If any provision of this Section 5 is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, then such provision shall be modified so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. If such provision cannot be modified to be enforceable, the provision shall be severed from this Agreement to the extent unenforceable. In this regard, Employer and Employee hereby agree that any judicial authority construing this Agreement shall be empowered to sever any portion of the geographic restrictions, any prohibited business activity or any time period from the coverage of this Section 5 and to apply the provisions of this Section 5 to the remaining portion of the geographic restrictions, the remaining business activities and the remaining time period not so severed by such judicial authority.