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ARTICLE 4: UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF 4.1 Membership. Every Player has the option of joining or not joining the NHLPA; provided, however, that as a condition of employment as a Player for the duration of this Agreement and wherever and whenever legal:
(a) any Player who is, or later becomes, a member in good standing of the NHLPA must maintain his membership in good standing in the NHLPA; or
(b) any Player who is not a member in good standing of the NHLPA must, on the 30th day following the beginning of his employment as a Player, pay, pursuant to Section 4.2 below or otherwise, to the NHLPA an annual service fee in the same amount as the periodic dues.
4.2 Check-off. Each Club will deduct from the Paragraph 1 NHL Salary of each Player who voluntarily authorizes and directs such deduction in accordance with this Article, an amount equal to the periodic dues and any assessments of the NHLPA. The said amount shall be deducted from the Player's Paragraph 1 NHL Salary on a monthly basis and shall be remitted by the Club to the NHLPA. The NHLPA shall advise each Club in writing as to the amount to be deducted for each deduction period. Each such authorization by a Player shall be in writing in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2, and shall be governed by the provisions hereof.
4.3 Indemnification. Consistent with the NHLPA’s responsibility to obtain from Players and file with Clubs written check-off authorizations, the NHLPA shall be solely responsible for paying refunds to Players for any sums that were deducted not in conformity with the provisions of the NHLPA Constitution and Bylaws or applicable law. Further, the NHLPA shall indemnify each Club and the NHL against, and hold them harmless from, any claim paid or incurred on account of any finding that a deduction or payment of any amount under Section 4.2 hereof was wrongful or invalid.