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FWC Agreement No. 15120 36. JURY TRIAL WAIVER. As part of the consideration for this Agreement, the Parties hereby waive trial by jury in any action or proceeding brought by any Party against any other Party pertaining to any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement, or with the products or services provided under this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim by the Grantee of quantum meruit. 37. PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS. In accordance with federal Executive Order 96-236, the Commission shall consider the employment by the Grantee of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationalization Act. Such violation shall be cause for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement if the Grantee knowingly employs unauthorized aliens. 38. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION(E-VERIFY). A. Requirement to Use E-Verify. Executive Order 11-116, signed May 27, 2011, by the Governor of Florida, requires Commission contracts in excess of nominal value to expressly require the Grantee to: 1.) utilize the U.S Department of Homeland Security's E-Venfy system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the Grantee during the contract tern; and, 2.) include in all subcontracts under this Agreement, the requirement that subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to this contract utilize the E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the subcontractor during the term of the subcontract. B. E-Verify Online. E-Verify is an Intemet-based system that allows an employer,using information reported on an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to determine the eligibility of all new employees hired to work in the United States after the effective date of the required Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); the responsibilities and elections of federal contractors, however, may vary, as stated in Article II.D.l.c. of the MOU. There is no charge to employers to use E-Verify. The Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system can be found online athttp://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc 1185221678150.shtm C. Enrollment in E-Verify. If the Grantee does not have an E-Verify MOU in effect, the Grantee must enroll in the E-Verify system prior to hiring any new employee after the effective date of this Agreement. D. E-Verify Recordkeeping. The Grantee further agrees to maintain records of its participation and compliance with the provisions of the E-Verify program, including participation by its subcontractors as provided above, and to make such records available to the Commission or other authorized state entity consistent with the terms of the Grantee's enrollment in the program. This includes maintaining a copy of proof of the Grantee's and subcontractors' enrollment in the E- Verify Program(which can be accessed from the"Edit Company Profile"link on the left navigation menu of the E-Verify employer's homepage). E. Employment Eligibility Verification. Compliance with the terms of the Employment Eligibility Verification provision is made an express condition of this Agreement and the Commission may treat a failure to comply as a material breach of the Agreement. 39. FORCE MAJEURE AND NOTICE OF DELAY FROM FORCE MAJEURE. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure to perform under this Agreement if such delay or failure is neither the fault nor the negligence of the Party or its employees or agents and the delay is due directly to acts of God,wars, acts of public enemies, strikes, fires, floods, or other similar cause wholly beyond the Party's control, or for any of the foregoing that affects subcontractors or suppliers if no alternate source of supply is available. However, in the event of delay from the foregoing causes, the Party shall take all reasonable GRANT-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY Ver. June 15, 2015 Page 18 of 20 I