WHEREAS, pursuant to the EMA, Spinco has agreed to be responsible for the administration of all Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claims, or, if Spinco is unable to Assume any such Liability or the administration of any such claim because of applicable Law or Contract, Remainco, or the applicable member of the Remainco Group, has agreed to administer and/or discharge such Liabilities, as applicable, and Spinco or a member of the Spinco Group has agreed to reimburse Remainco, or the applicable member of the Remainco Group, for all such Liabilities;
WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that Spinco is legally unable to Assume the Liability for and administration of the Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claims; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to provide for the terms and conditions on which Remainco shall cause the administration of, and Spinco will reimburse Remainco for Liabilities incurred in respect of, Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claims.
Accordingly, the Parties agree that:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this paragraph H:
(a) “Claim Costs” shall mean all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including but not limited to any benefit payments, allocable administrative costs and reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and costs of the type customarily incurred by Remainco in the ordinary course of business consistent with its administration of workers compensation claims for Remainco employees) incurred by Remainco or any member of the Remainco Group in connection with the Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claims.
(b) “Remainco” as used in paragraph 2 below shall refer to Remainco or any member of the Remainco Group that Remainco in its discretion shall identify from time to time to discharge the obligations imposed, or to be the subject of the rights conferred, upon Remainco in such paragraph 2.
2. Claim Administration; Approvals.
(a) Effective from and after the Effective Time, Remainco shall administer and discharge all Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claims, including without limitation the performance of all governmental reporting and compliance-related activities, in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.
(b) As a condition to reimbursement pursuant to paragraph 3 below, for any Claim Costs attributable to any Spinco Employee Pre-Closing WC Claim to the extent in excess of $100,000 for a calendar quarter, Remainco shall provide notice to RMT Partner and a reasonable opportunity to ask questions, reasonably request information, and provide comment.
(A) In support of any such notice, Remainco shall provide Spinco with: (I) the case number and employee name; (II) cost amount; and (III) a summary explanation of the Claim Cost.
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