Non-Disparagement Clause Example from Business Contracts

Non-Disparagement. The Employee agrees and covenants that the Employee will not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates or their respective businesses, or any of its employees, directors, managers, officers, and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, lenders, representatives, agents and other associated third parties. In turn, the Com...pany agrees not to issue any official statements or press releases defaming or disparaging the Employee and further agrees to instruct all then-current members of the Employee Leadership team not to make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Employee. This Section 9 does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Employee or the Company from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order. If applicable, the Employee shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and the Company shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the Employee. View More