Discharge and Waiver. (a) Executive fully releases and forever discharges Company and Affiliated Companies, and any employee, officer, director, representative, agent, successor or assign of Company and Affiliated Companies (both in their personal and official capacities), and all persons acting by, through and under or in concert with any of them, from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, remedies, obligations, costs and expenses of whatever nature, whether under the common law, state law, federal law (including but not limited to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) or otherwise, through the date of this Agreement, including those arising from or in connection with the terms and conditions of employment with Company (and Affiliated Companies). This paragraph is not intended to and shall not affect benefits to which Executive may be entitled under any pension, savings, health, welfare, or other benefit plan in which Executive is a participant. (b) Furthermore, Company's obligations under this Agreement upon termination of Executive's employment, and Executive's entitlement to any such benefits, are expressly conditioned upon execution by Executive, upon termination of his employment, of a release agreement substantially in the form of the release agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit "B," which is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Bellsouth Corp), Executive Employment Agreement (Bellsouth Corp), Executive Employment Agreement (Bellsouth Corp)
Discharge and Waiver. (a) Executive fully releases and forever discharges Company and Affiliated Companies, and any employee, officer, director, representative, agent, successor or assign of Company and Affiliated Companies (both in their personal and official capacities), and all persons acting by, through and under or in concert with any of them, from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, remedies, obligations, costs and expenses of whatever nature, whether under the common law, state law, federal law (including but not limited to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) or otherwise, through the date of this Agreement, including those arising from or in connection with the terms and conditions of employment with Company (and Affiliated Companies). This paragraph is not intended to and shall not affect benefits to which Executive may be entitled under any pension, savings, health, welfare, or other benefit plan in which Executive is a participant.
(b) Furthermore, Company's obligations under this Agreement upon termination of Executive's employment, and Executive's entitlement to any such benefits, are expressly conditioned upon execution by Executive, upon termination of his employment, of a release agreement substantially in the form of the release agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit "BA," which is incorporated herein by this reference.
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