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 Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse 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.

There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years preceding the Closing Date.

Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have 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.

Any labor dispute occurred, two parties should first negotiated settlement, if no agreement is reached through consultation, then could go to the enterprise trade union for solutions or to labor dispute mediation committee for mediation; two parties could also directly apply to the labor dispute arbitration committee for arbitration. Without objection to the arbitration award, the two parties must perform; if any party is not satisfied with the arbitration award, he may prosecute to the people's court.

The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and during the past three (3) years have been, in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices, including all Laws relating to labor relations, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, disability rights or benefits, immigration, wages, hours, overtime compensation, child labor, hiring and termination of employees, working conditions, meal and break periods, privacy, health and safety, workers’ compensation, leaves of absence and unemployment insurance. All individuals characterized and treated by the Company as independent contractors or consultants are properly treated as independent contractors under all applicable Laws. All employees of the Company classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local wage and hour laws are properly classified. Within the past three (3) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has implemented any “plant closing” or “mass layoff” (as such terms are defined in the WARN Act) of employees that required compliance with the WARN Act.

SECTION # Labor Matters. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the ​ is a party or by which it is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the ​, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the ​.

the Participant engages in any illegal labor dispute activity or other illegal collective action;