{"id":39482,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/employment-agreement-professional-travel-corp-u-s-office2.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"employment-agreement-professional-travel-corp-u-s-office2","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/employment-agreement-professional-travel-corp-u-s-office2.html","title":{"rendered":"Employment Agreement &#8211; Professional Travel Corp., U.S. Office Products Co., and Robert C. Griffith"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>                               EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT\n \n    THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of this 24th day of January, 1997, is by\nand between Professional Travel Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the\n'Company') and a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Office Products Company\n('USOP'), a Delaware corporation, and Robert C. Griffith ('Employee').\n \n                                    RECITALS\n \n    The Company desires to continue to employ Employee and to have the benefit\nof his skills and services, and Employee desires to continue employment with the\nCompany, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.\n \n    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, covenants\nand conditions set forth herein, and the performance of each, the parties\nhereto, intending legally to be bound, hereby agree as follows:\n \n                                   AGREEMENTS\n \n    1.  EMPLOYMENT; TERM.  The Company hereby employs Employee to perform the\nduties described herein, and Employee hereby accepts employment with the\nCompany, for a term beginning on the date hereof and continuing for a period of\ntwo years. The term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically beyond the\ninitial two-year period for one additional, successive one-year term, unless the\nCompany notifies Employee no less than 60 days prior to the end of the initial\nperiod that it does not intend to extend the term for an additional period at\nthe end of the then-effective term. The initial period, together with any\nrenewal periods shall be referred to in this Agreement as the 'Term.'\n \n    2.  POSITION AND DUTIES.  The Company hereby employs Employee as Chief\nFinancial Officer of the Company. As such, Employee shall have responsibilities,\nduties and authority reasonably accorded to and expected of the Chief Financial\nOfficer of the Company. Employee will report directly to the President of the\nCompany. Employee hereby accepts this employment upon the terms and conditions\nherein contained and agrees to devote all of his professional time, attention,\nand efforts to promote and further the business of the Company. Employee shall\nfaithfully adhere to, execute, and fulfill all policies established by the\nCompany.\n \n    3.  COMPENSATION.  For all services rendered by Employee, the Company shall\ncompensate Employee as follows:\n \n    (a)  BASE SALARY.  Effective on the date hereof, the base salary payable to\nEmployee shall be $150,000 per year, payable on a regular basis in accordance\nwith the Company's standard payroll procedures, but not less than monthly. On at\nleast an annual basis, the Board will review Employee's performance and may make\nincreases to such base salary if, in its sole discretion, any such increase is\nwarranted.\n \n    (b)  INCENTIVE BONUS.  During the Term, Employee shall be eligible to\nreceive an incentive bonus up to the amount, based upon the criteria and payable\nat such time or times as are determined by the President of the Company, in\naccordance with the Company's practices and policies and consistent with the\nCompany's budgets, as approved by USOP.\n \n    (c)  PERQUISITES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER COMPENSATION.  During the Term,\nEmployee shall be entitled to receive all perquisites and benefits as are\ncustomarily provided by the Company to its employees, subject to such changes,\nadditions, or deletions as the Company may make generally from time to time, as\nwell as such other perquisites or benefits as may be specified from time to time\nby the Board. The Company shall continue to pay the monthly lease payments for\nthe 1994 Chrysler currently used by Employee, until the expiration of the lease\nagreement. After the expiration of the lease, the Company shall pay for or\n\nreimburse Employee for expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his use\nof one automobile in connection with his employment hereunder, said expenses not\nto exceed $438 per month.\n \n    4.  EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.  The Company shall reimburse Employee for (or, at\nthe Company's option, pay) all business travel and other out-of-pocket expenses\nreasonably incurred by Employee in the performance of his services hereunder\nduring the Term. All reimbursable expenses shall be appropriately documented in\nreasonable detail by Employee upon submission of any request for reimbursement,\nand in a format and manner consistent with the Company's expense reporting\npolicy, as well as applicable federal and state tax record keeping requirements.\n \n    5.  PLACE OF PERFORMANCE.  Employee understands that he may be requested by\nthe Company to relocate from his present residence to another geographic\nlocation in order to more efficiently carry out his duties and responsibilities\nunder this Agreement or as part of a promotion or a change in duties and\nresponsibilities. In such event, if Employee agrees to relocate, the Company\nwill provide Employee with a relocation allowance, in an amount determined by\nthe Company, to assist Employee in covering the costs of moving himself, his\nimmediate family, and their personal property and effects. The total amount and\ntype of costs to be covered shall be determined by the Company, in light of\nprevailing Company policy at the time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the\nCompany requests Employee to relocate, and Employee refuses, such refusal shall\nnot constitute 'cause' for termination of the Agreement. If Employee is\nterminated for such refusal, Employee shall be entitled to receive his base\nsalary at the rate then in effect for the shorter of (i) six months from the\neffective date of termination or, (ii) whatever time period is remaining under\nthe then-current period of the Term (without regard to renewals thereof).\n \n    6.  TERMINATION; RIGHTS ON TERMINATION.  Employee's employment may be\nterminated in any one of the following ways, prior to the expiration of the\nTerm:\n \n    (a)  DEATH.  The death of Employee shall immediately terminate the Term, and\nno severance compensation shall be owed to Employee's estate.\n \n    (b)  DISABILITY.  If, as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental\nillness or injury, Employee shall have been unable to perform the material\nduties of his position on a full-time basis for a period of four consecutive\nmonths, or for a total of four months in any six-month period, then 30 days\nafter written notice to Employee (which notice may be given before or after the\nend of the aforementioned periods, but which shall not be effective earlier than\nthe last day of the applicable period), the Company may terminate Employee's\nemployment hereunder if Employee is unable to resume his full-time duties at the\nconclusion of such notice period. Subject to Section 6(f) below, if Employee's\nemployment is terminated as a result of Employee's disability, the Company shall\ncontinue to pay Employee his base salary at the then-current rate for the lesser\nof (i) three months from the effective date of termination, or (ii) whatever\ntime period is remaining under the then-current period of the Term (without\nregard to renewals thereof). Such payments shall be made in accordance with the\nCompany's regular payroll cycle.\n \n    (c)  TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY 'FOR CAUSE.'  The Company may terminate the\nTerm 10 days after written notice to Employee 'for cause,' which shall be: (i)\nEmployee's material breach of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within\n10 days of receipt by Employee of written notice from the Company specifying the\nbreach; (ii) Employee's gross negligence in the performance of his duties\nhereunder, intentional nonperformance or mis-performance of such duties, or\nrefusal to abide by or comply with the lawful directives of the Board, his\nsuperior officers, or the Company's policies and procedures, which actions\ncontinue for a period of at least 10 days after receipt by Employee of written\nnotice of the need to cure or cease; (iii) Employee's willful dishonesty, fraud,\nor gross misconduct with respect to the business or affairs of the Company or\nUSOP, and that in the judgment of the Company or USOP materially and adversely\naffects the operations or reputation of the Company or USOP; (iv) Employee's\nconviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; or (v)\nEmployee's abuse of alcohol or drugs (legal or illegal) that, in the Company's\njudgment, materially impairs Employee's ability to perform his duties\n \n                                       2\n\nhereunder. In the event of a termination 'for cause,' as enumerated above,\nEmployee shall have no right to any severance compensation.\n \n    (d)  WITHOUT CAUSE.  At any time after the commencement of employment, the\nCompany may, without cause, terminate the Term and Employee's employment,\neffective 30 days after written notice is provided to Employee. Should Employee\nbe terminated by the Company without cause, subject to Section 6(f) below,\nEmployee shall receive from the Company the base salary at the rate then in\neffect for the longer of (i) four months from the date of termination, or (ii)\nwhatever time period is remaining under the then-current period of the Term\n(without regard to renewals thereof). Such payments shall be made in accordance\nwith the Company's regular payroll cycle. If Employee resigns or otherwise\nterminates his employment for any reason or for no reason, Employee shall\nreceive no severance compensation.\n \n    (e)  PAYMENT THROUGH TERMINATION.  Upon termination of Employee's employment\nfor any reason provided above, Employee shall be entitled to receive all\ncompensation earned and all benefits and reimbursements (including payments for\naccrued vacation and sick leave, in each case in accordance with applicable\npolicies of the Company) due through the effective date of termination.\nAdditional compensation subsequent to termination, if any, will be due and\npayable to Employee only to the extent and in the manner expressly provided\nabove in this Section 6. All other rights and obligations of USOP, the Company,\nand Employee under this Agreement shall cease as of the effective date of\ntermination, except that the Company's obligations under Section 11 below and\nEmployee's obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 below shall survive such\ntermination in accordance with their terms.\n \n    (f)  RIGHT TO OFFSET.  In the event of any termination of Employee's\nemployment under this Agreement, Employee shall have no obligation to seek other\nemployment; PROVIDED, that in the event that Employee secures employment or any\nconsulting or other similar arrangement during the period that any payment is\ncontinuing pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6, the Company shall have\nthe right to reduce the amounts to be paid hereunder by the amount of Employee's\nearnings from such other employment.\n \n    7.  RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION.\n \n    (a) During the Term, and thereafter, if Employee continues to be employed by\nthe Company and\/or any other entity owned by or affiliated with the Company or\nUSOP on an 'at will' basis, for the duration of such period, and thereafter for\na period equal to the longer of (x) two years, or (y) the period during which\nEmployee is receiving any severance pay from the Company, Employee shall not,\ndirectly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any\nother person, company, partnership, corporation, business, group, or other\nentity (each, a 'Person'):\n \n        (i) engage, as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, joint\n    venturer, or in a managerial capacity, whether as an employee, independent\n    contractor, consultant, advisor, or sales representative, in any business\n    selling any products or services in direct competition with the Company or\n    USOP, within 100 miles of any location where the Company or USOP conducts\n    business (the 'Territory');\n \n        (ii) call upon any Person who is, at that time, within the Territory, an\n    employee of the Company or USOP for the purpose or within the intent of\n    enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company or\n    USOP;\n \n        (iii) call upon any Person who or that is, at that time, or has been,\n    within one year prior to that time, a customer of the Company or USOP within\n    the Territory for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or services\n    in direct competition with the Company or USOP within the Territory; or\n \n        (iv) on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, call upon\n    any Person who or that, during Employee's employment by the Company or USOP\n    was either called upon by the Company or USOP as a prospective acquisition\n    candidate or was the subject of an acquisition analysis conducted by the\n    Company or USOP.\n \n                                       3\n\n    (b) The foregoing covenants shall not be deemed to prohibit Employee from\nacquiring as an investment not more than two percent of the capital stock of a\ncompeting business, whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or\nthrough the automated quotation system of a registered securities association.\n \n    (c) It is further agreed that, in the event that Employee shall cease to be\nemployed by the Company or USOP and enters into a business or pursues other\nactivities that, at such time, are not in competition with the Company or USOP,\nEmployee shall not be chargeable with a violation of this Section 7 if the\nCompany or USOP subsequently enters the same (or a similar) competitive business\nor activity or commences competitive operations within 100 miles of Employee's\nnew business or activities. In addition, if Employee has no actual knowledge\nthat his actions violate the terms of this Section 7, Employee shall not be\ndeemed to have breached the restrictive covenants contained herein if, promptly\nafter being notified by the Company or USOP of such breach, Employee ceases the\nprohibited actions.\n \n    (d) For purposes of this Section 7, references to 'USOP' shall mean U.S.\nOffice Products Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates.\n \n    (e) The covenants in this Section 7 are severable and separate, and the\nunenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any\nother covenant. If any provision of this Section 7 relating to the time period\nor geographic area of the restrictive covenants shall be declared by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum time period or geographic area, as\napplicable, that such court deems reasonable and enforceable, said time period\nor geographic area shall be deemed to be, and thereafter shall become, the\nmaximum time period or largest geographic area that such court deems reasonable\nand enforceable and this Agreement shall automatically be considered to have\nbeen amended and revised to reflect such determination.\n \n    (f) All of the covenants in this Section 7 shall be construed as an\nagreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the\nexistence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company or\nUSOP, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a\ndefense to the enforcement by USOP or the Company of such covenants; PROVIDED,\nthat upon the failure of the Company to make any payments required under this\nAgreement, Employee may, upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Company,\nwaive his right to receive any additional compensation pursuant to this\nAgreement and engage in any activity prohibited by the covenants of this Section\n7. It is specifically agreed that the period of two years stated at the\nbeginning of this Section 7, during which the agreements and covenants of\nEmployee made in this Section 7 shall be effective, shall be computed by\nexcluding from such computation any time during which Employee is in violation\nof any provision of this Section 7.\n \n    (g) If the time period specified by this Section 7 shall be reduced by law\nor court decision, then, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 above,\nEmployee shall be entitled to receive from the Company his base salary at the\nrate then in effect solely for the longer of (i) the time period during which\nthe provisions of this Section 7 shall be enforceable under the provisions of\nsuch applicable law, or (ii) the time period during which Employee is not\nengaging in any competitive activity, but in no event longer than the applicable\nperiod provided in Section 6 above. If Employee is subject to a restriction on\ncompetitive activity as a party to that certain Agreement and Plan of\nReorganization, dated as of January 24, 1997, by and among USOP, the Company,\nProfessional Travel Acquisition Corp. and Employee (the 'Merger Agreement'),\nthen Employee shall abide by, and in all cases be subject to, the restrictive\ncovenants (whether in this Section 7 or in the Merger Agreement) that, in the\naggregate, impose restrictions on Employee for the longest duration and the\nbroadest geographic scope (taking into account the effect of any applicable\ncourt decisions limiting the scope or duration of such restrictions), it being\nagreed that all such restrictive covenants are supported by separate and\ndistinct consideration. This Section 7(g) shall be construed and interpreted in\nlight of the duration of the applicable restrictive covenants.\n \n    (h) Employee has carefully read and considered the provisions of this\nSection 7 and, having done so, agrees that the restrictive covenants in this\nSection 7 impose a fair and reasonable restraint on Employee\n \n                                       4\n\nand are reasonably required to protect the interests of the Company and USOP,\nand their respective officers, directors, employees, and stockholders. It is\nfurther agreed that the Company and Employee intend that such covenants be\nconstrued and enforced in accordance with the changing activities, business, and\nlocations of the Company and USOP throughout the term of these covenants.\n \n    8.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  Employee hereby agrees to hold in strict\nconfidence and not to disclose to any third party any of the valuable,\nconfidential, and proprietary business, financial, technical, economic, sales,\nand\/or other types of proprietary business information relating to the Company\nand\/or USOP (including all trade secrets), in whatever form, whether oral,\nwritten, or electronic (collectively, the 'Confidential Information'), to which\nEmployee has, or is given (or has had or been given), access as a result of his\nemployment by the Company. It is agreed that the Confidential Information is\nconfidential and proprietary to the Company and\/or USOP because such\nConfidential Information encompasses technical know-how, trade secrets, or\ntechnical, financial, organizational, sales, or other valuable aspects of the\nCompany's and USOP's business and trade, including, without limitation,\ntechnologies, products, processes, plans, clients, personnel, operations and\nbusiness activities. This restriction shall not apply to any Confidential\nInformation that (a) becomes known generally to the public through no fault of\nEmployee; (b) is required by applicable law, legal process, or any order or\nmandate of a court or other governmental authority to be disclosed; or (c) is\nreasonably believed by Employee, based upon the advice of legal counsel, to be\nrequired to be disclosed in defense of a lawsuit or other legal or\nadministrative action brought against Employee; PROVIDED, that in the case of\nclauses (b) or (c), Employee shall give the Company reasonable advance written\nnotice of the Confidential Information intended to be disclosed and the reasons\nand circumstances surrounding such disclosure, in order to permit the Company to\nseek a protective order or other appropriate request for confidential treatment\nof the applicable Confidential Information.\n \n    9.  INVENTIONS.  Employee shall disclose promptly to the Company and USOP\nany and all significant conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements, and\nvaluable discoveries, whether patentable or not, that are conceived or made by\nEmployee, solely or jointly with another, during the period of employment or\nwithin one year thereafter, and that are directly related to the business or\nactivities of the Company or USOP and that Employee conceives as a result of his\nemployment by the Company, regardless of whether or not such ideas, inventions,\nor improvements qualify as 'works for hire.' Employee hereby assigns and agrees\nto assign all his interests therein to the Company or its nominee. Whenever\nrequested to do so by the Company, Employee shall execute any and all\napplications, assignments, or other instruments that the Company shall deem\nnecessary to apply for and obtain Letters Patent of the United States or any\nforeign country or to otherwise protect the Company's interest therein.\n \n    10.  RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY.  Promptly upon termination of Employee's\nemployment by the Company for any reason or no reason, Employee or Employee's\npersonal representative shall return to the Company (a) all Confidential\nInformation; (b) all other records, designs, patents, business plans, financial\nstatements, manuals, memoranda, lists, correspondence, reports, records, charts,\nadvertising materials, and other data or property delivered to or compiled by\nEmployee by or on behalf of the Company, USOP or their respective\nrepresentatives, vendors, or customers that pertain to the business of the\nCompany or USOP, whether in paper, electronic, or other form; and (c) all keys,\ncredit cards, vehicles, and other property of the Company or USOP. Employee\nshall not retain or cause to be retained any copies of the foregoing. Employee\nhereby agrees that all of the foregoing shall be and remain the property of the\nCompany or USOP, as the case may be, and be subject at all times to their\ndiscretion and control.\n \n    11.  NO PRIOR AGREEMENTS.  Employee hereby represents and warrants to the\nCompany that the execution of this Agreement by Employee, his employment by the\nCompany, and the performance of his duties hereunder will not violate or be a\nbreach of any agreement with a former employer, client, or any other Person.\nFurther, Employee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its\nofficers, directors, and representatives for any claim, including, but not\nlimited to, reasonable attorney's fees and expenses of investigation, of any\nsuch third party that such third party may now have or may hereafter\n \n                                       5\n\ncome to have against the Company or such other persons, based upon or arising\nout of any non-competition agreement, invention, secrecy, or other agreement\nbetween Employee and such third party that was in existence as of the date of\nthis Agreement. To the extent that Employee had any oral or written employment\nagreement or understanding with the Company, this Agreement shall automatically\nsupersede such agreement or understanding, and upon execution of this Agreement\nby Employee and the Company, such prior agreement or understanding automatically\nshall be deemed to have been terminated and shall be null and void.\n \n    12.  ASSIGNMENT: BINDING EFFECT.  Employee understands that he has been\nselected for employment by the Company on the basis of his personal\nqualifications, experience, and skills. Employee agrees, therefore, that he\ncannot assign all or any portion of his performance under this Agreement. This\nAgreement may not be assigned or transferred by the Company without the prior\nwritten consent of Employee. Subject to the preceding two sentences, this\nAgreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by\nthe parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives,\nsuccessors, and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee accepts\nemployment with a subsidiary or affiliate of USOP other than the Company, unless\nEmployee and his new employer agree otherwise in writing, this Agreement shall\nautomatically be deemed to have been assigned to such new employer (which shall\nthereafter be an additional or substitute beneficiary of the covenants contained\nherein, as appropriate), with the consent of Employee, such assignment shall be\nconsidered a condition of employment by such new employer, and references to the\n'Company' in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to such employer. If the\nCompany is merged with or into another subsidiary or affiliate of USOP, such\naction shall not be considered to cause an assignment of this Agreement, and the\nsurviving or successor entity shall become the beneficiary of this Agreement and\nall references to the 'Company' shall be deemed to refer to such surviving or\nsuccessor entity. It is intended that USOP will be a third-party beneficiary of\nthe rights of the Company under this Agreement. No other Person shall be a\nthird-party beneficiary.\n \n    13.  COMPLETE AGREEMENT; WAIVER; AMENDMENT.  This Agreement is not a promise\nof future employment. Employee has no oral representations, understandings, or\nagreements with the company or any of its officers, directors, or\nrepresentatives covering the same subject matter as this Agreement. This\nAgreement together with the Merger Agreement, is the final, complete, and\nexclusive statement and expression of the agreement between the Company and\nEmployee with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and cannot be\nvaried, contradicted, or supplemented by evidence of any prior or\ncontemporaneous oral or written agreements. This written Agreement may not be\nlater modified except by a further writing signed by a duly authorized officer\nof the Company and Employee, and no term of this Agreement may be waived except\nby a writing signed by the party waiving the benefit of such term.\n \n    14.  NOTICE.  Whenever any notice is required hereunder, it shall be given\nin writing addressed as follows:\n \n\n                            \nTo the Company:                Professional Travel Corporation\n                               84 Inverness Circle East\n                               Englewood, Colorado 80155\n                               Attention: President\n \nwith a copy to:                U.S. Office Products Company\n                               1025 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Suite 600E\n                               Washington, D.C. 20007\n                               Attn: Mark D. Director, Esq.\nTo Employee:                   Robert C. Griffith\n                               4181 East Sand Hill Lane\n                               Highlands Ranch, CO 80126\n\n \n                                       6\n\nNotice shall be deemed given and effective three days after the deposit in the\nU.S. mail of a writing addressed as above and sent first class mail, certified,\nreturn receipt requested, or, if sent by express delivery, hand delivery, or\nfacsimile, when actually received. Either party may change the address for\nnotice by notifying the other party of such change in accordance with this\nSection 15.\n \n    16.  SEVERABILITY; HEADINGS.  If any portion of this Agreement is held\ninvalid or inoperative, the other portions of this Agreement shall be deemed\nvalid and operative and, so far as is reasonable and possible, effect shall be\ngiven to the intent manifested by the portion held invalid or inoperative. This\nseverability provision shall be in addition to, and not in place of, the\nprovisions of Section 7(e) above. The paragraph headings herein are for\nreference purposes only and are not intended in any way to describe, interpret,\ndefine or limit the extent or intent of the Agreement or of any part hereof.\n \n    17.  EQUITABLE REMEDY.  Because of the difficulty of measuring economic\nlosses to the Company and\/ or USOP as a result of a breach of the restrictive\ncovenants set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, and because of the immediate and\nirreparable damage that would be caused to the Company and\/or USOP for which\nmonetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy, it is hereby agreed that in\naddition to all other remedies that may be available to the Company or USOP at\nlaw or in equity, the Company and USOP shall be entitled to specific performance\nand any injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any breach or\nthreatened breach of the aforementioned restrictive covenants.\n \n    18.  ARBITRATION.  Any unresolved dispute or controversy arising under or in\nconnection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration\nconducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association\nthen in effect. The arbitrators shall not have the authority to add to, detract\nfrom, or modify any provision hereof nor to award punitive damages to any\ninjured party. A decision by a majority of the arbitration panel shall be final\nand binding. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators' award in any court\nhaving jurisdiction. The direct expense of any arbitration proceeding shall be\nborne by the Company. Each party shall bear its own counsel fees. The\narbitration proceeding shall be held in the city where the Company is located.\nNotwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and\/or USOP shall be entitled to seek\ninjunctive or other equitable relief, as contemplated by Section 17 above, from\nany court of competent jurisdiction, without the need to resort to arbitration.\n \n    19.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall in all respects be construed\naccording to the laws of Colorado, without regard to its conflict of laws\nprinciples.\n \n    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have cause this Agreement to be duly\nexecuted as of the date first written above.\n \n\n                               \n                                PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL CORPORATION\n \n                                By:                 \/s\/ ED ADAMS\n                                     -----------------------------------------\n                                                      Ed Adams\n                                                     PRESIDENT\n \nEMPLOYEE: ROBERT C. 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