i. 如果公司无故终止您的雇佣,或者您因正当理由辞职,但任何情况均与控制权的变更无关(有关于在下文第8(c)条中有所规定),前提是(除了应支付的赔偿之外)您必须向公司提供对公司有利的通用权利释放文件,采用公司标准的释放形式,但这将不释放任何索偿权利,也不会施加除您已经受制于外的任何限制性契约(称为“释放”) 并在您终止雇佣后的六十(60)天内满足使释放生效的所有条件,那么,您将有权:
7.降落伞支付如果本协议规定或支付给您的其他福利(i)构成《税收法典》第280G条的“降落伞支付”,并且(ii)若无本条,则将受到《税收法典》第4999条征收的消费税的影响,则您可自行选择按照本协议支付的离职补偿和其他福利支付(i)全部,或 (ii)支付较少金额,以致使离职补偿和其他福利的任何部分均不受《税收法典》第4999条的消费税的影响,以上述金额中能使您在考虑适用联邦、州和地方所得税以及《税收法典》第4999条征收的消费税后,获取的本协议项下的离职补偿福利最多的那个为准,即使在《税收法典》第4999条下,全部或部分离职补偿福利可能应税。任何减少均应按以下方式进行:首先按比例减少(i)《税收法典》第409A条规定为递延薪酬的现金支付和(ii)《税收法典》第409A条规定为非递延薪酬的现金支付,其次按比例取消(i)《税收法典》第409A条规定为递延薪酬的基于股权的补偿和(ii)《税收法典》第409A条不规定为递延薪酬的基于股权的补偿,使得股权按照逆序减少,且不受财政司规则 l .280G- Q & A 24(c)所规定的股权,要先减少。除非公司和您另有书面约定,根据本条所需的任何决定均应由公司独立的注册会计师(称“会计师”), 其决定对您和公司具有一切目的的约束力。为了完成本条所需的计算,会计师可以对适用税收做出合理假设和近似,并且可以依靠于关于《税收法典》第280G条和4999条的应用的合理、善意解释。公司和您应当向会计师提供会计师为了完成本条决定可能合理请求的信息和文件。会计师应向公司和您提供充足的文件,以便您依靠其用于申报税款。公司应负担会计师在进行本条所需的任何计算中可能合理发生的所有费用。
11.At Will Employment. Employment with the Company is for no specific period of time. Your employment with the Company will be “at will,” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause. and with or without advance notice. Any contrary representations that may have been made to you are superseded by this Agreement. This is the full and complete agreement between you and the Company on this term. Although your compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than you).
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12.Confidential Information and Other Company Policies. You will be bound by and comply fully with the Company’s standard confidentiality agreement (a form of which has been provided to you), insider trading policy, code of conduct, and any other policies and programs adopted by the Company regulating the behavior of its employees, as such policies and programs may be amended from time to time to the extent the same are not inconsistent with this Agreement, unless you consent to the same at the time of such amendment.
13.Company Records and Confidential Information.
a.Records. All records, files, documents and the like, or abstracts, summaries or copies thereof, relating to the business of the Company or the business of any subsidiary or affiliated companies, which the Company or you prepare or use or come into contact with, will remain the sole property of the Company or the affiliated or subsidiary company, as the case may be, and will be promptly returned upon termination of employment. You may retain any documents evidencing your terms of employment and compensation without violation hereto.
b.Confidentiality. You acknowledge that you have acquired and will acquire knowledge regarding confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information in the course of performing your responsibilities for the Company, and you further acknowledge that such knowledge and information is the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You recognize that disclosure of such knowledge and information, or use of such knowledge and information, to or by a competitor could cause serious and irreparable harm to the Company.
14.Indemnification. You and the Company will, by no later than your Start Date, enter into the form of indemnification agreement provided to other similarly situated officers of the Company.
15.Arbitration. You and the Company agree to submit to mandatory binding arbitration, in Santa Clara County, California, before a single neutral arbitrator, any and all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement and your employment with the Company and the termination thereof, except that each party may, at its or his option, seek injunctive relief in court prior to such arbitration proceeding pursuant to applicable law. YOU AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN REGARD TO SUCH CLAIMS. This agreement to arbitrate does not restrict your right to file administrative claims you may bring before any government agency where, as a matter of law, the parties may not restrict your ability to file such claims (including, but not limited to, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor). However, you and the Company agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for the subject matter of such administrative claims. The arbitration shall be conducted through the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The arbitrator shall issue a written decision that contains the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision is based. The arbitration will be conducted in
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accordance with the AAA employment arbitration rules then in effect. The AAA rules may be found and reviewed at http://www.adr.org. If you are unable to access these rules, please let me know and I will provide you with a hardcopy. The parties acknowledge that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties against the other in connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement.
16.Compensation Recoupment. All amounts payable to you hereunder shall be subject to recoupment pursuant to the Company’s current compensation recoupment policy, and any additional compensation recoupment policy or amendments to the current policy adopted by the Board or the Compensation Committee from time to time hereafter, as allowed by applicable law.
17.Miscellaneous.
a.Employment Eligibility Verification. For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your Start Date, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated.