[Foundation-l] Future board meeting (5-7 april 08)

[Thomas Dalton]

On 14/04/2008, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is this better?
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>  NON-DISPARAGEMENT AND CONSIDERATION.
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> I. Both Employer and Employee agree that the free and open exchange of ideas and information among employees, contractors, and agents of the Foundation is to be encouraged.
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> II. Employee agrees that, during the term of employment and for three years thereafter, Employee shall not, in any communications with the press or other media, or any customer, client or supplier of company, or any of company affiliates, ridicule or make any statement that personally disparages or is derogatory of Employer or its affiliates or any of their respective directors, trustees, or senior officers.
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>  III. Additionally, and in consideration of Employee's covenants in this agreement, no directory senior officer of Employer or member of the Board of Trustees of the Employer will, during the same time period, personally criticize, ridicule or make any statement that personally disparages or is derogatory of Employee.
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>  IV. No provision of this agreement shall be considered to supersede the whistleblower protection laws of the United States of America and the whistleblower protection policy of this Organization.
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>  V. No provision of this agreement shall be considered to preclude complaints to appropriate supervisory personnel

Better, but still doesn't allow for people to publicly say what they
see, which is sometimes a good thing to do.