Absence of Labor Dispute; Compliance with Labor Laws. No member of the Company Group is or has been a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a labor union or similar organization, and no such contract is being negotiated, and no employee of the Company Group is represented by a labor union or similar organization. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company Group exists or, to the knowledge of the Company Group, is threatened or imminent. There is # no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the Company Group’s knowledge, threatened, against the Company Group before the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable governmental entity, # no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or other material labor disruption pending or, to the Company Group’s knowledge, threatened against the Company Group and # no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of the Company Group and, to the Company Group’s knowledge, no union organizing activities taking place. No individual has been improperly misclassified as an independent contractor or employee of the Company Group, nor has any employee of the Company Group been misclassified as “exempt” or “non-exempt” (within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and applicable state and local laws). No director, officer or manager of the Company Group is, or has been during their service with the Company Group, a subject of any sexual harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace complaint, allegation, investigation, claim or legal proceeding. There has been no material violation of any federal, state or local law relating to employment and labor, including discrimination in hiring, immigration, visa, work status, occupational safety and health standards, terms and conditions of employment, promotion or pay of employees or of any applicable wage or hour laws.

Except as set forth herein, there is no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened against or affecting Company or any basis for any such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Company or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the Share Exchange, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or Order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company having, or which, insofar as reasonably could be foreseen by the Company, in the future could have, any such effect.

There is no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of NOVA, threatened against or affecting NOVA or any basis for any such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with respect to NOVA or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of NOVA to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against NOVA having, or which, insofar as reasonably could be foreseen by NOVA, in the future could have, any such effect.

There is no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of UBI, threatened against or affecting UBI or any basis for any such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with respect to UBI or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of UBI to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against UBI having, or which, insofar as reasonably could be foreseen by UBI, in the future could have, any such effect.

There are no disputes, material employee grievances or material disciplinary actions pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened between the Company and any employees of the Company (collectively, the “Employees”). The Company has complied in all respects with all provisions of all laws relating to the employment of labor and has no liability for any arrears of wages or taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any such laws. The Company has no knowledge of any organizational efforts presently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to any Employees.

Labor Discussions. The Company is not, and nor has it ever been, a party to any agreement, collective bargaining or otherwise, with any party regarding the rates of pay or working conditions of any of the Company’s employees, nor obligated under any agreement to recognize or bargain with any labor organization or union, nor involved in any labor discussions with any unit or group seeking to become the bargaining unit for any of its employees.

Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Labor Relations. Except as described on [Schedule 9.1.20], no Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement or consulting agreement. There are no material grievances, disputes or controversies with any union or other organization of any Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s employees, or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, any asserted or threatened, in writing, strikes, work stoppages or demands for collective bargaining that singly or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

#Section 3.17(a) of the ​ Disclosure Schedule contains a list as of the date of this Agreement of all employees of ​, along with the position and the annual rate of base compensation and date of hire of each such person.

Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of ESI, threatened. Except as provided on [Schedule 6.22], the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, except for such violations that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such failures that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound.