The Court held that, despite being discretionary, the decision to deny or grant a bonus
upon employment termination should be made in a fair and reasonable manner.
You must repay the loan in five years or in some cases
upon employment termination.
Not exact matches
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which these options and stock awards vest
upon termination of
employment or the occurrence of certain acquisitions, and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any,
upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's
employment with the Company had terminated or the acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2009 and based on an NYSE closing price per share of our common stock on that date of $ 26.99.
The option expires at the end of the Offering Period,
upon termination of
employment, or if the employee becomes ineligible, whichever is earlier, but is exercised at the end of each Offering Period to the extent of the contributions accumulated during such Offering Period.
Participation will end automatically
upon termination of
employment with us.
Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, an Associate's Continuous Status is not terminated for purposes of the Associate's Stock Appreciation Rights if immediately
upon the
termination of the Associate's
employment relationship with Walmart or an Affiliate the Associate becomes a Non-Management Director.
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which the vesting of these options and stock awards would accelerate
upon termination of
employment or the consummation of an «acquisition transaction» (as defined below) and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any,
upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's
employment with the Company had terminated or the acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2011 and based on an NYSE closing price per share of our common stock of $ 27.56 on December 30, 2011, the last trading date in 2011.
Vesting does not accelerate as a result of
termination of
employment or
upon a change in control (unless the acquiring company does not assume the awards).
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which the vesting of these options and stock awards would accelerate
upon termination of
employment or the consummation of an «acquisition transaction» (as defined below) and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any,
upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's
employment with the Company had terminated or the acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2010 and based on an NYSE closing price per share of our common stock on that date of $ 30.99.
We consider awards to have double - trigger vesting when they vest
upon termination of
employment following a change of control.
«The vesting of each executive's awards will accelerate
upon termination of his
employment for any reason (including a resignation for good reason) other than cause, death or disability (as such terms are defined in such executive's
employment agreement) if such
termination takes place
upon or within two years following a change in control (as defined in such executive's
employment agreement) that occurs during the term of his
employment agreement and such executive signs a general waiver and release that has become effective.»
I / we agree that if any material change (s) occur (s) in my / our financial condition that I / we will immediately notify BSHFC of said change (s) and unless Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation is so notified it may continue to rely
upon the application and financial statement and the representations made herein as a true and accurate statement of my / our financial condition.nI / we authorize Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation to make whatever credit inquiries / background checks it deems necessary in connection with this application and financial statement.nI / we authorize and instruct any person or consumer reporting agency to furnish to BSHFC any information that it may have to obtain in response to such credit inquiries.nIn consideration of the ongoing association between Baby Safe Homes and the undersigned applicant (hereinafter u201cApplicantu201d), the parties hereto have entered into this Non-Disclosure and Non-Competition Agreement.nWHEREAS, in the course of its business operations, Baby Safe Homes provides its customers products and services which, by nature of the business, include trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, and other matters deemed material or important enough to warrant protection; and WHEREAS, Applicant, by reason of his / her interest in Baby Safe Homes and in the course of his / her duties, has access to said secrets and confidential information; and WHEREAS, Baby Safe Homes has trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, including procedures, customer lists, and particular desires or needs of such customers to which Applicant has access in the course of his / her duties as an Applicant.nNow, therefore, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties agree as follows Applicant shall not, either during the time of his / her franchise evaluation with Baby Safe Homes or at any time thereafter either directly or indirectly, communicate, disclose, reveal, or otherwise use for his / her own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity, any trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information obtained by Employee by virtue of his / her
employment with Baby Safe Homes, in any manner whatsoever, any such information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to the Baby Safe Homes business, or in the business of any of its customers or prospective customers, except as required in the course of his / her
employment by Baby Safe Homes or except as expressly authorized Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation, in writing.nDuring any period of evaluation with Baby Safe Homes, and for two (2) years thereafter, Applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, induce or influence, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away and, during the stated period following
termination of
employment, call
upon or solicit, or attempt to call
upon or solicit, any of the customers or patrons Baby Safe Homes including, but not limited to, those
upon whom he / she was directly involved, or called
upon, or catered to, or with whom became acquainted while engaged in the franchise evaluation process of a Baby Safe Homes franchise business.
A district school board may establish policies to provide for a lump - sum payment for accrued vacation leave to an employee of the district school board
upon termination of
employment or
upon retirement, or to the employee's beneficiary if service is terminated by death.
Upon termination of
employment, the employee's final compensation shall be adjusted in an amount necessary to ensure that sick leave with compensation does not exceed the days of earned sick leave as provided herein.
Immediately notify the investigative office in the Department of Education
upon employment or
termination of
employment in the state in any public or private position requiring a Florida educator's certificate.
Also, the loan becomes immediately due
upon termination of
employment, even if the
termination was involuntary (i.e. the employee was laid off or fired).
In addition, Roth and non-Roth account balances are combined to determine whether a participant's vested accrued benefit is $ 5,000 or less, allowing the account to be involuntarily cashed - out
upon termination of
employment.
Some employers give you the choice
upon termination of
employment, while others provide the choice at the time you start retirement, but there's no legal requirement either way, Nunes says.
Firstly, the degree to which the employer unilaterally alters an
employment contract may play a factor in determining whether the agreed
upon termination clause is still enforceable.
Upon termination, you may be owed certain benefits or wages according to your
employment handbook or
employment contract.
The Court emphasized that, despite being discretionary, the decision to deny or grant a bonus
upon termination of
employment should be done in a fair and reasonable manner.
A contract is a contract and, as expressed by Chief Justice Winkler on behalf of a unanimous court, «From a practical perspective, it is worth repeating that if parties to an
employment agreement specifying a fixed amount of damages intend for mitigation to apply
upon termination without cause, they must express that intention in clear and specific language in the contract.»
The main exception is if the employer has an established severance plan which binds them to offer a settlement
upon termination of
employment.
Does Oudin stand for the proposition that judges no longer require precise and exhaustive technical language in
employment contracts in order to oust an employee's common law rights
upon termination?
In a decision released in June this year, Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd. (2012 ONCA 424), the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the application of this principle of mitigation where an
employment contract provided a fixed amount of severance
upon termination.
Accordingly, Mr. North's entitlement
upon termination was not limited by the
termination clause in his
employment agreement.
The best way for employers to protect against unanticipated notice liability related to
terminations of short service employees is through the preparation and execution of
employment agreements which contemplate the amount of notice that the employee will receive
upon termination.
The Supreme Court has recently confirmed in Newcastle
upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood that in the absence of any express provision in an
employment contract, written notice of
termination from an employer does not take effect until the employee has read it, or had a reasonable opportunity of doing so...
Given the Courts decision in Keenan v Canac, it is more important than ever for both employees and employers to seek
employment law advice not only
upon termination but also at the initiation of an
employment relationship.
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Upon termination of representation, a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a client's interests, such as giving reasonable notice to the client, allowing time for
employment of other counsel, surrendering papers and property to which the client is entitled and refunding any advance payment of fee or expense that has not been earned or incurred.
In June 2002, the employer sent the employee a new contract that reduced the employee's entitlement
upon termination from two years» pay to three weeks» notice or pay in lieu of notice for each year of
employment, to a maximum of thirty weeks.2 The employee refused to sign the new
employment contract.
The
employment agreement purported to abrogate Ms. Wood's common law rights
upon the
termination of her
employment with the following language:
For some time, the
employment relationship has been held to a standard of good faith and fair dealing, at least in respect to the administration of the
employment contract and especially
upon termination of
employment.
In these circumstances, the issue would have become his notice entitlement
upon termination, and in the absence of an
employment agreement with an enforceable
termination clause that limited it, Simoes» notice entitlement could have been quite substantial.
In order to provide a greater level of certainty, federal employers should consider including language in their written
employment agreements that limits the amount of notice and severance the employee is entitled to
upon termination of
employment, but ensuring that this language provides for at least the minimum amounts required by the Code.
An employer may limit the damages it is required to pay a dismissed employee
upon dismissal by inserting language into the
employment contract that limits the employee's entitlement to damages
upon termination.
We also include a short review of a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal that underscores the importance of having properly drafted
employment contracts if you are trying to limit your obligations upon termination to an employee's Employment Standards Act, 2000 minimum ent
employment contracts if you are trying to limit your obligations
upon termination to an employee's
Employment Standards Act, 2000 minimum ent
Employment Standards Act, 2000 minimum entitlements.
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upon termination
This case therefore exemplifies the importance of implementing clear, enforceable written
employment agreements containing important clauses that set out the respective rights and obligations of the employer and employee, such as clauses pertaining to probationary periods and entitlements
upon termination.
Some of the most common are wrongful
termination, discrimination, retaliation, violations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair
Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for
Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days
upon resignation or
termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately
upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce
employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for
employment records
upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information
upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for expenses.
Upon termination, Mr. Di Tomaso was provided with 26 weeks of severance, his minimum statutory entitlement pursuant to the
Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the «ESA»).
The legal obligation to make employee whole during the notice period can be modified if the employee's
employment contract provides for another period of notice will be provided to the employee
upon termination of
employment.
Damages payable
upon termination of
employment may include benefits during the reasonable notice period, including any bonuses and other incentives that would otherwise have fallen due during that period.
The Supreme Court of Canada held in Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd. 2 that if an
employment contract contains a
termination clause that provides an employee with an entitlement
upon termination other than reasonable notice, that entitlement must be at least equal to the employee's minimum notice and severance entitlements as set out in the ESA.
However, if an employer needs to rely
upon one of the grounds under Section 119 of the LPA to terminate
employment without paying any statutory severance pay and / or notice under Section 118 of the LPA or to protect an employer from a claim for unfair
termination, it is highly recommended that a written notice be issued, which specifies clear and sufficient reasons for
termination in the
termination notice.
Members of the
Employment Law Group work with our clients from the inception of employment, during the course of the employment relationship, and upon termination of employment, on various issues tha
Employment Law Group work with our clients from the inception of
employment, during the course of the employment relationship, and upon termination of employment, on various issues tha
employment, during the course of the
employment relationship, and upon termination of employment, on various issues tha
employment relationship, and
upon termination of
employment, on various issues tha
employment, on various issues that include:
The Supreme Court of Canada held in Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd5 that if an
employment contract contains a
termination clause that provides an employee with an entitlement
upon termination other than reasonable notice, that entitlement must be at least equal to the employee's entitlement pursuant to the ESA.
Since the initial
Employment Offer did not expressly touch
upon the issue of reasonable notice for
termination without cause, it was an implied term of the contract that the plaintiff was entitled to the common law standard of reasonable notice.
Employers who desire to require former employees to mitigate their damages and thereby potentially reduce the amount to which employees are entitled
upon dismissal must ensure that the
employment agreement expressly states that the
termination entitlement is subject to the duty to mitigate.
Upon termination, Olympus Canada offered the Plaintiff the compensation he was entitled to pursuant to the
Employment Contract.