Common use of Employee Protections Clause in Contracts

Employee Protections. You have the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits you from disclosing this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and you may do so without notifying the Company. The Company may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits you from notifying the Company that you are going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)), you will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or 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, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without limiting the foregoing, if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to your attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you (x) file any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (y) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Employee Protections. You have the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits you from disclosing this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and you may do so without notifying the Company. The Company DST or SS&C. Neither DST nor SS&C may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits you from notifying the Company DST or SS&C that you are going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)), you will shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or 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, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without limiting the foregoing, if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company DST or SS&C for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to your attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you (x) file any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (y) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Employee Protections. You have the right under federal Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise limits your ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “"SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower"), as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits you from disclosing this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such federal, state or local governmental entity agency or commission ("Government Agency") or self-regulatory organizationorganization regarding possible legal violations, and you may do so without notifying disclosure to the Company. The Company may not retaliate against you for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires you to waive any monetary award or other payment that you might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity Government Agency or self-regulatory organization. MoreoverFurther, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits precludes you from notifying filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a like charge or complaint with a state or local fair employment practice agency. However, once this Agreement becomes effective, you may not receive a monetary award or any other form of personal relief from the Company in connection with any such charge or complaint that you are going filed or is filed on your behalf. Pursuant to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b))2016, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that you will not be held criminally have criminal or civilly liable civil liability under any federal Federal or state State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (aA) is made (i) in confidence to a federalFederal, stateState, or local government 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 (bB) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without In addition and without limiting the foregoingpreceding sentence, if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to your attorney and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you (xX) file any document containing the trade secret under seal, seal and (yY) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Employee Protections. You have The Employee has the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) SEC and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits you the Employee from disclosing this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and you the Employee may do so without notifying the Company. The Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates may not retaliate against you the Employee for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires you the Employee to waive any monetary award or other payment that you the Employee might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity or self-regulatory self­regulatory organization. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits you the Employee from notifying the Company that you are the Employee is going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)), you the Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (ai) is made (iA) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (iiB) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (bii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without limiting the foregoing, if you file the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you the Employee may disclose the trade secret to your her attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you the Employee (x) file files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (y) do does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Employee Protections. You have (a) The Employee has the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits you the Employee from disclosing this Agreement or the Severance Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and you the Employee may do so without notifying the Company. The Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates may not retaliate against you the Employee for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires you the Employee to waive any monetary award or other payment that you the Employee might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits you the Employee from notifying the Company that you are the Employee is going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)), you the Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (ai) is made (iA) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (iiB) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (bii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without limiting the foregoing, if you file the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, you the Employee may disclose the trade secret to your his or her attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you the Employee (x) file files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (y) do does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.