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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.1

                         ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC.
                             EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
               (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2, 2000)

    1.  PURPOSES.  The principal purposes of the Robert Half International Inc.
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") are: (a) to improve individual employee
performance by providing long-term incentives and rewards to key employees of
the Company, (b) to assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating
key employees with experience and ability, and (c) to align the interests of
such employees with those of the Company's stockholders.

    2.  DEFINITIONS.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
following terms, when used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set forth
below:

    (a) "Administrator" means either the Board of Directors or a committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the composition and the size of which
shall cause such committee to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act with respect to officers and directors.

    (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

    (c) "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

    (i) Any person or group (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act), other than an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company
or a subsidiary thereof or a corporation owned (directly or indirectly), by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions of the
ownership of stock of the Company, shall become the beneficial owner of
securities of the Company representing 20% or more, or commences a tender or
exchange offer following the successful consummation of which the offerer and
its affiliates would beneficially own securities representing 20% or more, of
the combined voting power of then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart
from rights accruing in special circumstances) having the right to vote in the
election of directors, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market
purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
a Change in Control shall not be deemed to include the acquisition by any such
person or group of securities representing 20% or more of the Company if such
party has acquired such securities not with the purpose nor with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the Company, nor in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect, including,
without limitation, not in connection with such party (A) making any public
announcement with respect to the voting of such shares at any meeting to
consider a merger, consolidation, sale of substantial assets or other business
combination or extraordinary transaction involving the Company, (B) making, or
in any way participating in, any "solicitation" of "proxies" (as such terms are
defined or used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to vote any voting
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any such solicitation
subject to Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) or seeking to advise or influence
any party with respect to the voting of any voting securities of the Company,
directly or indirectly, relating to a merger or other business combination
involving the Company or the sale or transfer of substantial assets of the
Company, (C) forming, joining or in any way participating in any "group" within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting
securities of the Company, directly or indirectly, relating to a merger or other
business combination involving the Company or the sale or transfer of any
substantial assets of the Company, or (D) otherwise acting, alone or in concert
with others, to seek control of the Company or to seek to control or influence
the management or policies of the Company.

    (ii) The stockholders of the Company shall approve any plan or proposal for
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

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   (iii) A change in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company
occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority
of the directors are Incumbent Directors. "Incumbent Directors" shall mean
directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or
(B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors of the
Company with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent
Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an
individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or
threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
As a result of or in connection with any cash tender offer, merger, or other
business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or combination of
the foregoing, the persons who were directors of the Company just prior to such
event shall cease within one year to constitute a majority of the Board.

    (iv) The Company's stockholders approve a definitive agreement providing for
a transaction in which the Company will cease to be an independent publicly
owned corporation.

    (v) The stockholders of the Company approve a definitive agreement (A) to
merge or consolidate the Company with or into another corporation in which the
holders of the Stock immediately before such merger or reorganization will not,
immediately following such merger or reorganization, hold as a group on a
fully-diluted basis both the ability to elect at least a majority of the
directors of the surviving corporation and at least a majority in value of the
surviving corporation's outstanding equity securities, or (B) to sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

    (d) "Common Stock" or "Stock" means Robert Half International Inc. Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share.

    (e) "Company" means Robert Half International Inc., its divisions and direct
and indirect subsidiaries.

    (f) "Continuous Employment" means employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary, or serving as a director or consultant to the Company or any
Subsidiary, without any termination or leave of absence, except for a leave of
absence approved by the Company or any Subsidiary which is less than six
consecutive months in duration.

    (g) "Disability" or "Disabled" shall mean (i) a physical or mental condition
which, in the judgment of the Administrator based on competent medical evidence
satisfactory to the Administrator (including, if required by the Administrator,
medical evidence obtained by an examination conducted by a physician selected by
the Administrator), renders Holder unable to engage in any substantial gainful
activity for the Company and which condition is likely to result in death or to
be of long, continued and indefinite duration, or (ii) a judicial declaration of
incompetence.

    (h) "Eligible Employee" means an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
(including an employee who is a director and/or officer) who, as determined by
the Administrator in its sole discretion, has and exercises management functions
and responsibilities.

    (i) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    (j) "Fair Market Value" means the closing sales price on the New York Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System, as the case may be, on the date
the value is to be determined as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Western
Edition). If there are no trades on such date, the closing price on the latest
preceding business day upon which trades occurred shall be the Fair Market
Value. If the Stock is not listed in the New York Stock Exchange or quoted on
the NASDAQ National Market System, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in
good faith by the Administrator.

    (k) "Grant" shall mean an Option or a Restricted Stock Award.

    (l) "Grant Date" means the date a Grant is made under the Plan.

    (m) "Holder" means the recipient of a Grant pursuant to this Plan.

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    (n) "Issue Date" means the date on which shares of Stock subject to a
Restricted Stock Award are issued or transferred by the Company to the account
of an Eligible Employee who has received such grant.

    (o) "Minimum Withholding Taxes" means any applicable federal, state and
local income and other employment taxes which the Company is required to
withhold in connection with (i) the lapse of restrictions on Stock subject to a
Restricted Stock Award, (ii) the exercise of an Option, or (iii) the making of
an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to a
Restricted Stock Award.

    (p) "Offer" means a tender offer or an exchange offer for the Company's
Stock.

    (q) "Option" or "Stock Option" means a right granted under the Plan to a
Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock at a fixed price for a specified
period of time.

    (r) "Option Price" means the price at which a share of Common Stock covered
by an Option granted hereunder may be purchased.

    (s) "Optionee" means an Eligible Employee who has received a Stock Option
granted under the Plan.

    (t) "Restricted Stock Award" means a grant described in Section 6 of the
Plan.

    (u) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

    (v) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary" corporation as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    (w) "Vested" means that portion of a Grant with respect to which the Vesting
Date has arrived or passed.

    (x) "Vesting Date" means the date specified in Section 5 or 6 hereof, as the
case may be, or such other date as shall be established by the Administrator or
otherwise on the Grant Date or thereafter.

    (y) "Voting Shares" means the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to
vote for the election of Directors.

    3.  STOCK AVAILABLE.  The number of shares of Stock for which Grants may be
made during each calendar year shall, commencing with the year 2000, be that
number which is equal to 2% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company (excluding treasury shares) as of January 1 of such
year. Any shares of Common Stock covered by Options which have terminated or
expired prior to exercise or have been cancelled without value shall not be
counted against the annual limit and shall be available for further grants
hereunder and shares constituting the portion of a Restricted Stock Award that
is forfeited before any dividends are paid upon such forfeited shares shall not
be counted against the annual limit and shall be available for further grants
hereunder. The foregoing number of shares available for Grants shall be subject
to any adjustments which may be made pursuant to Section 12 hereof. Shares of
Stock used for Options may be either shares of authorized but unissued Common
Stock or treasury shares or both. Shares of Stock used for Restricted Stock
Awards shall be treasury shares to the extent that treasury shares are
available, and, if no treasury shares are available, Restricted Stock Awards
shall be authorized but unissued Common Stock.

    4.  PARTICIPANTS.  From time to time the Administrator shall, in its sole
discretion, but subject to all of the provisions of the Plan, determine which
Eligible Employees will be given Grants under the Plan, the number of Options or
shares of Restricted Stock to be granted to each such Eligible Employee and the
terms, conditions and restrictions of each such Grant. In making such
determinations, the Administrator shall take into account the nature of services
rendered and to be rendered by the respective recipients, their present and
potential contribution to the Company's success and such other factors as the
Administrator in its discretion deems relevant to the accomplishment of the
purposes of the Plan. In any year, the Administrator may approve Options to
Eligible Employees subject to differing terms and conditions and

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Restricted Stock Awards to Eligible Employees subject to differing terms and
conditions. During any calendar year, the number of shares of Stock with respect
to which Options or Restricted Stock are granted to any one individual may not
exceed 1.5% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of
January 1, 2000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 12 hereof.

    5.  OPTIONS.  Each Option granted hereunder shall be in writing and shall
contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine, subject to
the following:

    (a)  PRICE.  The Option Price shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

    (b)  TERM AND EXERCISE.  Options granted hereunder shall have a term of no
longer than ten years from the Grant Date. An Option may be exercised only as to
those portions of the Option that have Vested. Stock Options must be exercised
for full shares of Common Stock.

    (c)  INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.  No Option granted hereunder shall be deemed
an Incentive Stock Option (as such term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code)
unless (a) such Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option at the time of
grant by the Administrator and (b) such Option otherwise meets the requirements
for Incentive Stock Options specified in the Internal Revenue Code. However, no
Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall contain any restrictions
upon the ability of the Holder to dispose of Stock acquired upon the exercise
thereof other than as provided elsewhere in this Plan. During the life of the
Plan, the total number of shares for which Incentive Stock Options may be
granted may not exceed ten times the number of shares available for Grants under
the Plan during the first calendar year in which the Plan is in effect.

    (d)  VESTING.  Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each Option
shall Vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Stock covered by such Option
on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the Grant Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may accelerate Vesting, in
whole or in part, under such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems
appropriate.

    (e)  EXERCISE OF OPTION.  To exercise an Option, the Holder shall give
written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares of
Common Stock to be purchased and identifying the specific Options that are being
exercised. From time to time the Administrator may establish procedures relating
to such exercises. An Option is exercisable during a Holder's lifetime only by
the Holder or, with respect to options that are not designated as Incentive
Stock Options, under such other circumstances as may be permitted by
Rule 16b-3, or any successor rule, under the Exchange Act and all
interpretations of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.

    (f)  PAYMENT OF OPTION PRICE.  The purchase price for Options being
exercised must be paid in full at time of exercise. Payment shall be, at the
option of the holder at the time of exercise, by any combination of cash, check
or delivery of shares of Common Stock that have been owned by Holder for at
least six months. If all or a portion of the purchase price is paid by delivery
of shares, the shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value of such shares on
the date of exercise. In addition, unless the Administrator determines otherwise
at the time of grant, payment of the Option Price and of Minimum Withholding
Taxes may be made by (i) full recourse promissory note (secured or unsecured),
payable on such terms and bearing such interest as the Administrator may
determine or (ii) delivery (on a form acceptable to the Administrator) of an
irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell shares of Common Stock and
to deliver part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the full
exercise price and Minimum Withholding Taxes and receipt of written confirmation
from the securities broker of receipt of such irrevocable direction, the number
of shares sold, the price at which sold and the date of sale.

    (g)  NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.  Options are not transferable except by
will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, with respect to options that
are not designated as Incentive Stock Options, pursuant to a domestic relations
order or under such other circumstances as the Administrator may determine.

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    6.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.  Each Restricted Stock Award made under the
Plan shall contain the following terms, conditions and restrictions and such
additional terms, conditions and restrictions as may be determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant.

    (a)  RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO SHARES OF STOCK.  Upon written acceptance by the
Eligible Employee of restrictions and other terms and conditions described in
the Plan and in the instrument evidencing such Restricted Stock Award, the
Eligible Employee shall be a Holder, and the Company shall cause to be issued or
transferred to the name of the Holder a certificate or certificates for the
number of shares of Stock granted. From and after the Issue Date, the Holder
shall have absolute ownership of such shares of Stock, including the right to
vote and to receive dividends thereon, subject to the terms, conditions and
restrictions described in the Plan and in the instrument evidencing the grant of
such Restricted Stock Award.

    (b)  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.  Shares covered by a Restricted Stock Award
may not be sold, assigned, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed in any
manner until the Vesting Date for such shares.

    (c)  VESTING.  Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each
Restricted Stock Award shall Vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Stock
covered by such grant on each of the first through fourth Vesting Dates which
occur following the related Grant Date of such Restricted Stock Award.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may accelerate the lapsing of
restrictions on a Restricted Stock Award, in whole or in part under such terms
and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

    (d)  AUTOMATIC VESTING IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.  Any provisions herein to
the contrary notwithstanding, a Restricted Stock Award shall automatically
become Vested upon (a) the Death or Disability of the Holder or (b) the
occurrence of a Change in Control.

    (e)  AGREEMENT BY HOLDER REGARDING WITHHOLDING TAXES.  Each Holder granted a
Restricted Stock Award shall represent in writing that such Holder acknowledges
that, with respect to each Restricted Stock Award held by such Holder,
(i) Minimum Withholding Taxes shall be due with respect to shares of Stock
covered by such award, (ii) payment of Minimum Withholding Taxes to the Company
is the responsibility of Holder and (iii) payment of such Minimum Withholding
Taxes may require a significant cash outlay by Holder.

    (f)  ELECTION TO RECOGNIZE GROSS INCOME IN THE YEAR OF GRANT.  If any Holder
properly elects within thirty (30) days of the Grant Date to include in gross
income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value
of the shares of Stock on the Grant Date, such Holder shall pay in cash to the
Company in the calendar month of such Grant Date, or make arrangements
satisfactory to the Administrator to pay to the Company, any Minimum Withholding
Taxes required to be withheld with respect to such shares.

    (g)  CONSIDERATION.  Recipients of Restricted Stock Awards made in treasury
shares shall not be required to pay any consideration to the Company. Recipients
of Restricted Stock Awards made in the form of previously unissued shares shall
be required to pay such minimum consideration, if any, as may be required by
applicable law. The Administrator shall determine the form of consideration at
the time of the award, which may include services rendered prior to the award.

    (h)  PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.  Any grant of Restricted Shares shall be
made subject to the Performance Condition described in this subsection 6(h)
or the Alternative Performance Condition described in subsection 6(i) in
addition to any vesting requirements imposed upon such grant. Such
Performance Condition shall operate as specified in this paragraph (h).

    (1) As used in this paragraph (h), the following terms shall have the
indicated meanings:

    CERTIFICATION DATE means the date that the Administrator makes its written
certification of a Final Restricted Stock Award.

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    EPS means fully diluted earnings per share, determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. For purposes of the foregoing
sentence, earnings shall mean income before extraordinary items, discontinued
operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and after
full accrual for the bonuses paid under this Plan.

    EPS RATIO means the result obtained by dividing Preliminary EPS by Target
EPS.

    FINAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD means the product of the Multiplier and the
Original Restricted Stock Award.

    MEASUREMENT YEAR means (a) in the case of a grant made in the first fiscal
quarter of a fiscal year, that fiscal year or (b) in the case of a grant made in
the second, third or fourth quarters of a fiscal year, the subsequent fiscal
year.

    MULTIPLIER means (a) the sum of 0.1 and the EPS Ratio, if the EPS Ratio is
greater than or equal to 0 and less than 0.9, (b) 1, if the EPS Ratio is greater
than or equal to 0.9, or (c) 0, if the EPS Ratio is less than 0.

    NINE-MONTH PERIOD means the first three fiscal quarters of the Bonus Year.

    ORIGINAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD means the number of shares initially granted
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award made subject to a Performance Condition.

    PRELIMINARY EPS means 1.334 multiplied by EPS for a Nine-Month Period.

    TARGET EPS means the EPS goal for the Performance Period set with respect to
a Restricted Stock Award made subject to a Performance Condition.

    (2) A Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to a Performance Condition
only if the Administrator makes such a determination on the Grant Date or if the
Holder consents thereto.

    (3) If a Restricted Stock Award is made subject to a Performance
Condition, the Administrator shall, within the time permitted by section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, determine the Target EPS for such award.

    (4) After the public release by the Company of its unaudited results for the
third fiscal quarter of the Measurement Year, the Chief Financial Officer shall,
with respect to each Restricted Stock Award made subject to a Performance
Condition, (a) calculate the Preliminary EPS, (b) determine the Multiplier,
(c) calculate the Final Restricted Stock Award, and (d) deliver such calculation
to the Administrator.

    (5) The Administrator shall, prior to the end of the Measurement Year,
review the information submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and certify, in
writing, each Final Restricted Stock Award.

    (6) To the extent that a Final Restricted Stock Award is less than the
Original Restricted Stock Award, the number of shares of the Original Restricted
Stock Award representing the difference shall be forfeited by the Holder. The
Final Restricted Stock Award shall bear the same vesting schedule as the
Original Restricted Stock Award, and on each Vesting Date the percentage of the
Final Restricted Stock Award that vests shall be the same as the percentage of
the Original Restricted Stock Award that would have vested had no shares been
forfeited as a result of the performance condition.

    (7) If all or a portion of a Restricted Stock Award made subject to a
Performance Condition shall vest prior to the Certification Date by reason of
death, Disability or a Change in Control, then the Performance Condition shall
be cancelled and none of such shares shall be subject to reduction or forfeiture
as provided by the Performance Condition. Such shares shall be released to
Holder in accordance with the terms of this plan relating to vested shares.

    (8) If all or a portion of a Restricted Stock Award made subject to a
Performance Condition shall vest prior to the Certification Date for any reason
other than death, Disability or a Change in Control, no

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shares shall be released to the Holder until after the Certification Date. No
such vesting prior to the Certification Date shall in any way be deemed a
satisfaction, waiver or cancellation of the Performance Condition, and such
Restricted Stock Award shall remain subject to reduction and forfeiture as
provided by the Performance Condition.

    (9) Once established, a Performance Condition may not be waived or
cancelled by the Administrator.

    (i)  ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.  In lieu of the Performance
Condition described in subsection 6(h), any grant of Restricted Shares may be
made subject to an Alternative Performance Condition in addition to any
vesting requirements imposed upon such grant. Such Alternative Performance
Condition shall operate as specified in this paragraph (i).

    (1) As used in this paragraph (i), the following terms shall have the
indicated meanings:

    CERTIFICATION DATE means the date that the Administrator makes its written
certification of a Final Restricted Stock Award.

    ACTUAL EPS means fully diluted earnings per share for the Performance
Period, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
For purposes of the foregoing sentence, earnings shall mean income before
extraordinary items, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in
accounting principles and after full accrual for the bonuses paid under this
Plan.

    EPS RATIO means the result obtained by dividing Actual EPS by Target EPS.

    FINAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD means the product of the Multiplier and the
Original Restricted Stock Award.

    MULTIPLIER means (a) the sum of 0.1 and the EPS Ratio, if the EPS Ratio is
greater than or equal to 0 and less than 0.9, (b) 1, if the EPS Ratio is greater
than or equal to 0.9, or (c) 0, if the EPS Ratio is less than 0.

    ORIGINAL RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD means the number of shares initially granted
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award made subject to an Alternative Performance
Condition.

    PERFORMANCE PERIOD means the period of service to which the Alternative
Performance Condition relates.

    TARGET EPS means the EPS goal set with respect to a Restricted Stock Award
made subject to an Alternative Performance Condition.

    (2) A Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to an Alternative Performance
Condition only if the Administrator makes such a determination on the Grant Date
or if the Holder consents thereto.

    (3) If a Restricted Stock Award is made subject to an Alternative
Performance Condition, the Administrator shall establish the Performance Period
and Target EPS for such award no later than the time permitted by
section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

    (4) After the public release by the Company of its unaudited results for the
last fiscal quarter of the Performance Period, the Chief Financial Officer
shall, with respect to each Restricted Stock Award made subject to an
Alternative Performance Condition, (a) calculate the Actual EPS, (b) determine
the Multiplier, (c) calculate the Final Restricted Stock Award, and (d) deliver
such calculation to the Administrator.

    (5) The Administrator shall review the information submitted by the Chief
Financial Officer and certify, in writing, each Final Restricted Stock Award.

    (6) To the extent that a Final Restricted Stock Award is less than the
Original Restricted Stock Award, the number of shares of the Original Restricted
Stock Award representing the difference shall be forfeited by the Holder. The
Final Restricted Stock Award shall bear the same vesting schedule as the
Original Restricted Stock Award, and on each Vesting Date the percentage of the
Final Restricted Stock

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Award that vests shall be the same as the percentage of the Original Restricted
Stock Award that would have vested had no shares been forfeited as a result of
the Alternative Performance Condition.

    (7) If all or a portion of a Restricted Stock Award made subject to an
Alternative Performance Condition shall vest prior to the Certification Date by
reason of death, Disability or a Change in Control, then the Alternative
Performance Condition shall be cancelled and none of such shares shall be
subject to reduction or forfeiture as provided by the Alternative Performance
Condition. Such shares shall be released to Holder in accordance with the terms
of this plan relating to vested shares.

    (8) If all or a portion of a Restricted Stock Award made subject to an
Alternative Performance Condition shall vest prior to the Certification Date for
any reason other than death, Disability or a Change in Control, no shares shall
be released to the Holder until after the Certification Date. No such vesting
prior to the Certification Date shall in any way be deemed a satisfaction,
waiver or cancellation of the Alternative Performance Condition, and such
Restricted Stock Award shall remain subject to reduction and forfeiture as
provided by the Alternative Performance Condition.

    (9) Once established, an Alternative Performance Condition may not be
waived or cancelled by the Administrator.

    7.  WITHHOLDING TAXES.  In order to enable the Company to meet any
applicable foreign, federal (including FICA), state and local withholding tax
requirements, a Holder shall be required to pay the Minimum Withholding Taxes.
No share of stock will be delivered to any Holder until Minimum Withholding
Taxes have been paid. At the option of the Holder, withholding taxes may be paid
by any combination of (a) cash, (b) reduction in the number of shares
deliverable to Holder (in the case of an Option) or by surrendering a portion of
the Restricted Stock Award to the Company (in either case "Share Reduction"),
(c) delivery to the Company of other shares of Common Stock owned by Holder
("Share Delivery") or (d) any other means approved or ratified by the
Administrator. If withholding taxes are paid by Share Reduction or Share
Delivery, such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value as of the date of
exercise or vesting. A Holder may elect to have additional shares delivered
pursuant to Share Delivery above the amount required to satisfy Minimum
Withholding Taxes. However, total combined Share Reduction and Share Delivery
may not exceed the total taxes that Holder will have to pay (assuming Federal
and state taxes are imposed at his marginal rate) by reason of the exercise or
vesting. In addition, any use of Share Delivery in excess of Minimum Withholding
Taxes must by effected with shares that have been held at least six months. In
the event that Minimum Withholding Taxes are not paid by Holder, to the extent
permitted by law the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
cause such withholding taxes to be satisfied by Share Reduction or by offsetting
such withholding taxes against amounts otherwise due from the Company to the
Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Restricted Stock Award
vests by reason of the death of the Holder, Minimum Withholding Taxes shall
be paid by Share Reduction unless Holder's estate elects otherwise no later
than the day after vesting.

    8.  RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS; CUSTODY.  So long as any
restrictions or obligations imposed pursuant hereto shall apply to a share of
Stock (including, but not limited to, the restrictions or obligations imposed
pursuant to Sections 5(f), 5(h), 6(b), 6(e), 6(f) and 7 hereof), each
certificate evidencing such share shall bear an appropriate legend referring to
the terms, conditions and restrictions. In addition, the Company may instruct
its transfer agent that shares of Stock evidenced by such certificates may not
be transferred without the written consent of the Company. Any attempt to
dispose of such shares of Stock in contravention of such terms, conditions and
restrictions shall be invalid. Certificates representing shares that have not
Vested or with respect to which Minimum Withholding Taxes have not been paid
will be held in custody by the Company or such bank or other institution
designated by the Administrator.

    9.  TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT.  If the Holder's Continuous
Employment with the Company or any Subsidiary shall terminate for any reason,
then, with respect to any portion of a Grant that has not Vested prior to or
concurrently with such termination (a) in the case of an Option, all rights to
such portion that has not Vested shall terminate and (b) in the case of a
Restricted Stock Award, all rights to the shares covered by any portion thereof
that has not Vested shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the
Administrator, in its sole discretion within ninety (90) days of such
termination of Continuous Employment, may notify the Holder in writing that the
Holder's rights in such portion that has not Vested will not terminate or be
forfeited and that the Holder shall continue to be the owner thereof, subject to

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such continuing restrictions as the Administrator may prescribe in such notice.
Options then held by the Holder which are Vested at the date of termination
shall continue to be exercisable by the Holder, or, if applicable, Holder's
estate, until the earlier of 90 days after such date or the expiration of such
Options in accordance with their terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
Administrator may in its sole discretion extend the period during which an
Option may be exercised following termination of employment at any time,
provided that any such extension does not exceed the Option's normal termination
date, and (ii) if exercise of an Option during the 90-day period described in
the previous sentence would subject the Holder to liability under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, such Option shall be exercisable until the earliest of
(a) its normal termination date and (b) seven months after the last transaction
in Common Stock by the Holder prior to termination.

    10.  ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator,
which shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan
and to adopt such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for
the administration of the Plan as the Administrator deems necessary or
advisable. The Administrator's powers include, but are not limited to (subject
to the specific limitations described herein), authority to determine the
employees who shall receive Grants under the Plan, determine the size and
applicable terms and conditions of Grants to be made to such employees,
determine the time when Grants will be made and authorize Grants to Eligible
Employees.

    The Administrator's interpretations of the Plan, and all actions taken and
determinations made by the Administrator concerning any matter arising under or
with respect to the Plan or any Grants hereunder, shall be final, binding and
conclusive on all interested parties. The Administrator may delegate ministerial
functions hereunder, such delegation to be subject to such terms and conditions
as the Administrator in its discretion shall determine. The Administrator may as
to all questions of accounting rely conclusively upon any determinations made by
the independent public accountants of the Company.

    11.  COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS.  No Option may be exercised and no
Stock may be issued pursuant to an Option or transferred pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award unless the Administrator shall determine that such
exercise, issuance or transfer complies with all relevant provisions of law,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable
state securities laws, and rules and regulations promulgated under each of the
foregoing, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Stock may
then be listed or quotation system upon which the Stock may be quoted, and shall
be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to
such compliance. If the Stock subject to this Plan is not registered under the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws, the Administrator may
require that the Holder deliver to the Company such documents as counsel for the
Company may determine are necessary or advisable in order to substantiate
compliance with applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

    12.  ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.  In the event of any
change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, spin-off
or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, appropriate adjustments
shall be made by the Administrator in the number of shares of Stock subject to
this Plan, the number of shares of Stock covered by each Grant and, in the case
of Options, the Option Price of such Option. Any such adjustment shall be
determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, which determination
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. Any new or
additional Stock to which a Holder of a Restricted Stock Award may be entitled
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6 of this
Plan. If fractional shares become due to any Holder as a result of any
adjustment, the Company may, at its option, pay cash in lieu thereof.

    13.  NO RIGHTS TO GRANTS OR EMPLOYMENT.  No employee or other person shall
have any claim or right to a Grant under the Plan. Receipt of a Grant under the
Plan shall not give an employee any rights to receive any other Grant under the
Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as
giving any employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any
Subsidiary.

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    14.  RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.  A Holder under the Plan shall have no rights as
a holder of Common Stock with respect to Options granted hereunder, unless and
until certificates for shares of Common Stock are issued to such Holder.

    15.  PLAN UNFUNDED.  The Plan shall be unfunded. Except for reserving a
sufficient number of authorized shares to the extent required by law to meet the
requirements of the Plan, the Company shall not be required to establish any
special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure
the payment of any grant under the Plan.

    16.  NO ASSIGNMENT.  Except as specifically provided by law (including the
laws of descent and distribution) and elsewhere herein, no right or benefit
under, or interest in, the Plan shall be subject to assignment, and no such
right, benefit or interest shall be subject to attachment or legal process for
or against Holder or his or her beneficiaries, as the case may be.

    17.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

    18.  INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.  Members of the group constituting
the Administrator shall be indemnified for actions with respect to the Plan to
the fullest extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
and the By-laws of the Company and by the terms of any indemnification agreement
that has been or shall be entered into from time to time between the Company and
any such persons.

    19.  HEADINGS.  The headings used in this Plan are for convenience only, and
shall not be used to construe the terms and conditions of the Plan.

    20.  AMENDMENT.  The Administrator may, at any time, amend, suspend or
terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, provided that no such action shall
adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any Grants
theretofore made hereunder, provided however, that stockholder consent is
required for any amendment, other than an amendment pursuant to Section 12
hereof, that would (i) increase the number of shares available annually under
the Plan (as specified in Section 3), (ii) increase the maximum number of
shares that may be granted in any calendar year to any individual (as
specified in Section 4), (iii) reduce the percentage expressed in Section
5(a), or (iv) increase the time period specified in Section 5(b). The
Administrator may amend or cancel the terms and conditions of any outstanding
Grant, determine whether cash will be paid or Grants will be made in
replacement of, or as alternatives to, outstanding Grants or grants under any
other incentive compensation plan; provided, however, that no such change
shall be adverse to the Holder thereof without such Holder's consent, and,
except pursuant to Section 12 hereof, no such change shall reduce the
exercise price of any Option.

    21.  EFFECTIVE DATE, TERMINATION.  This Plan shall become effective upon
approval by the stockholders of the Company, and shall remain in effect until
terminated by the Board of Directors or Administrator. No Grants may be made
hereunder subsequent to December 31, 2005. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the preceding sentence may not be amended without the
consent of the stockholders of the Company.<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

         Effective August 2, 2000, the Registrant entered into a Consulting
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto with each of Harold M.
Messmer, Jr., M. Keith Waddell, Paul F. Gentzkow, Robert W. Glass, Steven
Karel and Barbara J. Forsberg. Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of
Regulation S-K, the individual agreements are not being filed.

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         The Consulting Agreement made as of January 1, 1999, by and between
Robert Half International Inc. ("Company") and _________________ ("Consultant"),
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows, effective
August 2, 2000.

         Whereas, Consultant currently serves as an Executive Officer of
Company.

         Whereas, Company wishes to make arrangements now to insure the
availability of the advice, counsel and experience of Consultant after
Consultant retires and Company considers such services to be very important in
view of the personal service nature of Company's business and Consultant's vital
role in helping to build such business.

         NOW, THEREFORE, Company and Consultant agree as follows:

         1. ENGAGEMENT. Commencing on the date of Consultant's Retirement,
Company engages Consultant and Consultant accepts such engagement during the
Consulting Period upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Nothing
herein shall in any way modify, affect or govern the terms and conditions of
Consultant's employment by Company prior to the Consulting Commencement Date. If
Consultant's full-time employment with Company shall terminate prior to the
Consulting Commencement Date under any circumstances other than Consultant's
Retirement, this Agreement shall immediately terminate and be of no further
force or effect.

         2. SERVICES. During the Consulting Period, Consultant shall provide
advice and counsel to Company as reasonably requested from time to time. Subject
to the reasonable requirements of the engagement, Consultant may select the time
and place at which Consultant performs such services. Company agrees that
Consultant shall not be required to render more than 40 hours of services during
any calendar quarter during the Consulting Period, nor shall Consultant be
required to (a) travel outside the United States, (b) travel more than 100 miles
from Consultant's home (other than to appear at Company's headquarters) more
than once in any year, or (c) render services during other than ordinary
business hours. Consultant agrees, if requested by Company, to be a nominee for
and, if elected, serve as a Director of Company. The terms of Consultant's
engagement are determined hereunder and no employee manual, policy statement or
similar item issued from time to time by Company to its employees shall
constitute part of this Agreement or modify, affect or govern the terms of the
engagement of Consultant during the Consulting Period.

         3.  COMPENSATION.

         (a) During the Consulting Period, Consultant shall be paid a monthly
fee equal to 1/12 of the product of (i) 8% and (ii) Consultant's total base
salary and cash bonus with respect to the last complete calendar year prior to
the Consulting Commencement Date.
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         (b) Consultant shall be reimbursed, upon presentation of proper
receipts, for Consultant's reasonable business expenses related to travel
requested by Company.

         (c) During the Consulting Period, any options or shares of restricted
stock granted under the 1993 Incentive Plan after December 1, 1997, and held by
Consultant on the Consulting Commencement Date shall remain outstanding and
shall continue to vest in accordance with their existing terms, notwithstanding
the termination of Consultant's full-time employment by Company that shall have
occurred on the Consulting Commencement Date.

         (d) Consultant understands that, because Consultant is an independent
contractor during the Consulting Period, Company will not be withholding taxes
from payments due Consultant. Consultant agrees to pay all required taxes,
including income taxes, resulting from the engagement hereunder.

         4. OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS. Any ideas, concepts, documents, written
materials or other creation of any type developed by Consultant during the
Consulting Period ("Creations"), whether or not incorporating confidential or
proprietary information or trade secrets of Company, shall be the sole and
exclusive property of Company and Consultant hereby irrevocably assigns any and
all rights thereto to Company, including, but not limited to, any copyright
interest. All Creations constitute "work for hire" within the meaning of the
U.S. copyright laws. Consultant shall, without further compensation, execute any
and all instruments and take whatever action may be deemed necessary by Company
to fully vest all rights in any Creations in Company, including, but not limited
to, cooperating with Company in the registration of the copyright of the
Creations. Consultant shall not, before or after completion of the engagement,
use any Creations for any purpose other than the engagement. The provisions of
this Section, however, shall not apply to any Creation with respect to which
applicable statute prohibits assignment of rights by Consultant to Company.

         5. USE OF NAME. Consultant hereby consents to the use and publication,
without further consideration, of his name, picture and image in training
materials and other materials relating to the business of any of the RHI
Companies, regardless of whether such use or publication is in the form of
printed matter, photographs, audio tape, video tape, computer disk, electronic
transmission, or otherwise. Such consent applies to both the use and publication
of such items during Consultant's engagement.

         6. DISCLOSURE OR MISUSE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Consultant shall
not, at any time during the Consulting Period or thereafter, directly or
indirectly, disclose, furnish or make accessible to any person, firm,
corporation, or other entity, or make use of, any confidential information
obtained at any time from any of the RHI Companies (whether prior or subsequent
to the Consulting Commencement Date), including, without limitation, information
with respect to the name, address, contact persons or requirements of any
customer, client, applicant or employee of any of the RHI Companies (whether
having to do with temporary or permanent employment) and information with
respect to
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the procedures, advertising, finances, organization, personnel, plans,
objectives or strategies of the RHI Companies). Consultant acknowledges that
such information is safeguarded by the RHI Companies as trade secrets. Upon
termination of Consultant's engagement, Consultant shall deliver to the RHI
Companies all copies of all records, manuals, training kits, and other property
belonging to the RHI Companies or used in connection with their business which
may be in Consultant's possession. The provisions of this Section shall survive
termination of either Consultant's engagement or this Agreement for any reason.

         7. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. In consideration and view of (i) the valuable
consideration furnished to Consultant by Company engaging Consultant and
entering into this Agreement, (ii) Consultant's access to confidential
information and trade secrets of the RHI Companies and (iii) the value of such
confidential information and trade secrets to the RHI Companies, during the
period commencing on the Consulting Commencement Date and ending on the fourth
anniversary thereof, Consultant shall not render services to any other firm,
person, corporation, partnership or other entity or individual engaged in the
business of temporary, contract or permanent placement of individuals or in the
staffing services business (including, but not limited to, any executive
recruiting firm, employment agency or temporary personnel service). The
covenants of Consultant contained in this section are in addition to, and not in
amendment, modification or replacement of, any obligations of Consultant
contained in any other agreement between Consultant and Company.

         8. NON-SOLICITATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES. In consideration and view of
(i) the valuable consideration furnished to Consultant by Company engaging
Consultant and entering into this Agreement, (ii) Consultant's access to
confidential information and trade secrets of the RHI Companies, and (iii) the
value of such confidential information and trade secrets to the RHI Companies,
during the period commencing on the Consulting Commencement Date and ending on
the fourth anniversary thereof, Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly,
solicit, induce, encourage (or assist any other person, firm, entity, business
or organization in soliciting, inducing or encouraging) any employee of any of
the RHI Companies to leave the employ of the RHI Companies. The covenants of
Consultant contained in this section are in addition to, and not in amendment,
modification or replacement of, any obligations of Consultant contained in any
other agreement between Consultant and Company.

         9. INJUNCTION. In view of Consultant's access to confidential
information and trade secrets and in consideration of the value of such property
to the RHI Companies, Consultant expressly acknowledges that the covenants set
forth herein are reasonable and necessary in order to protect and maintain the
proprietary and other legitimate business interests of the RHI Companies, and
that the enforcement thereof would not prevent Consultant from earning a
livelihood. Consultant further agrees that in the event of an actual or
threatened breach by Consultant of such covenants, the RHI Companies would be
irreparably harmed and the full extent of injury resulting therefrom would be
impossible to calculate and the RHI Companies therefore will not have an
adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, Consultant agrees that temporary and
permanent injunctive
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relief would be appropriate remedies against such breach, without bond or
security; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as limiting any other
legal or equitable remedies the RHI Companies might have.

         10. TERMINATION.

         (a) Consultant may terminate Consultant's engagement hereunder at any
time on written notice to Company.

         (b) Company may terminate Consultant's engagement hereunder, at any
time on written notice to Consultant.

         (c) If Consultant's engagement hereunder is terminated on or after the
Consulting Commencement Date and prior to the fourth anniversary of the
Consulting Commencement Date (1) by Consultant as a result of a willful and
material breach of this agreement by Company or (2) by Company other than a
Termination for Cause or Termination for Nonperformance, Company shall continue
to pay Consultant the consulting fees specified herein until the earlier of (i)
the fourth anniversary of the Consulting Commencement Date, or (ii) any breach
by Consultant of the provisions of Sections 6, 7, or 8, hereof.

         (d) If Consultant's engagement hereunder is terminated on or after the
Consulting Commencement Date and prior to the fourth anniversary of the
Consulting Commencement Date (1) by Consultant as a result of a willful and
material breach of this agreement by Company or (2) by Company other than a
Termination for Cause, effective upon the date of such termination, (i) any
unvested options granted under the 1993 Incentive Plan subsequent to the date
hereof and then held by Consultant shall vest and shall not be subject to
forfeiture, (ii) any outstanding options granted under the 1993 Incentive Plan
subsequent to the date hereof and then held by Consultant shall remain
outstanding for the full length of their original term, and (iii) any unvested
shares of restricted stock granted under the 1993 Incentive Plan subsequent to
the date hereof and then held by Consultant shall vest and shall not be
forfeited.

         (e) If the Consulting Period ends on the fourth anniversary of the
Consulting Commencement Date, then any outstanding options granted under the
1993 Incentive Plan subsequent to the date hereof and then held by Consultant
shall remain outstanding for the full length of their original term.

         11. WAIVER. Failure of any party to insist upon strict compliance with
any of the terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver
or relinquishment of the right to subsequently insist upon strict compliance
with such term, covenant or condition or a waiver or relinquishment of any
similar right or power hereunder at any subsequent time.
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         12. AMENDMENT. No provision of this Agreement may be changed or waived
except by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement
of any such waiver or change is sought.

         13. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If
any provision is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable
and invalid, that determination shall not affect the enforceability of the other
provisions. Furthermore, if any of the restrictions against various activities
is found to be unreasonable and invalid, the court before which the matter is
pending shall enforce the restriction to the maximum extent it deems to be
valid. Such restrictions shall be considered divisible both as to time and as to
geographical area, with each month being deemed a separate period of time and
each one mile radius from any office being deemed a separate geographical area.
The restriction shall remain effective so long as the same is not unreasonable,
arbitrary or against public policy.

         14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the state of California, except with respect to
Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9, which shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of the jurisdiction in which an activity in violation thereof
occurred or threatens to occur and with respect to which legal and equitable
relief is sought. In no event shall the choice of law be predicated upon the
fact that Company is incorporated or has its corporate headquarters in a certain
state.

         15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains all of the agreements,
conditions, promises and covenants between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
representations, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with
respect to the subject matter hereof.

         16. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall constitute one agreement.

         17. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of Company (including its direct and indirect
subsidiaries) and its successors and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned
by Consultant.

         18. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. Each of the RHI Companies is a third party
beneficiary of this Agreement and each of them has the full right and power to
enforce rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement without
limitation or other restriction.

         19. DEFINITIONS.

         "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination by Company of
Consultant's engagement by Company by reason of (a) Consultant's willful
dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to
Company which has resulted in material

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injury to Company, or (b) violation by Consultant of the provisions of Section
6, 7, or 8 hereof which has resulted in material injury to Company; provided,
however, that Consultant's engagement shall not be deemed to have been a
"Termination for Cause" if such termination took place as a result of any act or
omission believed by Consultant in good faith to have been in the interest of
Company.

         "Termination for Nonperformance" shall mean termination by Company of
Consultant's engagement by Company by reason of repeated failure by Consultant,
following written notice, to materially perform the service obligations
contained in Section 2 hereof.

         "Consulting Commencement Date" shall be the date of Consultant's
Retirement.

         "Consulting Period" means the period of time commencing on the
Consulting Commencement Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) the
fourth anniversary of the Consulting Commencement Date or (b) the date on which
this agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.

         "Retirement" means any termination by Consultant of Consultant's
full-time employment with Company on or after the later to occur of (a)
Consultant's 55th birthday, or (b) the 20th anniversary of Consultant's first
day of service with Company as a director or full-time employee.

         "RHI Companies" means Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

         20. INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify Consultant for all
actions taken while performing services hereunder to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law, the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of
the Company and by the terms of any indemnification agreement that has been or
shall be entered into from time to time between the Company and Consultant,
which indemnification agreement shall remain in full force and effect during the
Consulting Period and shall cover the actions of Consultant during the
Consulting Period as if he were a director or an officer during the Consulting
Period.

         21. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event of any litigation pertaining to this
agreement, the prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party
for the prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred in
such litigation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands hereto as of the
date first above written.

                                           ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                           By __________________________

                                           _____________________________
                                                    Consultant

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