Covered Disputes means any and all disputes arising out of, concerning, related to or touching upon in any way the Plan and/or, to the extent not otherwise specified in any individual agreement between the Company and the Participant, any aspect of the Participant’s employment or the termination of that employment; except that Covered Disputes do not include (a) administrative claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; (b) claims for benefits under a Company benefit plan or program that provides its own process for dispute resolution and/or arbitration of disputes; (c) claims governed by a collective bargaining agreement; (d) an action filed in court for the limited purpose of seeking immediate, preliminary, or temporary injunctive relief to prevent imminent harm or to preserve the status quo, such as to prevent imminent disclosure of trade secrets or other confidential information or violation of a restrictive covenant; but after temporary or preliminary relief is considered, the substance of the claim and any request for permanent injunctive relief is a Covered Dispute and is then subject to mandatory arbitration; (e) claims for which mandatory arbitration would be invalid or unenforceable as a matter of law; (f) charges or complaints filed with any government agency, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; however, any lawsuit that could be filed after a governmental agency charge or complaint is a Covered Dispute; and (g) legal actions to compel arbitration of a Covered Dispute or to dismiss a lawsuit because it is subject to mandatory arbitration, or actions to enforce or vacate an arbitrator’s award.
Covered Disputes. (i) all disputes and claims of any nature that Executive may have against the Company, including any and all statutory, contractual, and common law claims unless prohibited by applicable law; (ii) all disputes and claims of any nature that the Company may have against Executive, or that Executive may have against the Company; (iii) all disputes and claims related to any breach of this Agreement, (iv) all disputes and claims concerning the validity and/or enforceability of the Agreement, and (v) all disputes concerning the validity, enforceability, or the applicability of this Paragraph 39 to any dispute or claim. The term “Covered Disputes” does not include, and this Paragraph 39 does not apply to: (a) claims seeking unemployment insurance benefits, state disability insurance benefits, or workers’ compensation benefits, except that claims for retaliation pursuant to these laws shall be subject to arbitration under this Paragraph 39; (b) claims for benefits under ERISA, which must be resolved in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth in the applicable plan documents; (c) Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower claims; or (d) any other claims that are not permitted to be subject to a pre-dispute arbitration agreement under applicable federal law and/or federal regulation.
Covered Disputes is defined to mean disputes and claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including the terms and conditions contained in the Arbitration and Class-Waiver Provision), the Parties’ relationship, and any loan or account that you have with the Credit Union, regardless of the legal theory asserted or the relief sought, and regardless of whether they arose in the past, may currently exist or may arise in the future. Covered Disputes include not only claims made directly by you, but also made by anyone connected with you or claiming through you, such as a joint account holder, account beneficiary, employee, representative, agent, predecessor or successor, heir, assignee, or trustee in bankruptcy. Covered Disputes include not only claims that relate directly to the Credit Union, but also its parent, affiliates, successors, assignees, employees, and agents, and claims for which we may be directly or indirectly liable, even if we are not properly named at the time the claim is made.
Examples of Covered Disputes in a sentence
Executive and the Company agree that the resolution of Covered Disputes likely would involve information that each considers to be sensitive, personal, confidential, and/or proprietary and that Executive and the Releasees intend to resolve the Covered Disputes in a non-public forum.
To the extent permitted by law, Executive and the Releasees waive any right or authority to have any Covered Disputes heard as a class, collective, or representative action.
More Definitions of Covered Disputes
Covered Disputes is defined to mean disputes and claims arising out of or relating to the IEC Agreement (including the terms and conditions contained in this Exhibit B), any claim that the IEC is not an independent contractor or volunteer but rather an employee, and all other matters of any nature between the parties, including disputes arising under this Agreement or under federal or state statutes and laws, municipal ordinances, executive orders, or common law (judge-made law), and any and all statutory claims including but not limited to claims under laws, rules, executive orders, and regulations regarding wages, wage payments, wage notices, discrimination, labor relations, employment, employee benefits, expense reimbursement, termination pay, fringe benefits, paid time off, retaliation, whistleblowing, payroll taxes, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, maternity / childcare benefits, time off / leaves, safety, social security, Medicare, and payroll taxes, but the term “covered disputes” does not mean any of the following:
Covered Disputes has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.
Covered Disputes has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Covered Disputes shall include, without limitation, (i) any dispute regarding the arbitrability of any matter hereunder and (ii) any claim that could be asserted in court or before an administrative agency or claims as to which I have an alleged cause of action, including without limitation claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied), tort claims, claims for discrimination (including but not limited to discrimination based on sex, pregnancy, race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability or medical condition or other characteristics protected by statute), claims for wrongful discharge, violations of confidentiality or breaches of trade secrets, and/or claims for violation of any federal, state or other governmental law, statue, regulation or ordinance, and whether based on statute or common law. Covered Disputes include all such claims whether made against the Company, any of its subsidiary or affiliated entities, or the individual officers or directors thereof (in an official or personal capacity).