Common use of Termination by the Employer for Cause Clause in Contracts

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Employer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Group or Employer or any of its their subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (viv) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to the Employer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drugdrugs, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be ------------------------------------- terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Group or Employer or any of its their subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Group or Employer or any of its their subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be ------------------------------------- terminated for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Group or Employer or any of its their subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and ---- ---------- material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.

Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employee may be terminated ------------------------------------- for Cause by the Employer. "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful failure of the Employee substantially to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the executive to which the Employee reports or by Employer's Board, which notice identifies the manner in which such executive or Employer's Board, as the case may be, believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Employee's engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to Employer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee's regularly making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drug, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Employer's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Employer in a proper and prudent manner, (iv) the Employee's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (v) the willful and material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations hereunder, or the willful and material breach by the Employee of any written covenant or agreement with the Employer or any of its affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Employer or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Employer or any of its affiliates.