Release of Claims In return for the benefits conferred under the Employment Agreement and this Agreement (which Employee acknowledges Company has no legal obligation to provide if Employee does not enter into this Agreement), Employee, on behalf of Employee and Employee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges Company and its past, present and future affiliates, future parent companies, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors and assigns, and each of their past, present and future shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and insurers, from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, disputes, liabilities or damages, of any kind, which may now exist or hereafter may be discovered, specifically including, but not limited to, any and all claims, disputes, actions, causes of action, liabilities or damages, arising from or relating to Employee's employment with Company, or the termination of such employment, except for any claim for payment or performance pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims that Employee might have for reemployment or reinstatement or for additional compensation or benefits and applies to claims that Employee might have under either federal, state or local law dealing with employment, contract, tort, wage and hour, or civil rights matters, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, similar state laws, and any regulations under such laws. This release shall not affect any accrued rights Employee may have under any medical insurance, workers compensation or retirement plan because of Employee's prior employment with Company. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THROUGH THIS RELEASE EMPLOYEE IS GIVING UP ALL RIGHTS AND CLAIMS OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, CONTINGENT OR LIQUIDATED, THAT EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE AGAINST COMPANY AND THE OTHER PERSONS NAMED ABOVE, EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED ABOVE.
General Release and Waiver of Claims (a) In consideration of the payments and benefits described in Section 2 of this Final Release, you and the Releasors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive, release, acquit, relieve and forever discharge the Company and the Releasees from any and all Claims that you ever had or may have in the future, arising out of or in any way related to any agreements, events, acts, omissions or conduct existing or occurring prior to and including the Separation Date, concerning any matter, cause or thing, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Claims for, related to or arising out of: (i) your employment with the Company or the cessation of that employment; (ii) your compensation or equity interests in the Company, fringe benefits or other severance pay; (iii) common law or statutory claims, including but not limited to, for breach of any oral or written promise or contract or any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, wrongful discharge, fraud, defamation or loss of reputation and emotional distress; (iv) any claim for attorneys’ fees or indemnification; (v) any claim for discrimination, harassment or retaliation of any kind; (vi) any violation of any federal, state or local constitution, statute, law, regulation or ordinance, including, without limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (except as to vested benefits), the Equal Pay Act, the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, the California Family Rights Act and the California Constitution, and any amendment to any such laws, and all other federal, state, local or foreign law, rule or regulation, in each case as may lawfully be waived and released; (vii) any impairment of your ability to obtain subsequent employment based on events or conduct prior to the Separation Date; and (viii) any claims on any other legal or equitable basis whatsoever (collectively, the “Release”).
