Employees exempted This clause does not apply to: • employees terminated as a consequence of serious misconduct that justifies dismissal without notice; • probationary employees; • apprentices; • trainees; • employees engaged for a specific period of time or for a specified task or tasks; or • casual employees.
Affiliated Company Affiliated Company" of any Person means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. As used herein, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
Associated Enterprises Where (a) an enterprise of a Contracting State participates directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of the other Contracting State, or (b) the same persons participate directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of a Contracting State and an enterprise of the other Contracting State, and in either case conditions are made or imposed between the two enterprises in their commercial or financial relations which differ from those which would be made between independent enterprises, then any profits which would, but for those conditions, have accrued to one of the enterprises, but, by reason of those conditions, have not so accrued, may be included in the profits of that enterprise and taxed accordingly.
Affiliated Entities As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall include the Company and each corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other entity that is controlled by the Company, or is under common control with the Company (in each case "control" meaning the direct or indirect ownership of 50% or more of all outstanding equity interests), provided, however, that the Executive's title need not be identical for each of the affiliated entities nor the same as that for the Company.
Employees; Employee Benefit Plans (a) During the 12-month period following the Effective Time (the “Protection Period”), Parent shall or shall cause the Surviving Company to provide to the Company Employees who are employees of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company at the Effective Time (such Company Employees, “Continuing Employees”), while such Continuing Employees remain employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, (i) base salary or wages and cash incentive compensation opportunities that are no less favorable, in each instance, to those provided to the Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Closing and (ii) employee benefits (other than any defined benefit pension benefits or supplemental executive retirement plan benefits) that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to those provided to the Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Closing. (b) During the Protection Period, Parent shall or shall cause the Surviving Company to assume and honor the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ obligations under all employment, severance, and bonus agreements, if any, between the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and a Continuing Employee, on the other hand, immediately prior to the Effective Time, including but not limited to the MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. Severance Plan as in effect as of the Effective Time (the “Company Severance Plan”). Parent shall or shall cause the Surviving Company to provide the severance payments and benefits set forth in the Company Severance Plan to any Continuing Employees who are terminated during the Protection Period and neither Parent nor the Surviving Company shall decrease the severance payments and benefits payable under the Company Severance Plan during the Protection Period. (c) For all purposes (including for purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate and level of benefits (other than for vesting purposes under any equity-based or incentive compensation Plan)) with respect to each applicable employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by Parent or the Surviving Company (the “Parent Plans”), if any, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting, entitlement to benefits and vacation entitlement (but not for accrual of benefits under any defined benefit pension plan or post-retirement welfare benefit plan), service with the Company or any Subsidiary (or any predecessor entity thereto) shall be treated as service with Parent to the same extent recognized by the Company under a comparable Plan; provided, however, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted under applicable law, Parent shall not be required to provide credit for such service for benefit accrual purposes under any employee benefit plan or arrangement of Parent that is a defined benefit pension plan, postretirement welfare plan or grandfathered plan (or other plan that is no longer open to new participants). Such service also shall apply for purposes of satisfying any waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements, or the application of any pre-existing condition limitations with respect to any Parent Plan. Each Parent Plan shall waive pre-existing condition limitations and eligibility waiting periods to the same extent waived under the applicable Plan. The Continuing Employees shall be given credit for amounts paid under a corresponding Plan of the Company or any Subsidiary during the same period for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Parent Plan during the applicable plan year. (d) The provisions of this Section 5.6 are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and nothing in this Section 5.6, express or implied, shall confer upon any Continuing Employee, or legal representative or beneficiary thereof, any rights or remedies, including any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, or compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever under this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5.6, express or implied, shall be deemed an amendment of any Plan.
Prohibited Conduct In providing the services described in this agreement, the Sub-Advisor will not consult with any other investment advisory firm that provides investment advisory services to any investment company sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company regarding transactions for the Fund in securities or other assets.
Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a "public utility holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
Insiders’ NASD Affiliation Based on questionnaires distributed to such persons, except as set forth on Schedule 2.18.4, no officer, director or any beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered securities has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any NASD member. The Company will advise the Representative and its counsel if it learns that any officer, director or owner of at least 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Shares is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of an NASD member participating in the offering.
Employee Benefit Plan Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of §3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan. Environmental Laws. See §7.18(a).
Investment Companies; Regulated Entities None of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under the “control” of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and shall not become such an “investment company” or under such “control.” None of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party is subject to any other Federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur Indebtedness for borrowed money.