(z) No Labor Disputes. None of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice; except for matters which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is (A) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Guarantors and the Operating Partnership, threatened against the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Guarantors and the Operating Partnership, threatened, (B) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Guarantors and the Operating Partnership, threatened against the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries and (C) no union representation dispute currently existing concerning the employees of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries, and (ii) to the knowledge of any of the Guarantors and the Operating Partnership, (A) no union organizing activities are currently taking place concerning the employees of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries and (B) there has been no violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law relating to discrimination in the hiring, promotion or pay of employees, any applicable wage or hour laws or any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder concerning the employees of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries.
(aa) Certain Environmental Matters. (i) The Company, the Operating Partnership and the Subsidiaries and their respective properties, assets and operations are in compliance with, and the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Subsidiaries hold all permits, authorizations and approvals required under, Environmental Laws (as defined below), except to the extent that failure to so comply or to hold such permits, authorizations or approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there are no past, present or, to the knowledge of any of the Guarantors and the Operating Partnership, reasonably anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, actions, omissions or plans that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material costs or liabilities to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any Subsidiary under, or to interfere with or prevent compliance by the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Subsidiaries with, Environmental Laws; (iii) except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries (A) is the subject of any investigation, (B) has received any notice or claim, (C) is a party to or affected by any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding, (D) is bound by any judgment, decree or order or (E) has entered into any agreement, in each case relating to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law or any actual or alleged liability or release or threatened release or cleanup at any location of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) (as used herein, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, injunction, permit, license, authorization or other binding requirement, or common law, relating to health, safety or the protection, cleanup or restoration of the environment or natural resources, including those relating to the distribution, processing, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, other handling or release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials, and “Hazardous Materials” means any material (including, without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes) that is regulated by or may give rise to liability under any Environmental Law).
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