Cause

Example Definitions of "Cause"
Cause. (i) the Participant's conviction of a felony (other than a violation of traffic or motor vehicle laws), (ii) any act of personal dishonesty taken by the Participant in connection with his or her responsibilities as an employee which is intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Participant and is reasonably likely to result in material harm to the Company, (iii) a willful act by the Participant which constitutes misconduct and is materially injurious to the Company, or (iv)... continued willful violations by the Participant of the Participant's obligations to the Company View More
Cause. Has the meaning ascribed to such term in any employment agreement, offer letter or similar binding agreement by and between a Service Recipient and a Participant or, if there is no such agreement or letter or such term is not defined therein, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, Cause means (i) the Participant has failed to follow the lawful instructions of the Board or his or her direct superiors, other than as a result of his or her... incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, (ii) the Participant has engaged or is about to engage in conduct harmful (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to the Company or an Affiliate, (iii) the Participant has been convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a felony or any crime involving as a material element fraud or dishonesty, (iv) the willful misconduct or gross neglect of the Participant that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to the Company or an Affiliate, (v) the willful violation by the Participant of the Company's written policies that could reasonably be expected to result in harm (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise) to the Company or an Affiliate, (vi) the Participant's fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company or an Affiliate (other than good faith expense account disputes), (vii) the Participant's act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with the Participant's employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate, or (viii) the willful breach by the Participant of fiduciary duty owed to the Company or an Affiliate. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. View More
Cause. Is defined in the Severance Agreement.
Cause. (i) Executive's willful refusal to perform in any material respect Executive's lawful duties or responsibilities for Avago or willful disregard in any material respect of any financial or other budgetary limitations established in good faith by the Board; (ii) Executive's material breach of any provision of this Agreement that is not cured upon ten (10) days notice thereof; (iii) the engaging by Executive in conduct that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to... Avago, including, but not limited to, misappropriation or conversion of assets of Avago (other than non-material assets); or (iv) Executive's conviction of or entry of a plea of nolo contendere to a felony. View More
Cause. (i) any material failure by you to perform your duties to the Company or to obey policy directives from any superior executive officer of the Company or the General Partner of the Company, it being understood that how well you perform such duties or carry out such directives shall not give rise to 'Cause' under this clause (i), (ii) your reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, the use of illegal drugs (whether or not at the workplace) or other repeated conduct causing... the Company or any of its Affiliates public disgrace or disrepute or material economic harm, (iii) your material violation of any of the policies and guidelines for the Company, including, without limitation, those relating to conflicts of interest, ethical practices, trade, regulation, payment and procurement policies, legal compliance, employment discrimination, and/or sexual harassment, (iv) your commission of a felony or an act of fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or any other act involving moral turpitude, (v) your commission of any act of dishonesty which materially injures the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (vi) material breach by you of this Agreement, provided, that in the circumstances described in clauses (i), (iii), or (vi), you shall have thirty (30) days to cure the default after notice by the Company. View More
Cause. Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion: (i) material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee's employment, including, but not limited to: (A) material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct; (B) material breach by the Employee of the Employee's Employee Agreement; (C) commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee's duties or in the course of the... Employee's employment; (D) wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (E) failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee's employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's Disability); or (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. View More
Cause. Any of the following: (i) a Covered Employee's failure to perform his or her assigned duties or responsibilities as an employee (other than a failure resulting from such Covered Employee's disability) after written notice thereof from the Company describing such Covered Employee's failure to perform such duties or responsibilities; (ii) a Covered Employee engaging in any act of dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to the Company; (iii) a Covered Employee's violation of any... federal or state law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or its affiliates; (iv) a Covered Employee's breach of any confidentiality agreement or invention assignment agreement between such Covered Employee and the Company (or any affiliate of the Company); or (v) a Covered Employee being convicted of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, any crime of moral turpitude. The determination whether a termination is for "Cause" under the foregoing definition shall be made by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. View More
Cause. Means with respect to the termination by the Company of Executive as an employee of the Company: (i) Executive's act(s) of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of Executive's employment hereunder that is injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) Executive's material breach of (A) the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (B) any non-competition, non-interference, non-disclosure, confidentiality or other similar provision contained in this Agreement... or in any other agreement executed by Executive with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) Executive's failure or refusal to perform substantially Executive's material duties or responsibilities; (iv) Executive's engaging in conduct that results (or will result if continued) in material injury to the reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, commission of misappropriation, fraud, embezzlement or other crime involving moral turpitude; or (v) Executive's conviction of, or pleading "guilty" or "no contest" to a felony under United States state or federal law; provided, however, Executive will not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause in the case of clauses (ii)(A) or (iii) above, unless any such failure or breach is not fully corrected prior to the expiration of the ten (10) business day period following delivery to Executive of the Company's written notice that specifies in detail of the alleged Cause event and the Company's intention to terminate Executive's employment for Cause. View More
Cause. Shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Executive and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term shall mean, with respect to the Executive, the occurrence of any of the following events that has a material negative impact on the business or reputation of the Company: (i) such Executive's attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (ii) such Executive's intentional,... material violation of any contract or agreement between the Executive and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iii) such Executive's unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's confidential information or trade secrets; or (iv) such Executive's gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Executive's Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause shall be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of the Executive was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Awards held by the Executive shall have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or the Executive for any other purpose. View More
Cause. (i) a material act of dishonesty made by Executive in connection with Executive's responsibilities as an employee that leads to material harm to the Company, (ii) Executive's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, (iii) an act by Executive which constitutes gross misconduct or fraud and which is materially injurious to the Company
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