Common use of Employee’s Release Clause in Contracts

Employee’s Release. In exchange for the promises and covenants herein, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's heirs, next of kin, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, insurance carriers, benefit plans and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them ("Released Parties"), from any and all grievances, charges, complaints, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, actions, causes of action, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, reinstatement, instatement, engagement, employment, bonuses, commissions, fees, back pay, front pay, lost wages, liquidated, compensatory and/or punitive damages, benefits, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, attorney's fees, costs, and rights of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which arise out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By way of specification and not by way of limitation, Employee specifically waives, releases, and agrees to forego any rights or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law of the United States or any of its individual states, including, but not limited to, claims arising out of allegations of wrongful, retaliatory or constructive discharge, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or any claim under Title VII, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual states, or any political subdivision thereof.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for the promises and covenants herein, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's ’s heirs, next of kin, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, insurance carriers, benefit plans and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them ("“Released Parties"”), from any and all grievances, charges, complaints, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, actions, causes of action, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, reinstatement, instatement, engagement, employment, bonuses, commissions, fees, back pay, front pay, lost wages, liquidated, compensatory and/or punitive damages, benefits, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, attorney's ’s fees, costs, and rights of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which arise out of Employee's ’s employment and/or the separation of Employee's ’s employment. By way of specification and not by way of limitation, Employee specifically waives, releases, and agrees to forego any rights or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law of the United States or any of its individual states, including, but not limited to, claims arising out of allegations of wrongful, retaliatory or constructive discharge, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or any claim under Title VII, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual states, or any political subdivision thereof.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for the promises and covenants herein, including the payment of the Severance PaymentSuccess Bonus, Employee, Employee's ’s heirs, next of kin, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German AmericanCFC, its Affiliates, owners, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, insurance carriers, benefit plans and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them ("“Released Parties"”), from any and all grievances, charges, complaints, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, actions, causes of action, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, reinstatement, instatement, engagement, employment, bonuses, commissions, fees, back pay, front pay, lost wages, liquidated, compensatory and/or punitive damages, benefits, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, attorney's ’s fees, costs, and rights of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which arise out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's ’s employment. By way of specification and not by way of limitation, Employee specifically waives, releases, and agrees to forego any rights or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement Release under tort, contract, statute, or other law of the United States or any of its individual states, including, but not limited to, claims arising out of allegations of wrongful, retaliatory or constructive discharge, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or any claim under Title VII, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual states, or any political subdivision thereof.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for consideration of the promises and covenants agreements set forth herein, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's Employee does hereby for himself and for his heirs, next of kinexecutors, personal successors and assigns, release and forever discharge the Company, its parent company(ies), subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliated businesses, direct or indirect, if any, together with its and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, management, representatives, assigns and successors in interestagents, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessorsemployees, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and attorneys, insurance carriersboth known and unknown, benefit plans in both their personal and all other persons acting byagency capacities (collectively, through, under or in concert with any the “Company Entities”) of them ("Released Parties"), and from any and all grievancesclaims, demands, damages, actions or causes of action, suits, claims, charges, complaints, liabilitiescontracts, damageswhether oral or written, lawsuitsexpress or implied and promises, actionsat law or in equity, causes of actionwhatsoever kind or nature, rightsincluding but not limited to any alleged violation of any state or federal anti-discrimination statutes or regulations, demandsincluding but not limited to Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, costsERISA, lossesThe Americans With Disabilities Act, debtsthe Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reinstatementthe Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, instatementbreach of any express or implied contract or promise, engagementwrongful discharge, employmentviolation of public policy, bonusesor tort, commissions, all demands for attorney’s fees, back pay, front holiday pay, lost wagesvacation pay, liquidatedbonus, compensatory and/or punitive damagesgroup insurance, benefitsany claims for reinstatement, obligationsall employee benefits and claims for money, promisesout of pocket expenses, agreementsany claims for emotional distress, controversiesdegradation, attorney's feeshumiliation, costs, and rights of any kind that Employee might now have or nature whatsoever, in law or in equitymay subsequently have, whether known or unknown, which arise suspected or unsuspected, by reason of any matter or thing, arising out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By or in any way of specification and not by way of limitationconnected with, Employee specifically waivesdirectly or indirectly, releases, and agrees to forego any rights acts or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law omissions of the United States Company or any of its individual statesdirectors, includingofficers, but not limited toshareholders, claims employees and/or agents arising out of allegations Employee’s employment and termination from employment which have occurred prior to and throughout the term of wrongfulthis Agreement, retaliatory except those matters specifically set forth herein and except for any pension or constructive dischargeretirement benefits which may have vested on Employee’s behalf, breach of contractif any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or nothing herein shall be construed to release any claim or obligation arising under Title VIIthis Agreement, or the obligation of the Company to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, any director and officer or other insurance coverage of the Company, the Civil Rights Act general corporate laws of 1991any applicable jurisdiction, the ADACompany’s articles of incorporation, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other by-laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, code of regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual statesother charter documents, or any political subdivision thereofother agreement between the Company and Employee.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for consideration of the promises and covenants hereinagreements set forth in the Separation Agreement between Employee and the Company to which this General Release of Claims (the “General Release”) is attached as Exhibit A, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's Employee does hereby for himself and for his heirs, next of kinexecutors, personal successors and assigns, release and forever discharge the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliated businesses, direct or indirect, if any, together with its and their respective officers, managers, directors, trustees, members, shareholders, management, representatives, assigns and successors in interestagents, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessorsemployees, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and attorneys, insurance carriersboth known and unknown, benefit plans in both their personal and all other persons acting byagency capacities (collectively, through, under or in concert with any “the Company Entities”) of them ("Released Parties"), and from any and all grievancesclaims, demands, damages, actions or causes of action, suits, claims, charges, complaints, liabilitiescontracts, damageswhether oral or written, lawsuitsexpress or implied and promises, actionsat law or in equity, causes of actionwhatsoever kind or nature, rightsincluding but not limited to any alleged violation of any state or federal anti-discrimination statutes or regulations, demandsincluding but not limited to Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, costsERISA, lossesthe Americans With Disabilities Act, debtsthe Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reinstatementthe Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, instatementbreach of any express or implied contract or promise, engagementwrongful discharge, employmentviolation of public policy, bonusesor tort, commissions, all demands for attorney’s fees, back pay, front holiday pay, lost wagesvacation pay, liquidatedbonus, compensatory and/or punitive damagesgroup insurance, benefitsany claims for reinstatement, obligationsall employee benefits and claims for money, promisesout of pocket expenses, agreementsor any claims for emotional distress, controversiesdegradation, attorney's feesor humiliation, costs, and rights of any kind that Employee might now have or nature whatsoever, in law or in equitymay subsequently have, whether known or unknown, which arise suspected or unsuspected, by reason of any matter or thing, arising out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By or in any way of specification and not by way of limitationconnected with, Employee specifically waivesdirectly or indirectly, releases, and agrees to forego any rights acts or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law omissions of the United States Company or any of its individual statesmanagers, includingdirectors, but not limited toofficers, claims members, shareholders, employees and/or agents arising out of allegations Employee’s employment and resignation from employment which have occurred prior to and including the Effective Date of wrongfulthis General Release. This release does not apply to Employee’s rights and entitlements in regard to any pension or retirement benefits which may have vested on Employee’s behalf, retaliatory or constructive discharge, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or any claim under Title VII, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLAif any, or to his rights and entitlements under any other lawsthis General Release. Moreover, ordinancesEmployee may file a charge with, executive orderstestify, rules, regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual statesassist, or any political subdivision thereofparticipate in an investigation, hearing or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or state fair employment practices agency as to the employment laws enforced by such agencies; provided, however, that Employee understands and agrees that he is waiving and releasing his rights to monetary damages under such laws by reason of his agreement to the general release language stated above.

Employee’s Release. In exchange consideration for the promises payments and covenants hereinbenefits described above and for other good and valuable consideration, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's heirs, next of kin, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest, Employee hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits releases and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German AmericanCompany, its ownersSpiral and the Subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, as well as any affiliates of the foregoing and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representativesmembers, agents, and attorneys, insurance carriers, benefit plans of and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them ("Released Parties"), from any and all grievances, charges, complaints, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, actions, manner of actions and causes of action, rights, demands, costs, lossessuits, debts, reinstatement, instatement, engagement, employment, bonuses, commissions, fees, back pay, front pay, lost wages, liquidated, compensatory and/or punitive damages, benefits, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, attorney's fees, costsclaims, and rights demands whatsoever, in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, which he ever had, now has, or hereafter may have on account of his employment with the Company and/or Spiral, the termination of his employment with the Company and/or Spiral, and/or any other fact, matter, incident, claim, injury, event, circumstance, happening, occurrence, and/or thing of any kind or nature whatsoever, in law which arose or in equity, whether known or unknown, which arise out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By way of specification and not by way of limitation, Employee specifically waives, releases, and agrees to forego any rights or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising occurred prior to and up to the date of when he executes this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law of the United States or any of its individual statesAgreement, including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising out of allegations of wrongful, retaliatory or constructive discharge, for wrongful termination; breach of any implied or express employment contract, ; unpaid compensation of any kind; breach of any fiduciary duty and/or duty of loyalty; breach of any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and ; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress distress; defamation; fraud; unlawful discrimination, harassment; or retaliation based upon age, race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, medical condition, disability, handicap, or otherwise; any claim and all claims arising under arising under Title VII, VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19911964, as amended (“Title VII”); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended (“EPA”); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (“ADA”); the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended (“FMLA”); the ADEAEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"); the FMLAXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended (“WARN”); and/or any other federal, state, or local law(s) or regulation(s); any and all claims for damages of any nature, including compensatory, general, special, or punitive; and any and all claims for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in any of these matters (the “Release”). The Parties acknowledge however, that Employee does not release or waive any rights to contribution or indemnity under any other laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws this Agreement to which he may otherwise be entitled. Each of the United States Parties also acknowledges that Employee does not release or waive any of its individual statesclaims, and that he retains any rights he may have, to any vested 401(k) monies (if any) or benefits (if any), or any political subdivision thereofother benefit entitlement that is vested as of the Termination Date pursuant to the terms of any Spiral-sponsored benefit plan governed by ERISA. Nothing contained herein shall release any of the Parties from its obligations set forth in this Agreement.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for consideration of the promises and covenants agreements set forth herein, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's Employee does hereby for himself and for his heirs, next of kinexecutors, personal successors and assigns, release and forever discharge the Company, its parent company(ies), subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliated businesses, direct or indirect, if any, together with its and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, management, representatives, assigns and successors in interestagents, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessorsemployees, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and attorneys, insurance carriersboth known and unknown, benefit plans in both their personal and all other persons acting byagency capacities (collectively, through, under or in concert with any “the Company Entities”) of them ("Released Parties"), and from any and all grievancesclaims, demands, damages, actions or causes of action, suits, claims, charges, complaints, liabilitiescontracts, damageswhether oral or written, lawsuitsexpress or implied and promises, actionsat law or in equity, causes of actionwhatsoever kind or nature, rightsincluding but not limited to any alleged violation of any state or federal anti-discrimination statutes or regulations, demandsincluding but not limited to Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, costsERISA, lossesThe Americans With Disabilities Act, debtsthe Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reinstatementthe Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, instatementbreach of any express or implied contract or promise, engagementwrongful discharge, employmentviolation of public policy, bonusesor tort, commissions, all demands for attorney’s fees, back pay, front holiday pay, lost wagesvacation pay, liquidatedbonus, compensatory and/or punitive damagesgroup insurance, benefitsany claims for reinstatement, obligationsall employee benefits and claims for money, promisesout of pocket expenses, agreementsany claims for emotional distress, controversiesdegradation, attorney's feeshumiliation, costs, and rights of any kind that Employee might now have or nature whatsoever, in law or in equitymay subsequently have, whether known or unknown, which arise suspected or unsuspected, by reason of any matter or thing, arising out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By or in any way of specification and not by way of limitationconnected with, Employee specifically waivesdirectly or indirectly, releases, and agrees to forego any rights acts or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law omissions of the United States Company or any of its individual statesdirectors, includingofficers, but not limited toshareholders, claims employees and/or agents arising out of allegations Employee’s employment and termination from employment which have occurred prior to and throughout the term of wrongfulthis Agreement, retaliatory except those matters specifically set forth herein and except for any pension or constructive dischargeretirement benefits which may have vested on Employee’s behalf, breach of contractif any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or nothing herein shall be construed to release any claim or obligation arising under Title VIIthis Agreement, or the obligation of the Company to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, any director and officer or other insurance coverage of the Company, the Civil Rights Act general corporate laws of 1991any applicable jurisdiction, the ADACompany’s articles of incorporation, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other by-laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, code of regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual statesother charter documents, or any political subdivision thereofother agreement between the Company and Employee.

Employee’s Release. In exchange for consideration of the promises and covenants agreements set forth herein, including the payment of the Severance Payment, Employee, Employee's Employee does hereby for himself and for his heirs, next of kinexecutors, personal successors and assigns, release and forever discharge the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliated businesses, direct or indirect, if any, together with its and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, management, representatives, assigns and successors in interestagents, hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases, acquits and forever discharges to the fullest extent permitted by law German American, its owners, predecessorsemployees, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and attorneys, insurance carriersboth known and unknown, benefit plans in both their personal and all other persons acting byagency capacities (collectively, through, under or in concert with any the “Company Entities”) of them ("Released Parties"), and from any and all grievancesclaims, demands, damages, actions or causes of action, suits, claims, charges, complaints, liabilitiescontracts, damageswhether oral or written, lawsuitsexpress or implied and promises, actionsat law or in equity, causes of actionwhatsoever kind or nature, rightsincluding but not limited to any alleged violation of any state or federal anti-discrimination statutes or regulations, demandsincluding but not limited to Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, costsERISA, lossesThe Americans With Disabilities Act, debtsthe Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reinstatementthe Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, instatementthe Iowa Civil Rights Act, engagementbreach of any express or implied contract or promise, employmentwrongful discharge, bonusesviolation of public policy, commissionsor tort, all demands for attorney’s fees, back pay, front holiday pay, lost wagesvacation pay, liquidatedbonus, compensatory and/or punitive damagesgroup insurance, benefitsany claims for reinstatement, obligationsall employee benefits and claims for money, promisesout of pocket expenses, agreementsany claims for emotional distress, controversiesdegradation, attorney's feeshumiliation, costs, and rights of any kind that Employee might now have or nature whatsoever, in law or in equitymay subsequently have, whether known or unknown, which arise suspected or unsuspected, by reason of any matter or thing, arising out of Employee's employment and/or the separation of Employee's employment. By or in any way of specification and not by way of limitationconnected with, Employee specifically waivesdirectly or indirectly, releases, and agrees to forego any rights acts or claims that Employee may now have, may have heretofore had, or may at any time hereafter have against the Released Parties on matters arising prior to and up to the date of this Agreement under tort, contract, statute, or other law omissions of the United States Company or any of its individual statesdirectors, includingofficers, but not limited toshareholders, claims employees and/or agents arising out of allegations Employee’s employment and termination from employment, and which have occurred prior to the Effective Date of wrongfulthis Agreement, retaliatory except those matters specifically set forth herein and except for any pension or constructive dischargeretirement benefits which may have vested on Employee’s behalf, breach of contractif any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract, misrepresentation, fraud, promissory estoppel, slander, libel, defamation, emotional pain and suffering and intentional infliction of emotional distress or nothing herein shall be construed to release any claim or obligation arising under Title VIIthis Agreement, or the obligation of the Company to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, any director and officer or other insurance coverage of the Company, the Civil Rights Act general corporate laws of 1991any applicable jurisdiction, the ADACompany’s articles of incorporation, the ADEA, the FMLA, or under any other by-laws, ordinances, executive orders, rules, code of regulations or administrative or judicial case law arising under the statutory or common laws of the United States or any of its individual statesother charter documents, or any political subdivision thereofother agreement between the Company and Employee.