Voluntary Termination for Good Reason definition

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means the Employee voluntarily resigns after the occurrence of any of the following (i) without the Employee’s express written consent, a material reduction of the Employee’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities, relative to the Employee’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to Employee of such reduced duties, title, authority or responsibilities; provided, however, that a reduction in duties, title, authority or responsibilities solely by virtue of the Company being acquired and made part of a larger entity (as, for example, when the Senior Vice-President of a business unit of the Company remains as such following a Change of Control) shall not by itself constitute grounds for a “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason;” (ii) without the Employee’s express written consent, a material reduction, without good business reasons, of the facilities and perquisites (including office space and location) available to the Employee immediately prior to such reduction; (iii) a reduction by the Company in the base salary of the Employee as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (iv) a material reduction by the Company in the aggregate level of employee benefits, including bonuses, to which the Employee was entitled immediately prior to such reduction with the result that the Employee’s aggregate benefits package is materially reduced (other than a reduction that generally applies to Company employees); (v) the relocation of the Employee to a facility or a location more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee’s then present location, without the Employee’s express written consent; (vi) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this agreement by any successors contemplated in Section 7(a) below; or (vii) any act or set of facts or circumstances which would, under California case law or statute constitute a constructive termination of the Employee.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means that the Executive voluntarily terminates his employment after any of the following are undertaken without Executive’s express written consent: (a) the assignment to Executive of any duties or responsibilities which result in any diminution or adverse change of Executive’s position, status or circumstances of employment as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company; any removal of Executive from or any failure to reelect Executive to any of such positions, except in connection with the termination of his employment for death, disability, retirement, fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or any other voluntary termination of employment by Executive other than Voluntary Termination for Good Reason; (b) a reduction by the Company in Executive’s Annual Base Pay or targeted annual cash incentive bonus in effect at the time; (c) any failure by the Company to continue in effect any benefit plan or arrangement, including incentive plans or plans to receive securities of the Company, in which Executive is participating at the time of the Change in Control of the Company (hereinafter referred to as “Benefit Plans”), or the taking of any action by the Company which would adversely affect Executive’s participation in or reduce Executive’s benefits under any Benefit Plans or deprive Executive of any fringe benefit enjoyed by Executive at the time of the Change in Control of the Company, provided, however, that Executive may not terminate employment with the Company for Good Reason following a Change in Control of the Company if the Company offers a range of benefit plans and programs which, taken as a whole, are comparable to the Benefit Plans as determined in good faith by Executive; (d) a relocation of Executive, or the Company’s principal executive offices if Executive’s principal office is at such offices, to a location more than fifteen (15) miles from the location at which Executive performed Executive’s duties immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company, except for required travel by Executive on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive’s business travel obligations at the time of the Change in Control of the Company; (e) any breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement; or (f) any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means any action by the Company without the Eligible Employee’s prior consent which results in he or she voluntarily terminating his or her employment with the Company (or, if applicable, with any successor entity) after any of the following are undertaken by the Company (or, if applicable, by any successor entity) without such Eligible Employee’s express consent, provided, however, that a termination for Good Reason can only occur if (i) the Eligible Employee has given the Company a written notice of termination indicating the existence of a condition giving rise to Good Reason and the Company has not cured the condition giving rise to Good Reason within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice of termination, and (ii) such notice of termination is given within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the condition giving rise to Good Reason and further provided that a termination for Good Reason shall occur no more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the initial occurrence of the condition giving rise to Good Reason: (A) any requirement by the Company that the Eligible Employee perform his or her principal duties outside a radius of 50 miles from the Company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts location, (B) any material diminution in the Eligible duties, responsibilities or authority; or (C) a material reduction in the Eligible Employee’s base salary (unless such reduction is effected in connection with a general and proportionate reduction of compensation for all employees of his or her level).

Examples of Voluntary Termination for Good Reason in a sentence

• Voluntary Termination for Good Reason: Has the meaning set forth in Section 13.

More Definitions of Voluntary Termination for Good Reason

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means the Executive’s termination of his or her employment with the Employer upon the occurrence of any of the following events without the prior consent of the Executive: i. a significant reduction in the Executive’s then current Base Salary; ii. a significant reduction in the Executive’s title, duties or reporting relationship with the Employer or the assignment to Executive of duties that are inconsistent with Executive’s position with the Employer; or iii. the relocation of the Executive’s primary place of employment to a location that is more than 50 miles from the Executive’s primary place of employment as of the Executive’s termination date. A Voluntary Termination for Good Reason shall not be effective unless all of the following provisions shall have been complied with: (A) the Executive shall give the Employer a written notice of the Executive’s intention to effect a Voluntary Termination for Good Reason, such notice to state in detail the particular circumstances that constitute the grounds on which the proposed Voluntary Termination for Good Reason is based and to be given no later than 90 days after the initial occurrence of such circumstances; (B) the Employer shall have 30 days after receiving such notice in which to cure such grounds; and (C) if the Employer fails, within such 30-day period, to cure such grounds to the Executive’s reasonable satisfaction, the Executive terminates his or her employment hereunder within 30 days following the last day of such 30-day period. If the Employer timely cures such grounds in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Executive shall not be entitled to terminate his or her employment pursuant to a Voluntary Termination for Good Reason based on such grounds.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means a Participant voluntarily resigns within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of any of the following, provided the Participant gives notice to the Company of such occurrence within sixty (60) days after such occurrence and the Company does not remedy the condition within thirty (30) days after the Company’s receipt of such notice: (i) without the Participant’s express written consent, a material reduction of the Participant’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities, relative to the Participant’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to Participant of such reduced duties, title, authority or responsibilities; provided, however, that a reduction in duties, title, authority or responsibilities solely by virtue of the Company being acquired and made part of a larger entity (as, for example, when the Chief Executive Officer of the Company remains as such following a Change of Control and is not made the Chief Executive Officer of the acquiring corporation) shall not by itself constitute grounds for a “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason;” (ii) a reduction by the Company in the base salary of the Participant as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (iii) the relocation of the Participant to a facility or a location outside of a 35 mile radius from the present facility or location, without the Participant’s express written consent; or (iv) any act or set of facts or circumstances which would, under applicable case law or statute constitute a constructive termination of the Participant.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means Executive voluntarily resigns from employment with the Company within thirty (30) days of one or more of the following events which occurs without Executive’s consent and which remains uncured thirty (30) days after Executive’s delivery to the Company of written notice thereof:

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means Executive voluntarily resigns after the occurrence of any of the following without Executive’s express written consent:

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means the Executive’s termination of his employment hereunder on account of (i) the Company’s material breach of the terms of this Agreement or a direction from the Board that the Executive act or refrain from acting which in either case would be unlawful or contrary to a material and written Company policy, (ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s duties, functions and responsibilities to the Company and its affiliates without the Executive’s consent or the Company preventing the Executive from fulfilling or exercising his material duties, functions and responsibilities to the Company and its affiliates without the Executive’s consent, (iii) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus opportunity or (iv) a requirement that the Executive relocate his employment more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Executive’s principal office on the date of this Agreement, without the consent of the Executive. The Executive’s resignation shall not be deemed a “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason” unless the Executive gives the Board written notice (delivered within thirty (30) days after the Executive knows of the event, action, etc. that the Executive asserts constitutes Good Reason), the event, action, etc. that the Executive asserts constitutes Good Reason is not cured, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Executive, within thirty (30) days after such notice and the Executive resigns effective not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of such cure period.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means Executive’s voluntarily resignation after the occurrence of any of the following without Executive’s written consent: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s base compensation; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (iii) a material change of at least thirty-five (35) miles in the geographic location at which Executive must perform Executive’s services; or (iv) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a resignation shall not constitute a “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason” unless the condition giving rise to such resignation continues more than thirty (30) days following Executive’s written notice of the condition within ninety (90) days of the first occurrence of such condition and Executive’s termination occurs within one hundred eighty (180) days following the first occurrence of such condition.

Voluntary Termination for Good Reason means Executive voluntary resigns within thirty (30) days following the expiration of any cure period (as discussed below) after the occurrence of any of the following, without Executive’s written consent: