with written notice of such conduct and a reasonable opportunity to cure such conduct, if such conduct is reasonably susceptible to cure; (iv) Executive's engagement in any activity that constitutes a material conflict of interest with the Company or any Affiliate; and (v) any material breach by Executive of his Proprietary Information Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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