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.

Informal Discussions. Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the rights or obligations of the Parties hereunder, or the relationship between the Parties with respect to the Licensed Compound or Licensed Product, the Parties shall first try to settle their differences amicably between themselves. Either Party may initiate such informal dispute resolution by sending written notice of the dispute to the other Party, and within ​ days after such notice appropriate representatives of the Parties shall meet for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations. If such representatives are unable to resolve promptly such disputed matter within the said ​ days, either Party may refer the matter by written notice to the other to the appropriate ​, or his designee, and the Chief Executive Officer of Licensee, or his designee, for discussion and resolution. If such individuals or their designees are unable to resolve such dispute within ​ days of such written notice, either Party may initiate arbitration proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this Article XIII.

This Agreement is part of a proposed settlement of matters that could otherwise be the subject of litigation among the parties hereto. Nothing herein shall be deemed an admission of any kind. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408, any applicable state rules of evidence and any other applicable law, foreign or domestic, this Agreement and all negotiations relating thereto shall not be admissible into evidence in any proceeding other than to prove the existence of this Agreement or in a proceeding to enforce the terms of this Agreement.

Labor Relations. No Borrower or Subsidiary is party to or bound by any collective bargaining 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 strikes, work stoppages or demands for collective bargaining which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Borrower or Subsidiary is party to or bound by any management or consulting agreement, the breach or termination of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Set forth on [Schedule 8.13] to the Information Certificate is a list (including dates of termination) of all collective bargaining or similar agreements between or applicable to

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:

#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.

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 could 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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.