Labor Matters; Employees. (a) (i) There is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and, during the past five years, there has not been any such action, (ii) none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization, or work rules or practices agreed to with any labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor organization and none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge of any current union organizing activities among the employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries nor does any question concerning representation exist concerning such employees, (iv) Parent and its Subsidiaries have each at all times been in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours of work and occupational safety and health, and are not engaged in any unfair labor practices as defined in the National Labor Relations Act or other applicable Law, ordinance or regulation, (v) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state or foreign agency, (vi) there is no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of any collective bargaining agreement or other grievance procedure relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (vii) neither the Occupational Safety and Health Administration nor any other federal or state agency has threatened to file any citation, and there are no pending citations, relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (viii) there is no employee or governmental claim or investigation, including any charges to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or state employment practice agency, investigations regarding Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, audits by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs, Workers’ Compensation claims, sexual harassment complaints or demand letters or threatened claims.
Labor Matters; Employees. (a) Schedule 3.13(a) lists all collective bargaining, labor or similar agreements, including material local or side agreements (other than Employee Benefit Plans as set forth in Section 3.10), in effect to which any IPC Company is a party or by which any IPC Company is bound or otherwise used in the Business). Copies of all such agreements have been made available to Purchaser. Since February 1, 2000, each IPC Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations related to, and is not in material default under, any collective bargaining agreement to which any IPC Company is a party or by which any IPC Company, the Business or the IPC Assets may be subject or bound. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are currently no union organizing activities relative to any IPC Company, the IPC Assets or the Business among the current employees of any IPC Company. Other than ordinary grievances concerning individual employees that are being resolved solely pursuant to internal grievance procedures and immaterial and ordinary course Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened involving employment matters, (i) there is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or directly and adversely affecting any IPC Company, the IPC Assets or the Business; (ii) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against any IPC Company or involving the IPC Assets or the Business pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state or foreign agency; and (iii) there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened employee or governmental claim or investigation regarding employments matters, including any charges to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or state employment practice agency, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, investigations regarding Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, audits by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs.
Labor Matters; Employees. (a) No Employee is a party to any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor organization of any type, nor is Seller, with respect to any Employee, the subject of any material proceeding asserting it has committed an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act or any other similar or comparable state law seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor organization as to wages and conditions of employment, nor to Seller’s knowledge is any such proceeding threatened, nor to Seller’s knowledge is there any strike or similar labor dispute by the Employees pending or threatened. Seller is unaware of any efforts during the past five years involving any Employee seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or engaging in any other union organizational activity.
Labor Matters; Employees. WWT is not a party to any collective bargaining or other labor contract. There has not been, there is not presently pending or existing, and, to the knowledge of WWT, there is not threatened (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage or employee grievance process against WWT or its business; (ii) any Legal Proceeding against or affecting WWT or its business relating to the alleged violation of any Law or Order pertaining to labor relations or employment matters; or (iii) union organizing campaign or any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees by WWT, and no such action is contemplated by WWT. WWT has complied with all material Laws relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, harassment, retaliation, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, occupational health and safety, and plant closing. WWT is not liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, Taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts (including, without limitation, amounts related to workplace safety and insurance), however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
Labor Matters; Employees. 20 4.12 Taxes............................................................. 20 4.13 No Payments to Employees, Officers or Directors......................................................... 21 4.14 Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses............................ 22 4.15
Labor Matters; Employees. No Company employee is represented by any union or any collective bargaining agreement. No labor organization or group of employees of Company has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority. To the Knowledge of Sellers, Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment and labor (including those relating to wages, hours, immigration and the classification of employees as exempt or not exempt from the payment of minimum wages or overtime under applicable Law, the prohibitions against discrimination and harassment, occupational safety and health, leaves of absence, and the collection and payment of withholding and social security taxes), except for violations that would not have, or be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material grievances or other material labor disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened against or involving Company. Schedule 5.14 contains a list of the names, current pay rates and accrued vacation pay and sick leave of each employee of the Company as of the Effective Date.
Labor Matters; Employees. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.13 of the Vertex Disclosure Schedules, Vertex LP is not a party to any collective bargaining or other labor contract. There has not been, there is not presently pending or existing, and, to the knowledge of any of the Vertex Parties, there is not threatened (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage or employee grievance process against Vertex LP or the Vertex Business; (ii) any Legal Proceeding against or affecting Vertex LP or the Vertex Business relating to the alleged violation of any Law or Order pertaining to labor relations or employment matters; or (iii) union organizing campaign or any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees by Vertex LP, and no such action is contemplated by Vertex LP. Vertex LP has complied with all material Laws relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, harassment, retaliation, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, occupational health and safety, and plant closing. Vertex LP is not liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, Taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts (including, without limitation, amounts related to workplace safety and insurance), however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
Labor Matters; Employees. (a) Stone has made available to Wave the following information, complete and accurate in all material respects as of May 1, 2004 for each Stone Employee, including each Stone Employee on leave of absence or layoff status: employer; name; job title; current compensation paid or payable; vacation accrued; and service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any Stone Benefit Plan.
Labor Matters; Employees. (a) Wave has made available to Stone the following information, complete and accurate in all material respects as of May 1, 2004 for each Wave Employee, including each Wave Employee on leave of absence or layoff status: employer; name; job title; current compensation paid or payable; vacation accrued; and service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any Wave Benefit Plan.
Labor Matters; Employees. (a) Except as described in Section 2.18(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, (i) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization, or work rules or practices agreed to with any labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) none of the employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries are represented by any labor organization, and (iii) to Parent’s or the Company’s Knowledge, there are no current union organizing activities among the employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.
