Common use of Protected Activity Clause in Contracts

Protected Activity. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Executive from: (a) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information to, any government regulator, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; or (b) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive has reason to believe is unlawful. Further, the Executive acknowledges that the Company has provided him with the following notice of immunity rights in compliance with the requirements of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: (i) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, (ii) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and (iii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law 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 pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit in this paragraph 7 or any other agreement you may have with the Executive from: Company prohibits you from (ai) communicating directly with your legal counsel, (ii) filing a charge or complaint with, participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by, reporting to, cooperating with, or providing non-privileged information toin good faith to law enforcement or any federal, any state, or local government regulatoragency or entity, including, including but not limited toto the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or and the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; Board, with respect to violations of law, without notice to the Company, (iii) making any other disclosure that is protected under the whistleblower protections of any law, or (biv) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive has you have reason to believe is unlawful. FurtherAdditionally, the Executive acknowledges you are hereby notified that the Company has provided him with the following notice immunity provisions in Section 1833 of immunity rights in compliance with the requirements Title 18 of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: (i) United States Code provide that an individual shall cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal federal or State state trade secret law for the any disclosure of a trade secret that is made (x) in confidence to a Federalfederal, State, state or local government official officials, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney attorney, and is solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of the law, (iiy) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made seal in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and or (iiiz) an individual who files to your attorney in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose (and the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information may be used in the court proceeding, if the individual files proceedings for such lawsuit) as long as any document containing the trade secret is filed under seal; seal and does not disclose the trade secret, secret is not disclosed except pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Executive ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ from: (a) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information to, any government regulator, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; or (b) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has reason to believe is unlawful. Further, the Executive ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ acknowledges that the Company has provided him with the following notice of immunity rights in compliance with the requirements of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: (i) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, (ii) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and (iii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law 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 pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Executive Baird from: (a) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information to, any government regulator, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; or (b) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive Baird has reason to believe is unlawful. Further, the Executive Baird acknowledges that the Company has provided him with the following notice of immunity rights in compliance with the requirements of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: (i) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, (ii) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and (iii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law 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 pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Executive Winch from: (a) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information to, any government regulator, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; or (b) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive Winch has reason to believe is unlawful. Further, the Executive Winch acknowledges that the Company has provided him with the following notice of immunity rights in compliance with the requirements of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: (i) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, (ii) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and (iii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law 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 pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. Nothing herein in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the prevent Executive from: from (ai) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information to, or receiving financial awards from, any federal, state or local government regulatoragency, including, but not limited to, including without limitation the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. National Labor Relations Commission; Board, without notifying or seeking permission from the Company, (ii) exercising any rights Executive may have under Section 7 of the U.S. National Labor Relations Act, such as the right to engage in concerted activity, including collective action or discussion concerning wages or working conditions, or (biii) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination based on a protected characteristic or any other conduct that the Executive has reason to believe is unlawful. FurtherIn addition, the Executive acknowledges that the Company has provided him with receipt of the following notice of immunity rights in compliance with under the requirements of the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act, which states: “ (i1) an An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal federal or State state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, ; or (iiB) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, ; and (iii2) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the a trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; , and (B) does not disclose the a trade secret, except pursuant to court order.”