OWBPA Provisions – Additional Understandings Clause Samples

The OWBPA Provisions – Additional Understandings clause outlines specific requirements and acknowledgments related to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) in the context of employment agreements, particularly those involving waivers or releases of age discrimination claims. This clause typically details the employee's rights, such as the opportunity to consult with an attorney, the time period for considering the agreement, and the ability to revoke acceptance within a certain timeframe. Its core practical function is to ensure that any waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is knowing and voluntary, thereby protecting both the employer and employee by ensuring compliance with federal law and reducing the risk of future legal disputes.
OWBPA Provisions – Additional Understandings. In compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Company and Employee agree to the following:
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  • Additional Understandings You agree, for yourself and others acting on your behalf, that you (and they) have not disparaged and will not disparage, make negative statements about, or act in any manner which is intended to or does damage to the good will of, or the business or personal reputations of the Company or any of its incumbent officers, directors, agents, consultants, employees, successors and assigns or any of the Covered Parties. The Company agrees that, except as necessary to comply with applicable law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Company’s stock may be traded (and any public statements made in good faith by the Company in connection therewith), it and its corporate officers and directors, employees in its public relations department or third party public relations representatives retained by the Company will not disparage you or make negative statements in the press or other media which are damaging to your business or personal reputation. In the event that the Company so disparages you or makes such negative statements, then notwithstanding the “Additional Understandings” provision to the contrary, you may make a proportional response thereto. In addition, you agree that the Company is the owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all documents, tapes, videos, designs, plans, formulas, models, processes, computer programs, inventions (whether patentable or not), schematics, music, lyrics and other technical, business, financial, advertising, sales, marketing, customer or product development plans, forecasts, strategies, information and materials (in any medium whatsoever) developed or prepared by you or with your cooperation in connection with your employment by the Company (the “Materials”). For purposes of clarity, Materials shall not include any music or lyrics written (in the past or in the future) by you, and shall not include any documents, tapes or videos that relate to such music or lyrics or the performance of such music or lyrics other than music or lyrics written in connection with your employment. The Company will have the sole and exclusive authority to use the Materials in any manner that it deems appropriate, in perpetuity, without additional payment to you. If requested by the Company, you agree to deliver to the Company upon the termination of your employment, or at any earlier time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, files, records, reports, and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof regardless of the form thereof (including electronic copies)) containing, reflecting or derived from Confidential Information or the Materials of the Company or any of its affiliates which you may then possess or have under your control. If so requested, you shall provide to the Company a signed statement confirming that you have fully complied with this Paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be entitled to retain your contacts, calendars and personal diaries and any materials needed for your tax return preparation or related to your compensation.

  • Acknowledgement of Full Understanding THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF THE EXECUTIVE’S CHOICE BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.

  • ERISA PROVISIONS The following provisions are part of this Agreement and are intended to meet the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”):

  • Additional Undertakings Pledgor will not, without the prior written consent of Pledgee: (a) enter into any agreement amending, supplementing or waiving any provision of any Pledged Interests (including any Organizational Documents or regulations to which such Pledged Interests relate) or compromising or releasing or extending the time for payment of any obligation of the maker thereof, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit any amendment to an Organizational Documents which would not result in impairment of any Collateral or which would not have a material adverse effect; (b) take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission of which would result in any impairment or alteration of (i) any obligation in respect of any Pledged Interests constituting Collateral or (ii) any other instrument constituting Collateral; (c) cause or permit any change to be made in its name, identity, corporate structure or state of incorporation or formation, or any change to be made to a jurisdiction other than as represented in (i) the location of any Collateral, (ii) the location of any records concerning any Collateral or (iii) in the location of its place of business (or, if it has more than one place of business, its chief executive office), unless Pledgor shall have notified Pledgee of such change at least 5 business days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action, if any, reasonably required by Pledgee for the purpose of further perfecting or protecting the security interest in favor of Pledgee in the Collateral; (d) permit the issuance of (i) any additional stock, membership, partnership or other equity interests or units of any class of additional stock, membership, partnership or other equity interests or units of any Pledged Interests Issuer (unless immediately upon such issuance the same are pledged and delivered to Pledgee pursuant to the terms hereof), (ii) any securities convertible voluntarily by the holder thereof or automatically upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event or condition into, or exchangeable for, any additional stock, membership, partnership or other equity interests or units of any Pledged Interests Issuer (unless immediately upon such issuance the same are pledged and delivered to Pledgee pursuant to the terms hereof) or (iii) any warrants, options, contracts or other commitments entitling any Person to purchase or otherwise acquire any such interests or units; or (e) enter into any agreement creating, or otherwise permit to exist, any restriction or condition upon the transfer, voting or control of any Pledged Interests, except as contained in the Organizational Documents in effect as of the date hereof, or restrictions on transfers imposed by federal and state securities laws.

  • FULL UNDERSTANDING Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to seek legal counsel, that Executive has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and that Executive, in consideration for the compensation set forth herein, is voluntarily entering into this Agreement.