Common use of Executive’s Global Release Clause in Contracts

Executive’s Global Release. Executive, on behalf of himself, his heirs, executors, insurers, successors and assigns and all persons or entities acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them, irrevocably and unconditionally releases, waives, and forever discharges the Company, Resaca Exploitation, Inc. (“Resaca”), and the Surviving Corporation (as that term is defined in the Recitals section of the Separation Agreement) and all of their parents, divisions, partnerships, joint ventures, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related companies, and their present and former agents, employees, officers, directors, partners, members, attorneys, stockholders, plan fiduciaries, employee benefit committees, successors and assigns, and all other persons, individuals or entities acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Company Released Parties”), from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, attorney fees, and all liability whatsoever, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which Executive has, had, or may ever have against the Company Released Parties relating to or arising out of Executive’s employment or separation from employment with the Company, from the beginning of time and up to and including the date Executive executes this Release. This Release includes, without limitation, (i) law or equity claims; (ii) contract (express or implied) or tort claims; (iii) claims for wrongful discharge, retaliatory discharge, whistleblowing, libel, slander, defamation, unpaid compensation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, public policy contract or tort, and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) claims arising under any federal, state, or local laws of any jurisdiction that prohibit age, sex, gender, race, national origin, color, disability, religion, veteran, military status, sexual orientation, or any other form of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation (including, without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and/or 1871, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (and any similarly named statute in the Texas Labor Code), the Texas Labor Code, or any other federal, state, or local laws of any jurisdiction), (v) claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and (vi) any other statutory or common law claims related to Executive’s employment with the Company or the separation of Executive’s employment with the Company. This Release does not affect, waive or release (a) any claim for breach or enforcement of the Separation Agreement or this Release; (b) any claim that may arise after the date this Release is signed by Executive; (c) any claim for worker’s compensation benefits, or (d) Executive’s vested rights, if any, under the terms of any employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or Administaff (as defined in the Separation Agreement) for the benefit of Company employees, including without limitation Executive’s entitlement to the funds contained in Executive’s 401(k) Plan account with the Company..