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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Employment contracts

 

Our Executive Officers have entered into employment contracts and confidentiality, non-disclosure and assignment of invention agreements. The most substantial provisions include up to the following, subject to satisfying the terms and conditions for the agreements;

 

  ● Compensation of three (3) times the employee’s annual salary upon the Termination Date and any target bonus earned, or if termination occurs within 12 months of a change in control, then the terminated employee shall receive two (2) times the employee’s annual salary and any target bonus earned.
  ● Continued coverage under any health, medical, dental or vision program or policy, in which they were eligible to participate at the time of employment termination, for 12 months.
  ● Provide outplacement services through one or more outside firms of the employee’s choosing up to an aggregate of $50,000.

 

There are no other arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for any of Executive Officers or Directors.

 

Litigation

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Legal fees for such matters are expensed as incurred and we accrue for adverse outcomes as they become probable and estimable.

 

On December 29, 2025, the Company terminated an officer for cause. The officer has contested all allegations and has, so far, submitted a worker rights complaint with the state of Washington, which the Company has contested as having no foundation or basis in fact. At March 31, 2026, the Company had recorded reserves for contingent compensation claims of $157,500 and $11,000 relating to disputed compensation and expense reimbursement claims asserted by the former Chief Commercial Officer. These amounts reflect management’s reserve associated with a disputed matter and do not represent routine accrued payroll obligations incurred in the ordinary course.