This excerpt taken from the CNC DEF 14A filed Mar 12, 2007.
Article 11. Rights of Participants
11.1
Employment. Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries, to
terminate any Participants employment at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his employment for any specified period of time.
Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries and, accordingly, subject
to Articles 3 and 12 this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries.
11.2
Participation. No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.