Common use of No Interference with Rights Clause in Contracts

No Interference with Rights. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits, prevents, or otherwise limits Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or participating, testifying, or assisting in any investigation, hearing, or other proceeding before any federal, state, or local government agency (e.g., EEOC, NLRB, SEC) or in any legislative or judicial proceeding nor does anything in this Agreement preclude, prohibit or otherwise limit, in any way, Employee’s rights and abilities to contact, communicate with or report unlawful conduct, or provide documents, to federal, state, or local officials for investigation or participate in any whistleblower program administered by any such agencies. In addition, nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited to the release of claims nor the confidentiality clauses, prohibits Employee from: (1) reporting possible violations of federal or other law or regulations, including any possible securities laws violations, to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Congress, or any agency Inspector General; (2) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or other law or regulations; or (3) filing a charge or complaint or otherwise fully participating in any governmental whistleblower programs, including but not limited to any such programs managed or administered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employee is not required to notify or obtain permission from Employer when filing a governmental whistleblower charge or complaint or engaging or participating in protected whistleblower activity. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or prevents Employee from receiving individual monetary awards or other individual relief by virtue of participating in such governmental whistleblower programs. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s or any similar state or local commission’s or agency’s independent right and responsibility to enforce the law. Employee understands, however, that while the Agreement does not impinge on his right to file a charge or participate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Commission, the Agreement does bar any claim he might have to receive monetary damages in connection with any Commission proceeding concerning matters covered by this Agreement.

No Interference with Rights. Nothing in this Agreement prohibitsYou understand, prevents, or otherwise limits Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or participating, testifying, or assisting in any investigation, hearing, or other proceeding before any federal, state, or local government agency (e.g., EEOC, NLRB, SEC) or in any legislative or judicial proceeding nor does anything in this Agreement preclude, prohibit or otherwise limit, in any way, Employee’s rights agree and abilities to contact, communicate with or report unlawful conduct, or provide documents, to federal, state, or local officials for investigation or participate in any whistleblower program administered by any such agencies. In addition, acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited to including, without limitation, the release sections labeled, Confidentiality of claims nor the confidentiality clausesthis Agreement, Non-Disparagement, Company Documents, General Release of Claims, No Pending Claims, and Cooperation, prohibits Employee from: (1) or bars you from reporting possible violations of federal any law or regulation, providing truthful testimony in any legal proceeding, or from cooperating with, making truthful disclosures to, providing documents or other law information to, or regulations, including any possible securities laws violations, to filing a charge with any governmental agency or entityauthority (including, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Justicewithout limitation, the U.S. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. CongressNational Labor Relations Board), or any agency Inspector General; from exercising your rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act to engage in protected, concerted activity with other employees. This may include disclosure of trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (2) making any other disclosures “DTSA”). You understand, agree and acknowledge that are protected under the whistleblower provisions DTSA, (a) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of federal a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that: (i) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and (b) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law or regulations; or (3) filing a may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any claim that cannot be released by private agreement and/or with respect to any charge or complaint or otherwise fully participating in filed with any governmental whistleblower programsauthority, including but not limited you agree to release and waive your right (if any) to any such programs managed or administered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employee is not required to notify or obtain permission from Employer when filing a governmental whistleblower charge or complaint or engaging or participating in protected whistleblower activity. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or prevents Employee from receiving individual monetary awards damages or other individual recovery (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) as to such claims, including any claims brought on your behalf, either individually or as part of a collective action, by any governmental agency or other third party, except where such a waiver of individual relief is prohibited by virtue of participating in such governmental whistleblower programs. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s or law, and except for any similar state or local commission’s or agency’s independent right and responsibility to enforce the law. Employee understands, however, that while the Agreement does not impinge on his right to file a charge or participate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Commission, the Agreement does bar any claim he might you may have to receive monetary damages in connection with any Commission proceeding concerning matters covered by this Agreementa payment directly from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency.

No Interference with Rights. Nothing The parties agree that nothing in this Agreement prohibits, prevents, shall be construed to prohibit you from challenging illegal conduct or otherwise limits Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or participating, testifying, or assisting engaging in any investigation, hearing, or other proceeding before any federal, state, or local government agency (e.g., EEOC, NLRB, SEC) or in any legislative or judicial proceeding nor does anything in this Agreement preclude, prohibit or otherwise limit, in any way, Employee’s rights and abilities to contact, communicate with or report unlawful conduct, or provide documents, to federal, state, or local officials for investigation or participate in any whistleblower program administered by any such agencies. In addition, nothing in this Agreementprotected activity, including but not limited to the release of claims nor the confidentiality clauses, prohibits Employee from: (1) without limitation reporting possible violations of federal or other any law or regulations, including any possible securities laws violations, regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Congress, regulatory entity or any agency Inspector General; (2) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or other any law or regulations; or (3) regulation, filing a charge or complaint or otherwise fully with, and/or participating in any governmental whistleblower programsinvestigation or proceeding conducted by, including but not limited to any such programs managed or administered by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and/or any other federal, state or local government agency. Further, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employee is not required to notify or obtain permission from Employer when filing a governmental whistleblower charge or complaint or engaging or participating in protected whistleblower activity. Moreover, parties agree that nothing in this Agreement prohibits or prevents Employee from receiving individual monetary awards or other individual relief by virtue of participating in such governmental whistleblower programs. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect interfere with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s or ability of any similar federal, state or local commission’s government agency to investigate any such charge or complaint, or your ability to communicate voluntarily with any such agency’s independent . However, by signing this Agreement, you understand that you are waiving your right to receive individual relief based on claims asserted in any such charge or complaint, except where such a waiver is prohibited. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement with or policy of any member of the Assured Guaranty Group to which you are or were subject, nothing herein or therein shall (i) prohibit you from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and responsibility to enforce rules promulgated under Section 21F of the law. Employee understandsSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the Company or any of its Affiliates of any reporting described in clause (i); provided, however, that while you are not authorized to disclose communications with counsel for the Agreement does not impinge on his right to file a charge Assured Guaranty Group that were made for the purpose of receiving legal advice or participate in an investigation that contain legal advice or proceeding conducted that are protected by the Commissionattorney work product or similar privilege between such counsel and the Assured Guaranty Group. Furthermore, you shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the Agreement does bar any claim he might have disclosure of a trade secret that is made (1) in confidence to receive monetary damages a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, in connection with any Commission proceeding concerning matters covered by this Agreementeach case, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (2) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or proceeding, if such filings are made under seal.