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Exhibit 10.56
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is effective as of January 1,
2008, (the Effective Date), between TOUSA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Employer) and George Yeonas, an individual (the Employee).
Agreement
In
consideration of the mutual premises, covenants and agreements set forth below,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings defined in this Agreement or on
Exhibits A and B attached hereto unless the context otherwise requires.
Exhibits A and B are incorporated herein by this reference.
2. Employment
Term and Duties.
2.1 Employment
Term. The Employer employs the Employee, and the Employee accepts
employment by the Employer, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and for the period of time set forth in Exhibit B (the
Employment Period), which Employment Period shall be the term of this
Agreement.
2.2 Duties.
(a) The
Employee will serve in the position set forth on Exhibit B and will devote
his/her full business time, attention, skill, and energy exclusively to the
business of the Employer, will use his/her best efforts to promote the success
of the Employers business, and will cooperate fully with the senior management
of the Employer in the advancement of the best interests of the Employer.
(b) With
the prior written consent of the CEO, which consent may be revoked by the CEO
at any time and for any reason, the Employee may engage in the following activities
during the Employment Period so long as such activities do not, in the sole
judgment of the CEO, interfere or conflict with Employees duties to Employer
as set forth in Section 2.2(a) above: (i) serve on corporate, civic,
religious, educational, and/or charitable boards or committees;
(ii) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements, or teach at
educational institutions without receiving any compensation other than
reimbursement of expenses, nominal stipends, or similar forms of compensation; and
(iii) manage his/her personal investments, provided that such investments
do not conflict with the Employees duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement. If the Employee is appointed or elected an officer or director of
the Employer or any Affiliate, the Employee will fulfill his/her duties as such
officer or director without additional compensation. Upon termination of this
Agreement for any reason, the Employee automatically resigns as of such date as
an officer and director of the Employer and each Affiliate of which he/she is
an officer or director, if any.
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2.3 Location.
The Employees primary place of employment hereunder shall be as set forth
in Exhibit B.
3. Compensation
and Benefits. The compensation and benefits payable and provided to the
Employee under this Agreement shall constitute the full consideration to be
paid to the Employee for all services to be rendered by the Employee to the
Employer and its Affiliates in all capacities.
3.1 Base
Salary. During the first year of this Agreement, the Employee will be
paid an annual salary as set forth on Exhibit B (Base Salary), payable
in periodic installments according to the Employers customary payroll
practices. In subsequent years, Base Salary may be adjusted taking into account
Employees performance, company operating results, and industry practices.
3.2 Benefits.
The Employee (and the Employees spouse and dependents, where applicable)
shall be permitted to participate in such
401(k) plan (or similar qualified plan) and any welfare benefit plan, program,
or fringe benefit made available to other similarly situated employees that may
be in effect from time to time, subject to the Employee (and the Employees
spouse and dependents, where applicable) meeting the eligibility requirements
under the terms of each of those plans (collectively, the Benefits). However,
the Employer may modify or terminate any employee benefit plan or program at
any time and in the Employers sole discretion, so long as such modification or
termination equally affects all of the Employers similarly situated employees.
3.3 Annual
Bonus. During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be
eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan. The bonus plan and any amounts
payable there under may take into consideration personal performance and
contribution, operational and financial results, and other achievements
attributable to Employees accomplishments (Bonus). Employees participation
in and opportunity to receive compensation pursuant to such plan will be
consistent with the participation and opportunity of similarly situated
employees and shall in any event be subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors or relevant Board Committee of TOUSA, Inc. The bonus plan applicable
to Employee under this Agreement is as described in Exhibit B.
3.4 Business
Expenses. In accordance with the rules and policies that the Employer
may establish from time to time, the Employer shall reimburse the Employee for
business expenses reasonably incurred by him/her in the performance of his/her
duties hereunder in accordance with the Employers documentation guidelines as
may be in effect from time to time.
3.5 Vacation.
The Employee shall be entitled to the vacation period per calendar year as
set forth on Exhibit B (prorated for less than a full year). Unused vacation
time not to exceed an aggregate of Two (2) weeks for all prior years may
be accumulated or carried over from year to year. The Employee shall not be
entitled to any compensation for unused vacation time except as provided in
Section 4.
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3.6 Office
and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be
entitled to an office, furnishings, other appointments, and secretarial or
other assistants as Employer shall determine are reasonably necessary to
perform the Employees duties and obligations as set forth herein and
comparable to other similarly situated employees of the Employer and its
Affiliates.
4. Termination.
4.1 Death;
Disability. This Agreement will terminate automatically upon the Death
or Disability of the Employee.
4.2 Termination
Notice. Any termination of the Employees employment other than a
termination pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof shall be by written notice to
the other party, indicating the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, if any, and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the
Employees employment under the provision so indicated. The date of the
Employees termination of employment shall be specified in such notice;
provided, however, that such date may not be earlier than any applicable cure
periods as set forth herein and, if a termination is being effected by the
Employee for any reason, such date shall in any event not be less than six
(6) months from the date the written notice is given to the Employer (the
Required Notice), during which period Employee shall continue to perform in
accordance with this Agreement unless such performance is waived by the
Employer by written notice to the Employee. Failure to provide the Required
Notice or to perform in accordance with in this Agreement during this period
shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement by the Employee.
4.3 Termination
Pay. Upon termination of the Employees employment, the Employer will
be obligated to pay or provide the Employee or the Employees estate, as the
case may be, only such compensation and Benefits as are provided in this
Section 4.3 and, if applicable, in Section 5.3 hereof.
(a) Termination
by the Employer for Cause; Resignation of the Employee without
Good Reason or Required Notice; Resignation of the Employee by Election of
Non-Continuation. If (i) the Employer terminates the Employees
employment for Cause; (ii) the Employee terminates his/her employment for
any reason other than Good Reason; (iii) the Employee terminates his/her
employment for any reason without the Required Notice; or (iv) the
Employee terminates his/her employment by Election of Non-Continuation, then:
the Employee shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations from the
Employer, payable to Employee within thirty (30) Business Days after the
date of termination. Except as specifically provided herein, the Employee shall
not be entitled to any other payments or Benefits pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Termination
due to Disability or upon Death. If the Employees employment is
terminated due to Disability or upon the Employees death, the Employee or the
Employees estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive from the
Employer the sum of the following, payable to Employee or Employees legal
representative within thirty (30) Business Days after the date of termination:
(i) the Accrued Obligations and (ii) the Pro-Rata Bonus.
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(c) Termination
by the Employee due to Good Reason or by the Employer without Cause. If
the Employees employment is terminated by the Employer without Cause or by the
Employee for Good Reason, the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the
Employer: (i) the Termination Payment, and (ii) if the Employee
timely elects continuation coverage under the Employers group health plan, an
amount equal to the monthly premium charge for such coverage for the then
remaining term of the Employment Period or one year whichever is greater at the
active employee premium rate for similar coverage.
4.4 Release
and Waiver. Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.3 to the
contrary, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payment or Benefit pursuant
to Section 4.3, except for Accrued Obligations as required by law, unless
the Employee has delivered to the Employer a general release, signed and in a
form acceptable to the Employer, that releases the Employer and its Affiliates,
and all their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any
and all claims of any kind that the Employee may have arising out of the
Employees relationship with the Employer or any of its Affiliates or the termination
of employment, but excluding any claims arising under this Agreement, and such
release has become irrevocable.
5. Non-Competition
and Non-interference.
5.1 Acknowledgements.
The Employee acknowledges that (a) the services to be performed by
him/her under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary,
and intellectual character and (b) the provisions of this Section 5
are reasonable and necessary to protect the Confidential Information, goodwill,
and other business interests of the Employer and its Affiliates.
5.2 Covenants
of the Employee. The Employee covenants that he/she will not,
directly or indirectly:
(a) during
the Non-Compete Period, without the express prior written consent of the Board
of Directors, as owner, officer, director, employee, stockholder, principal,
consultant, agent, lender, guarantor, cosigner, investor, or trustee of any
corporation, partnership, proprietorship, joint venture, association, or any other
entity of any nature, engage, directly or indirectly, in the Business in
(i) any county in any state, or any county contiguous with a county, in
which the Employer or any of its Affiliates is conducting Business activities
or has conducted Business activities in the twelve (12) months prior to
termination, and (ii) any county in which the Employer or any of its
Affiliates is conducting other business; provided, however, that the Employee
may purchase or otherwise acquire for passive investment up to three percent
(3%) of any class of securities of any such enterprise under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(b) whether
for the Employees own account or for the account of any other person at any
time during his/her employment with the Employer or its Affiliates (except for
the account of the Employer and its Affiliates) and the Non-Compete Period,
solicit Business of the same or similar type being carried on by the Employer
or its Affiliates, whether or not the Employee had personal contact with such
person or entity during the Employees employment with the Employer:
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(c) whether
for the Employees own account or the account of any other person and at any
time during his/her employment with the Employer or its Affiliates and the
Non-Compete Period, (i) solicit, employ, or otherwise engage as an
employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, any person who is an employee
of the Employer or an Affiliate, or in any manner induce, or attempt to induce,
any employee of the Employer or its Affiliates to terminate his/her employment
with the Employer or its Affiliate; or (ii) interfere with the Employers
or its Affiliates relationship with any person or entity that, at any time
during the Employment Period, was an employee, contractor, supplier, or
customer of the Employer or its Affiliate; or
(d) at
any time after the termination of his/her employment, disparage the Employer or
its Affiliates or any shareholders, directors, officers, employees, or agents
of the Employer or any of its Affiliates, so long as the Employer does not
disparage the Employee;
provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section 5.2 shall not apply if the Employees employment is terminated
pursuant to Section 4.3(c) hereof. If any covenant in this
Section 5.2 is held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against public
policy, such covenant will be considered to be divisible with respect to scope,
time, and geographic area, and such lesser scope, time, or geographic area, or
all of them, as a court of competent jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable,
not arbitrary, and not against public policy, will be effective, binding, and
enforceable against the Employee. The Employee hereby agrees that this covenant
is a material and substantial part of this Agreement and that: (i) the
geographic limitations are reasonable; (ii) the term of the covenant is
reasonable; and (iii) the covenant is not made for the purpose of limiting
competition per se and is reasonably related to a protectable business interest
of the Employer. The period of time applicable to any covenant in this
Section 5.2 will be extended by the duration of any violation by the
Employee of such covenant.
5.3 Covenants
of the Employer. The Employer covenants and agrees that, during the
Non-Compete Period, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) if
the Employees employment is terminated due to the death or Disability of the
Employee, for Cause by the Employer, or by the Employee without having provided
the Required Notice, no additional compensation shall be payable or Benefits
provided to the Employee during the Non-Compete Period except as specifically
provided for in Section 4.3 hereof.
(b) In
addition to the compensation payable or Benefits to be provided to the Employee
as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, if the Employees employment is
terminated for any reason other than as set forth in Section 5.3(a)
hereof, the Employer shall continue to (i) pay to the Employee during the
Non-Compete Period the Base Salary as provided herein and (ii) provide all the
Benefits to the Employee (and the Employees spouse and dependents, as
applicable) that the Employer would have provided pursuant to this Agreement,
in both cases as if the Employee remained employed by the Employer during the
Non-Compete Period, unless the Employer is prohibited from providing any such
Benefits pursuant to applicable law.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, (i) the Employer may
pay to the Employee the cash equivalent of any Benefit that the Employer is
otherwise obligated to provide the Employee in lieu of providing such Benefit,
and (ii) the Employer shall have the right, at any time, to release the
Employee from the covenants contained in this Section 5, at which time the
Employees right to receive and the Employers obligation to make any payments
or provide any Benefits under this Section 5.3 shall terminate upon the
payment by the Employer to the Employee of all amounts due under this
Section 5.3 up to and including the date of such release. In consideration
of item (i); the Company agrees to pay the cash equivalent equal to what it would
cost the Employee to obtain and individual health policy.
6. Non-Disclosure
Covenant
6.1 Acknowledgments
by the Employee. The Employee acknowledges that (a) the Employee
will be afforded access to Confidential Information; (b) public disclosure
of such Confidential Information would have an adverse effect on the Employer
and its Affiliates and its business; and (c) the provisions of this
Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to prevent the improper use or
disclosure of Confidential Information.
6.2 Covenants
of the Employee. The Employee covenants as follows:
(a) Confidentiality.
During and after his/her employment with the Employer and its Affiliates,
the Employee will hold in confidence the Confidential Information and will not
disclose such Confidential Information to any person other than in connection
with the performance of his/her duties and obligations hereunder, except with
the specific prior written consent of the Board of Directors or the CEO;
provided, however, that the parties agree that this Agreement does not prohibit
the disclosure of Confidential Information where applicable law requires in
response to subpoenas and/or orders of a governmental agency or court of
competent jurisdiction. In the event that the Employee is requested or becomes
legally compelled under the terms of a subpoena or order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction or by a governmental body to disclose Confidential
Information, the Employee agrees that he/she will (i) immediately provide
the Employer with written notice of the existence, terms, and circumstances,
surrounding such request(s) so that the Employer may seek an appropriate
protective order or other appropriate remedy, (ii) cooperate with the
Employer in its efforts to decline, resist, or narrow such requests, and
(iii) if disclosure of such Confidential Information is required in the
opinion of counsel, exercise reasonable efforts to obtain an order or other
reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such
disclosed information.
(b) Trade
Secrets. Any and all trade secrets of the Employer and its Affiliates
will be entitled to all the protections and benefits under the federal and
state trade secret and intellectual property laws and any other applicable law.
If any information that the Employer or any of its Affiliates deems to be a
trade secret is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a trade
secret for purposes of this Agreement, such information will, nevertheless, be
considered Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement, so long
as it otherwise meets the definition of Confidential Information. The Employee
hereby waives any requirement that the Employer or any of its Affiliates submit
proof of the economic value of any trade secret or post a bond or other
security.
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(c) Removal.
The Employee will not remove from the premises of the Employer or any of
its Affiliates (except to the extent such removal is for purposes of the
performance of the Employees duties at home or while traveling, or except
otherwise specifically authorized by the Employer or the applicable Affiliate)
any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, or computer
software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form belonging to
the Employer or any of its Affiliates or used in the business of the Employer
or of any of its Affiliates (collectively, the Proprietary Items). All of the
Proprietary Items, whether or not developed by the Employee, are the exclusive
property of the Employer or its applicable Affiliate. Upon termination of his/her
employment, or upon the request of the Employer during the Employment Period,
the Employee will return to the Employer all of the Proprietary Items and
Confidential Information in the Employees possession or subject to the
Employees control, and the Employee shall not retain any copies, abstracts,
sketches, or other physical embodiments in electronic form or otherwise, of any
such Proprietary Items or Confidential Information.
(d) Development
of Intellectual Property. Any and all writings, inventions,
improvements, plans, designs, architectural work papers, drawings, processes,
procedures, and/or techniques (Intellectual Property) which the Employee
(i) made, conceived, discovered, or developed, either solely or jointly
with any other person or persons, at any time when the Employee was an employee
of the Employer or any of its Affiliates whether pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise, whether or not during working hours, and whether or not at the
request or upon the suggestion of the Employer or any of its Affiliates, which
relate to or were useful in connection with any business now or hereafter
carried on or contemplated by the Employer or any of its Affiliates, including
developments or expansions of its fields of operations, or (ii) may make,
conceive, discover, or develop, either solely or jointly with any other person
or persons, at any time when the Employee is an employee of the Employer or its
Affiliates, whether or not during working hours and whether or not at the request
or upon the suggestion of the Employer or any of its Affiliates, which relate
to or are useful in connection with any business now or hereafter carried on or
contemplated by the Employer or any of its Affiliates, including developments
or expansions of its present fields of operations, shall be the sole and
exclusive property of the Employer and its Affiliates. The Employee shall make
full disclosure to the Employer of all such Intellectual Property and shall do
everything necessary or desirable to vest the absolute title thereto in the
Employer. The Employee shall write and prepare all specifications and
procedures regarding such Intellectual Property and otherwise aid and assist
the Employer so that the Employer can prepare and present applications for copyright,
patent, or trademark protection therefor and can secure such copyright, patent,
or trademark wherever possible, as well as reissues, renewals, and extensions
thereof, and can obtain the record title to such copyrights, patents, or
trademarks so that the Employer or its designated Affiliate shall be the sole
and absolute owner thereof in all countries in which it may desire to have
copyright, patent, or trademark protection. The Employee shall not be entitled
to any additional or special compensation or reimbursement regarding any and
all such Intellectual Property.
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7. General
Provisions of Sections 5 and 6.
7.1 Injunctive
Relief and Additional Remedy. The Employee acknowledges that the injury
that would be suffered by the Employer and its Affiliates as a result of a
breach of the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement would be
irreparable and that an award of monetary damages to the Employer for such a
breach may be an inadequate remedy. Consequently, the Employer will have the
right, in addition to all other rights, to seek injunctive relief to restrain
any breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any
provision of this Agreement. The Employee waives any requirement that the
Employer secures or posts any bond in conjunction with any such remedies. The
Employee further agrees to and hereby does submit to in personam jurisdiction before
each and every court for that purpose. Without limiting the rights of the
Employer or of any of its Affiliates under this Section 7 or any other
remedies available to the Employer or its Affiliates, if the Employee breaches
any other provisions of Sections 5 and 6 and such breach is proven in a
court of competent jurisdiction, the Employer will have the right to cease
making any payments or providing Benefits otherwise due to the Employee under
this Agreement.
7.2 Covenants
of Sections 5 and 6 are Essential and Independent Covenants. The
covenants of the Employee in Sections 5 and 6 hereof are essential
elements of this Agreement, and without the Employees agreement to comply with
such covenants, the Employer would not have entered into this Agreement or
continued the employment of the Employee. The Employer and the Employee have
independently consulted their respective counsel and have been advised in all
respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of such covenants, with
specific regard to the nature of the business conducted by the Employer and its
Affiliates. In addition, the Employees covenants in Sections 5 and 6 are
independent covenants and the existence of any claim by the Employee against
the Employer under this Agreement or otherwise will not excuse the Employees
breach of any covenant in Sections 5 or 6. Notwithstanding anything in the
Agreement to the contrary, the covenants and agreements of the Employee in
Sections 5 and 6 shall survive the termination of the Agreement, except as
provided below.
8. General
Provisions.
8.1 Indemnification.
The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Employee to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law against all costs (including reasonable
attorneys fees and costs), judgments, penalties, fines, amounts paid in
settlements, interest, and all other liabilities incurred or paid by the
Employee in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution,
settlement, or appeal of any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and to
which the Employee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by
reason of the fact that the Employee is or was an officer, employee, director
or agent of the Employer or its Affiliates, including any property owner or
condominium association that the Employee has been asked to serve on by the
Employer, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Employee in any such
capacity or capacities, provided that the Employee acted in good faith and in a
manner the Employee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Employer or any of its Affiliates, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his/her
conduct was unlawful. The Employer also shall pay any and all
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expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Employee as a result of the
Employee being called as a witness in connection with any matter involving the
Employer and/or any of its officers or directors. Nothing herein shall limit or
reduce any rights of indemnification to which the Employee might be entitled
under the organizational documents of the Employer or as allowed by applicable
law.
8.12 Compliance
with Section 409A.
(a) General.
It is the intention of both the Employer and the Employee that the benefits
and rights to which the Employee could be entitled pursuant to this Agreement
comply with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and
other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder (Section 409A), to the
extent that the requirements of Section 409A are applicable thereto, and
the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with
that intention. If the Employee or the Employer believes, at any time, that any
such benefit or right that is subject to Section 409A does not so comply,
it shall promptly advise the other and shall negotiate reasonably and in good
faith to amend the terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with
Section 409A (with the most limited possible economic effect on the Employee
and on the Employer).
(b) Distributions
on Account of Separation from Service. If and to the extent required to
comply with Section 409A, no payment or benefit required to be paid under
this Agreement on account of termination of Employees employment shall be made
unless and until Employee incurs a separation from service within the meaning
of Section 409A.
(c) 6
Month Delay for Specified Employees. (i) If Employee is a
specified employee, then no payment or benefit that is payable on account of
Employees separation from service, as that term is defined for purposes of
Section 409A, shall be made before the date that is six months after
Employees separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of Employees
death) if and to the extent that such payment or benefit constitutes deferred
compensation (or may be nonqualified deferred compensation) under
Section 409A and such deferral is required to comply with the requirements
of Section 409A. Any payment or benefit delayed by reason of the prior
sentence shall be paid out or provided in a single lump sum at the end of such
required delay period in order to catch up to the original payment schedule,
and (ii) for purposes of this provision, Employee shall be considered to be a
specified employee if, at the time of his or her separation from service,
Employee is a key employee, within the meaning of Section 416(i) of the Code,
of Employer (or any person or entity with whom Employer would be considered a
single employer under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code) any stock
in which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
(d) No
Acceleration of Payments. Neither Employer nor Employee, individually
or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to
Section 409A, except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of
this Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be
paid prior to the earliest date on which it may be paid without violating
Section 409A.
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(e) Treatment
of Each Installment as a Separate Payment. For purposes of applying the
provisions of Section 409A to this Agreement, each separately identified
amount to which Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a
separate payment. In addition, to the extent permissible under Section 409A,
any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a
right to a series of separate payments.
(f) Taxable
Reimbursements and In-Kind Benefits. (i) Any reimbursements by
Employer to Employee of any eligible expenses pursuant to this Agreement that
are not excludable from Employees income for Federal income tax purposes (the
Taxable Reimbursements) shall be made by no later than the last day of the
taxable year of Employee following the year in which the expense was incurred,
(ii) the amount of any Taxable Reimbursements, and the value of any
in-kind benefits to be provided to Employee under the Agreement, during any
taxable year of Employee shall not affect the expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year of
Employee, and (iii) the right to Taxable Reimbursement, or in-kind
benefits, shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
(g) Tax
Gross-Ups. Payment of any tax reimbursements must be made by no later
than the end of the taxable year of Employee following the taxable year of
Employee in which Employee remits the related taxes.
8.2 Waiver.
The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and
not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by either party in
exercising any right or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver
of such right or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right
or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of any right or
privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claim or
right arising out of this Agreement may only be discharged by a waiver or
renunciation of the claim or right in writing signed by the other party.
8.3 Successors.
(a) This
Agreement is personal to the Employee and shall not be assignable by the
Employee, other than economic rights that may be assigned by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the Employees legal representatives.
(b) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Employer and
its successors and assigns. Any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of TOUSA, Inc. shall perform this Agreement in the
same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to
perform it if no such succession had taken place. The Employer agrees to fully
disclose this Agreement and its binding effect to any successor or potential
successor and will require any successor to expressly acknowledge its
assumption of this Agreement and such successors obligation to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
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