Common use of Protected Conduct Clause in Contracts

Protected Conduct. Nothing in this Equity RCA prohibits Grantee from (i) opposing an event or conduct that Grantee reasonably believes is a violation of law, including criminal conduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, a health or safety violation or other unlawful employment practices, (ii) disclosing sexual assault or sexual harassment; or (iii) reporting such an event or conduct to Grantee’s attorney, law enforcement, or the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the state division of human rights, or a local commission on human rights), or (iv) making any truthful statements or disclosures required or explicitly permitted by law or otherwise cooperating in an investigation conducted by any government agency (collectively referred to as “Protected Conduct”). Further, nothing requires notice to or approval from the Company Group before engaging in such Protected Conduct. Protected Conduct may include a disclosure of trade secret information provided that it must comply with the restrictions in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”). To the extent that Grantee is covered by Section 7 of the NLRA because Grantee is not in a supervisor or management role, nothing in this Equity RCA shall be construed to prohibit Grantee from using information Grantee acquires regarding the wages, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment at the Company Group for any purpose protected under the NLRA. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ understands that under the NLRA, covered employees have a right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and to refrain from any or all of such activities.