Agreement not to Sxx. Except as required by law that cannot be waived, Executive agrees that he will not commence, maintain, initiate, or prosecute, or cause, encourage, assist, volunteer, advise or cooperate with any other Person (as defined in the Executive Employment Agreement) to commence, maintain, initiate or prosecute, any action, lawsuit, proceeding, charge, petition, complaint or claim before any court, agency or tribunal against the Company or any Affiliate arising from, concerned with, or otherwise relating to, in whole or in part, Executive’s employment or separation from employment with the Company, or any of the matters discharged and released in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or any other provision of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement, this release and the Employment Agreement are not intended to interfere with Executive’s right to file a charge with the EEOC or a state or local human rights commission in connection with any claim that Executive believes he may have against the Company or its Affiliates, or to cooperate or provide truthful testimony to the EEOC or a state or local human rights commission with respect to any investigation. However, by executing this Agreement, Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary damages in any proceeding he may bring before the EEOC or any state or local human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state or local human rights commission (or any other agency) on Executive’s behalf.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Vaalco Energy Inc /De/), Executive Employment Agreement (Vaalco Energy Inc /De/), Executive Employment Agreement (Vaalco Energy Inc /De/)
Agreement not to Sxx. Except as set forth in Section 6(i) and (ii) of this Agreement or required by law that cannot be waived, Executive agrees that he will not commence, maintain, initiate, or prosecute, or cause, encourage, assist, volunteer, advise or cooperate with any other Person (as defined in the Executive Employment Consulting Agreement) to commence, maintain, initiate or prosecute, any action, lawsuit, proceeding, charge, petition, complaint or claim before any court, agency or tribunal against the Company or any Affiliate arising from, concerned with, or otherwise relating to, in whole or in part, Executive’s employment or separation from employment with the Company, or any of the matters discharged and released in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or any other provision of this Agreement or the Employment Consulting Agreement, this release and the Employment Consulting Agreement are not intended to interfere with Executive’s right to file a charge with the EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) or a state or local human rights commission in connection with any claim that Executive believes he may have against the Company or its Affiliates, or to cooperate or provide truthful testimony to the EEOC or a state or local human rights commission with respect to any investigation. However, by executing this Agreement, Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary damages in any proceeding he may bring before the EEOC or any state or local human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state or local human rights commission (or any other agency) on Executive’s behalf.
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