Common use of Complete Release by Employee Clause in Contracts

Complete Release by Employee. In consideration of V▇▇▇▇▇’▇ promise to provide severance benefits as set forth in the Severance Agreement, Employee does hereby agree to release, absolve, and discharge Company Releasees, past and present, and each of them, from all claims, causes of action, demands, damages or costs he may have against Company Releasees on behalf of himself or others, that arise out Employee’s employment with Company or the termination thereof. 3.1 This waiver and release includes, but is not limited to, any rights, claims, causes of actions, demands, damages or costs arising out of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on age; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin; the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on disabilities; or any other federal, state or local laws or regulations prohibiting employment discrimination or retaliation whether such claim be based on an action filed by Employee or by any governmental agency. Exhibit A-Release of Claims Agreement 3.2 This waiver and release also includes, but is not limited to, any rights, claims, causes of actions, demands, damages or costs arising under or in relation to the Company’s employee handbooks and personnel policies, employee benefit plans or programs of any and all kinds, or any oral or written representations or statements made by officers, directors, lawyers, employees or agents of the Company, or under any state or federal law regulating wages, hours, compensation, benefits or employment, or any claim for retaliation, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the implied convent of good faith and fair dealing, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional or negligent misrepresentation, or defamation. 3.3 This waiver and release also includes, but is not limited to, any rights, claims, causes of action, demands, damages or costs arising under the Federal False Claims Act. 3.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Release does not waive or release: (i) any rights or claims that Employee may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act which arise after he signs this Release, (ii) any rights or claims may he have for any breach of this Release, (iii) any rights that Employee may have under the Severance Agreement, (iv) any other rights that Employee may have to benefits or entitlements under any employee benefit plan or program maintained by the Company in which Employee participates, (v) Employee’s right to indemnification in accordance with applicable law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, any applicable insurance policy or as set forth in any employment agreement covering Employee with respect to his service as an officer or employee of the Company or any affiliate or (vi) any right that arises after the date of this Agreement.