Common use of General Release and Waiver Clause in Contracts

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Atlas Holdings, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

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General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseSection 8 of the Employment Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive Executive, for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trusteestrustees and legal representatives, legal representatives and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, respective assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or or past, present or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agentsagents or counsel, counsel and their respective successors and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release Release, and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Civil Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification California Family Rights Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights LawCalifornia Labor, Government, and Business and Professions Codes, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to to, as applicable, the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesaffiliates and the termination or resignation of such officer positions, or as a result of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of such relationshipsemployment; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, leave pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policypolicy and all other claims under common law; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This The Executive expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which states as follows: The Executive understands the significance of the Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. The Executive expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all Released Claims, whether known, unknown or unanticipated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary recovery, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any reliefIn addition, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This this Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from under any written agreement between the CompanyExecutive and the Company that provides for indemnification, if any, or the Executive’s rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company includingCompany, without limitation, or the Executive’s rights rights, if any, to indemnification under Section 7 the by-laws or articles of incorporation of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Annie's, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Annie's, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)including the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and any other provision of the California Labor Law, all as amended, or any other similar state or local laws; (c) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws to the extent such claims are waivable; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Atlas Holdings, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), a) XXXXXXXXX hereby releases, remises, acquits and acquits discharges the Company Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisionspartners, affiliates and related business entitiesdirectors, any of their agents, executives, , consultants, independent contractors, investors, attorneys, advisers, successors and assigns, assetsjointly and severally, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors XXXXXXXXX, his heirs, successors, or assigns have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any of such Releasee may have to the Releasors, parties whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim limited, claims of discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 19641866, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 as amended, Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act of 18661964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Americans with Disabilities Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law)as amended, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), of the State of New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq.Jersey, the New Jersey State of Illinois, the State of Nevada, the Conscientious Employee Protection ActAct of the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Family Leave Actor any other federal, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Actstate or local law concerning wages, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliationemployment or discharge, and all provisions regulating wage and hour any other law), the New York State Correction Lawrule, the New York State Civil Rights Lawor regulation or disability claim under any such laws, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) or any and all laws concerning securities or stock ownership. This release relates to claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment and during his relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, Corporation or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”)relationship. This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, including but not limited to, injunctive relief, to wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory contract damages, tort claims, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any such case whether or not such claims have been previously asserted by XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX further agrees that he will not file or permit to be filed on his behalf any such released claim. This Release release shall not apply to the obligations set forth in this Agreement. (ib) Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, the Executive’s rights to indemnification Corporation hereby releases, remises, acquits and discharges XXXXXXXXX from any and all known claims which the CompanyCorporation, if anyits successors, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive assigns may have against XXXXXXXXX. (c) XXXXXXXXX hereby acknowledges that he has been informed pursuant to obtain contribution as permitted the Federal Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 that: x. XXXXXXXXX has the right to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement; ii. XXXXXXXXX does not waive rights or claims under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act that may arise after the date this waiver is executed; iii. XXXXXXXXX hereby acknowledges that he has been provided with the opportunity to take twenty-one (21) business days to consider whether to execute this Agreement, and XXXXXXXXX has chosen to waive such period should he execute this Agreement prior to the expiration of that twenty- one (21) day waiting period. iv. XXXXXXXXX understands that during the seven (7) days following his execution of this Agreement, XXXXXXXXX may revoke his agreement hereto at any time by law notifying the Corporation in writing. XXXXXXXXX acknowledges and agrees that in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby that XXXXXXXXX revokes his agreement hereto this entire Agreement will be thereby revoked. (d) XXXXXXXXX expressly acknowledges that the foregoing Payment is a benefit to which he would not be entitled without executing this Agreement, and constitutes consideration for the release, waiver is an essential and material term of this Releaseamendments referred to herein.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (PediatRx Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York California and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: General Release and Waiver (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination all as amended; (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, b) any claim under the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York Equal Pay Law and N.Y. Lab. Law, Sections 201-c (adoptive parent leave) and 740 (whistle blower statute), all as amended; (bc) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. a. In consideration of exchange for the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced Company's promises set forth in this ReleaseAgreement, and for other good and valuable considerationEmployee, receipt of which is hereby acknowledgedincluding Employee's heirs, the Executive for himself and for his heirsadministrators, executors, administratorsspouse, if any, successors, estate, representatives and assigns and all others claiming by or through Employee, voluntarily and knowingly releases the Company, its parent companies, their subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, related companies, predecessors, successors, partners, members, directors, officers, trustees, legal employees, independent contractors, consultants, stockholders, owners, attorneys, agents, benefit plans, subrogees, insurers, representatives and assigns assigns, whether alleged to have acted in their official capacities or personally (collectively, the “Releasors”)"Released Parties") completely and forever, hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, contracts, promises, or demands of any kind, which Employee may now have, whether known or unknown, which intentional or otherwise, from the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior beginning of time to the date Effective Date of this Agreement. b. Employee understands that the Executive executes this Release Agreement releases, waives and any and all forever discharges liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasorsarising under contract, whether denominated claimstort or other common law, demandsincluding, causes of actionwithout limitation, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the fraud, estoppel, misrepresentation, bad faith, express or implied covenant duties of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraudwrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, negligence, gross negligence, false imprisonment, assault and battery, conspiracy, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, slander, libel, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; policy and (f) all federalinvasion of privacy whether arising, state (including but not limited occurring, or existing at any time prior to the States signing of Delawarethis Agreement. Employee acknowledges that Employee has not made any claims or allegations, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims the factual foundation for compensation, which involves discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, harassment or other sexual assault or abuse. c. Employee understands and agrees that this Agreement covers all claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate described in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominatedParagraph 11, including, but not limited to, injunctive reliefany alleged violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Americans with Disabilities Act; Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act, to the extent permitted by law; the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; Kansas Act Against Discrimination, K.S.A. § 44-1001, et seq.; Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act, K.S.A. § 44-1111, etseq.; Kansas Commission on Civil Rights Rules and Regulations, Kan. Admin. Regs. Vol. 1, Agency 21; Kansas Equal Pay Law, K.S.A. § 44.1205; Kansas Infectious Disease Act, K.S.A. § 65- 6001, etseq.; Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Law, K.S.A. 44.1201, etseq.; Kansas Statutory Provisions Regarding Discrimination Against Military Personnel, K.S.A. §§ 44-1125 to 44-1128; Kansas Statutory Provisions Regarding Discrimination or Retaliation Against Victims of Domestic Violence, K.S.A. §§ 44-1131 to 44-1133; and any other federal, state or local civil, labor, pension, wage-hour or human rights law, federal or state public policy, contract or tort law; any claim arising under federal or state common law, including, but not limited to, constructive or wrongful discharge or intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress; and any claim for costs or attorney's fees. d. Employee represents, warrants and agrees that Employee has received from the Company all wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Companyvacation pay and benefits, if any, potentially due to him/her pursuant to federal and state law and under Company policy, including any overtime pay if applicable. It is the parties' intent to release all liability that can legally be released but no more than that. Employee states that Employee is aware of no facts (including any injuries or rightsillnesses) that might lead to his/her filing of a workers' compensation claim against the Company. This Agreement expressly releases claims under the False Claims Act to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction were to conclude that pre-filing releases of claims under the False Claims Act are not enforceable absent government knowledge of the alleged claims, if anythe parties agree that Employee shall be permitted to participate in any legal proceedings under the False Claims Act. But, Employee specifically waives, to be covered under the fullest extent permitted by law, any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive he may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of receive any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releasemonetary award from such proceedings.

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Samples: Severance Agreement (Yellow Corp)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Releasethe Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trusteestrustees and legal representatives, legal representatives and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, respective assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective or past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agentsagents or counsel, counsel and their respective successors and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York California and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This The Executive expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which states as follows: Executive understands the significance of Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. Executive expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all Released Claims, whether known, unknown or unanticipated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary recovery, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any reliefIn addition, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This this Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Separation Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Separation Benefits, the Change in Control Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Releasethe Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Release or otherwise, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Release or otherwise, this Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to defense and indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable; and (iii) any right of the Executive to pursue claims or actions in respect of the subject matter, rights or benefits contemplated by this Release. Nothing in this Release shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Executive expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, to and in so doing understands and acknowledges the extent applicable, which provides significance of such specific waiver of Section 1542 that reads as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. .” The Executive hereby expressly waives, relinquishes and forfeits all rights and benefits accorded by the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, and furthermore waives any rights that he or she might have to invoke such provisions now or in the future with respect to the Released Claims. Thus, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1542, and the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of the claims released by this Release, the Executive expressly acknowledges that this Release is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all claims which the foregoing waiver is an essential Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of execution hereof arising out of or relating in any way to the subject matter of the actions referred to herein above and material term that this Release contemplates the extinguishment of this Releaseany such claims.

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Samples: Separation Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other Company entering into the Separation Agreement and making the payments or and providing the benefits referenced in this Release, to the Executive set forth therein and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, remises and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates divisions and related business entitiesaffiliates, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries affiliates or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) ), from any and all claims, known or unknown, and whether or not discoverable, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including including, but not limited to to: (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 1974 (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination all as amended; (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, b) any claim under the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York Equal Pay Law and N.Y. Lab. Law, Sections 201-c (adoptive parent leave) and 740 (whistle blower statute), all as amended; (bc) any claim under any other Federal, state or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to to: (i) the obligation of the Company to make the payments and provide the benefits to the Executive set forth in the Separation Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Separation Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their its respective past, present present, and future parent entitiesdirect or indirect parent, subsidiariesSubsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their predecessors, successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of its or their respective past and/or present past, present, and future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, owners, investors, representatives and employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their official and individual capacities capacities, jointly and individually (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Rehabilitation Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 18661973, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Companyplan, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Relations Actand, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which as may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Actbe applicable, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York State Constitution, New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the Law, New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York Executive Law, and any similar law of any other state or governmental entity and any disability claims under any such laws, in all as amended; (b) any and all claims such cases arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of Company and any of its Subsidiaries, or other associations with the Company or any of its subsidiaries the Subsidiaries or affiliates, any termination thereof. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Investment Technology Group, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including, without limitation, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claims under any state statutory or decisional law pertaining to wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of public policy, misrepresentation, fraud or defamation, (c) any and all claims under the Indiana Civil Rights Act and the Indiana wage payment provisions, each as amended; (d) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (e) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, (i) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; relationships and (cii) any and all claims related matters, transactions or things occurring prior to the Employee’s execution of this Release. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 2(b)(vii), Section 4 and Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Washington Prime Group Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable SV\1807016.4 consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for SV\1807016.4 race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, and the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York Jersey and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.SV\1807016.4

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including, without limitation, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claims under any state statutory or decisional law pertaining to wage payment, wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of public policy, misrepresentation, fraud or defamation, (c) any and all claims under the Indiana Civil Rights Act and the Indiana wage payment provisions, each as amended; (d) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (e) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, (i) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his her service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; relationships and (cii) any and all claims related matters, transactions or things occurring prior to the Employee’s execution of this Release. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim she believes she may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Washington Prime Group, L.P.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseCompany’s agreement to amend the Employment Agreement as set forth above, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive Xxxxx for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsXxxxx, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including, without limitation, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claims under any state statutory or decisional law pertaining to wage payment, wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of public policy, misrepresentation, fraud or defamation, (c) any and all claims under the Indiana Civil Rights Act and the Indiana wage payment provisions, each as amended; (d) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (e) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, (i) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s Xxxxx’x employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; relationships and (cii) any and all claims related matters, transactions or things occurring prior to Xxxxx’x execution of this Release. Xxxxx further agrees that he will not file or permit to be filed on his behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach provision of contractthis Release, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but this Release is not limited intended to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the interfere with Xxxxx’x right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive Xxxxx hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive Xxxxx may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s Xxxxx’x behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s Xxxxx’x rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive Xxxxx incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (ii) any right the Executive Xxxxx may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive Xxxxx as a result of any act or failure to act for which the ExecutiveXxxxx, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: General Release and Amendment to Employment Agreement (Washington Prime Group, L.P.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, accrued or unaccrued, contingent or non-contingent, and whether or not concealed or hidden, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasorsany Releasor(s), whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominateddenominated (collectively, “Claims”), including but not limited to (a) any claim Claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the CompanyCompany (other than any severance plan), subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the XxxxxxxxSxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any Claim under the New York State Human Rights Law, New York City Human Rights Law, New York Equal Pay Law and N.Y. Lab. Law, Sections 201-c (adoptive parent leave) and 740 (whistle blower statute), all as amended; (c) any Claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims Claims arising from or relating to (i) the Employment Agreement, (ii) the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and or his service relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates as an officer or director or in any other capacity, or the termination of any of the foregoing relationships, (iii) the terms and conditions (including all wages, benefits and other compensation) of the Executive’s employment with or his service as an officer, director, member, manager or otherwise of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (civ) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from investment in the Company or the Releaseesany of its affiliates, including salary(v) severance pay, bonusesbonus, commissionssick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, expense reimbursementslife insurance, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, health or medical insurance or any other ownership interests in the Company fringe benefit or the Releasees; disability, and (dvi) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released common law Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive reliefClaims for breach of contract, wagesdefamation, back payinterference with contractual/prospective contractual relations, front payinvasion of privacy, compensatory promissory estoppel, negligence, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, infliction of emotional distress, wrongful discharge, punitive damages, or punitive damagesand any other common law Claims under the laws of any jurisdiction. This Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release shall not apply to any Claims (i) in respect of any obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits; (ii) relating to the Executive’s express rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, to be covered coverage under any applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employeepolicy, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s express rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) that cannot be released as a matter of law. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s behalf (or join, or accept any relief in) any right lawsuit against any of the Releasees pleading or asserting any Claims released hereunder. If the Executive may have breaches this promise, and the action is found to obtain contribution as permitted be barred in whole or in part by law this Release, the Executive agrees to pay the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, or the proportions thereof, incurred by the applicable Releasee in defending against those Claims that are found to be barred by this Release, and the Company’s obligation to provide the Termination Benefits shall immediately cease and any portion of the Termination Benefits previously paid or provided shall be immediately repayable; provided, however, that in all cases, this Release shall continue to be fully effective and enforceable. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or any other provision of this Release, nothing in this Release precludes the Executive from challenging the validity of the release above under the requirements of the ADEA, and the Executive shall not be responsible for reimbursing the attorneys’ fees and costs of the Releasees in connection with such a challenge to the validity of the release, nor shall the payment of the Termination Benefits cease or be repayable in the event of entry of judgment against such a challenge. However, the Executive as a result acknowledges that this Release applies to all Claims the Executive has under the ADEA, and that, unless this Release is held to be invalid, all of any act or failure to act for which the Executive’s Claims under the ADEA shall be extinguished by his signing of this Release. In addition, on nothing in this Release shall preclude or prevent the one handExecutive from filing a charge with, participating in an investigation by or proceeding before, communicating with, or providing truthful information to any governmental agency, entity or self-regulatory organization, including, but not limited to, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Company Exchange Commission, Congress, or any agency Inspector General or other Releaseegovernment agency (individually, a “Governmental Agency,” and collectively, the “Governmental Agencies”), but the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive shall not seek or accept any relief obtained on his behalf in any proceeding by any Governmental Agency, private party, class, or otherwise with respect to any Claims covered by the other handgeneral release above (except that this Release does not limit the Executive’s right to receive a bounty or reward or award for information provided to any Governmental Agency). Furthermore, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of Californiaif any Claim is not subject to release, to the extent applicablepermitted by applicable law, the Executive waives any right or ability to be a class or collective action representative or to otherwise participate in any putative or certified class, collective or multi-party action or proceeding based on such a Claim in which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASEany of the Releasees is a party. Nothing in this Release or otherwise shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any Governmental Agency, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation (it being understood that Executive hereby acknowledges does not need the prior authorization of Company to make any such reports or disclosures or to notify Company that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this ReleaseExecutive has made such reports or disclosures).

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Lxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the XxxxxxxxSxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York California and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.:

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. a) In exchange for the consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced described in this ReleaseAgreement, Hampton warrants that she has no charges or claims of any nature pending in any federal, state, municipal agency, court or tribunal against the Committees which are not addressed herein, and for other good and valuable considerationagrees to forever waive, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remisesrelease, and acquits discharge the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective pastCommittees, present and future parent entitiesincluding the following individuals: Xxxxx Xxxxx, subsidiariesWill Xxxxxxxxx, divisionsXxxxxx Xxxxxx, affiliates and related business entitiesXxxxxxx Xxxxxx, any of their successors and assignsXxx Xxxxx, assetsXxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, employee benefit plans or fundsXxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, and any of their respective past and/or present directorsXxxxx Xxxxx, officerscollectively referred to hereafter, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of as “the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “ReleaseesReleased Partiesand each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demandsactions, causes of action, obligationsobligations for damages (including, damages but not limited to, compensatory, exemplary, and punitive damages), losses, expenses, attorneys’ fees or liabilities arising from costs, back pay, loss of earnings, debts, reinstatement and any and all basesother demands, however denominatedwhether known or unknown which she may have or had against the Released Parties, including without limitation any claims arising out of Hampton’s engagement or relationship with the Committees, to the effective date of this Agreement, including, but not limited to to: (ai) claims arising under Illinois statutory and common law, including any claim claims for retaliatory discharge or made under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Illinois Whistleblower Protection Act; the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act; Title VII of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991, ; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, ; the Equal Pay Americans With Disabilities Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, ; the Fair Labor Standards Act (including in her individual capacity and that as a class member); the Family and Medical Leave Age Discrimination in Employment Act, ; the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Medical Leave Act, ; Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Illinois Human Rights LawAct; and any other state, the New York Labor Law federal, local, or municipal employment statute; (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (bii) any and all claims arising from out of any other federal, state, or local statute, law, constitution, ordinance, or regulation; and (iii) claims relating to the Executive’s implied or express employment relationship contracts; public policy or tort claims; retaliatory discharge claims; negligent hiring, retention or supervision claims; defamation claims; wrongful discharge claims; intentional infliction of emotional distress claims; invasion of privacy claims; intentional interference with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or contract claims; negligence claims; detrimental reliance claims; any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealingdealing claims; (e) all tort loss of consortium claims; promissory estoppel claims; personal injury claims; common law claims; claims for compensatory or punitive damages; claims for back pay; claims relating to legal restrictions on Committees’ rights to terminate Hampton or any other claim arising out of or relating to Hampton’s employment with Committees, including the termination of employment, to the date of this Agreement; but excluding any claims which Hampton cannot waive by law and claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge breach of this Agreement. b) Nothing contained in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited this Agreement shall be construed as limiting or operating to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the limit Hampton’s right to file a charge of discrimination with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human state, county or municipal agency charged with investigating employment discrimination or civil rights commission claims. In addition, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit or shall operate to prevent Hampton from cooperating or communicating with any such federal, state, county or municipal agency with respect to any charge of discrimination pending before that agency. However, Hampton agrees, in the event that she may be included in any proceeding brought administrative charge or investigation or may be a member of a class, to waive any right to further monetary recovery should any administrative or governmental agency or any other person or entity, pursue any claims on her behalf against the persons or entities covered by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is release of this Agreement for any reliefclaims covered by this release. c) In exchange for the consideration described in this Agreement, the Released Parties warrant that they have no matter how denominatedcharges or claims of any nature pending in any federal, state, municipal agency, court or tribunal against Hampton which are not addressed herein, and agree to forever waive, release, and discharge Hampton, her heirs, assigns, agents, attorneys and beneficiaries from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, obligations for damages (including, but not limited to, injunctive reliefcompensatory, wagesexemplary, and punitive damages), losses, expenses, attorneys’ fees or costs, back pay, front payloss of earnings, compensatory damagesdebts, reinstatement and any and all other demands, whether known or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Companyunknown, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive which they may have or had against Hampton up to obtain contribution as permitted the date of execution of this Agreement, but excluding any claims which cannot waive by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act and claims for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term breach of this ReleaseAgreement .

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Settlement Agreement

General Release and Waiver. In consideration I, [name], on behalf of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, myself and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his my heirs, executors, administratorsadministrators and assigns, trusteesin consideration of the Company’s agreement to pay me the severance and other payments and benefits as more fully described in the Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, legal representatives do hereby (except as expressly stated herein) release and assigns forever discharge and covenant not to xxx (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, a) GNC and acquits the Company each of its controlled Affiliates and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates controlled Affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciariesexecutives, members, agents, fiduciaries, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel employees and assigns, whether acting on behalf representatives and each of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, their respective successors and assigns (both individually and in their individual capacities official capacities) (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee) ), from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demandsactions, causes of action, obligationscovenants, damages contracts, claims, demands, suits, and liabilities whatsoever, which I ever had, now have or liabilities may have arising prior to or on the effective date of this Release by reason of my employment with or severance of my employment from any the Company and/or its controlled affiliates (“Claims”). By signing this Release, I am providing a complete waiver of all Claims that may have arisen, whether known or unknown, up until and all basesincluding the effective date of this Release. This includes, however denominated, including but is not limited to (a) any claim under to, claims based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, released parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Worker Adjustment Pennsylvania Equal Pay Law, as amended, or any other Federal, state, or local law, any common law, public policy, contract (whether oral or written, express or implied) except as expressly excluded below, or tort law, and Retraining Notification Actany other local, state or Federal law, regulation or ordinance having any bearing whatsoever on the terms and conditions of my employment and the cessation thereof, provided, however, that this Release shall not apply to (i) the Company’s obligations to provide me the severance and other payments, equity, and benefits to which I am entitled under the Employment Agreement in accordance with its terms and conditions, (ii) the Company’s and/or its insurers’ obligation(s) to provide me indemnification, defense, hold harmless, advancement or reimbursement of expenses to which I am or would be entitled under applicable public law, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Company’s bylaws as in effect as of the time of the underlying claim, any contract of insurance, or the Employment Agreement, (iii) any vested, nonforfeitable benefits to which I may include be entitled pursuant to any employee benefit plan maintained by the Company from time to time during my employment with the Company, (iv) claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination compensation for injuries that are subject to and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., compensable solely under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Workers Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (bv) any and all claims arising from other right I have under, or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director any obligation of the Company GNC or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesAffiliates to me under, the Employment Agreement which by its terms survives termination, or (vi) any claim that cannot be waived as a result matter of the termination of such relationships; law (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releaseescollectively, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the Released Excluded Claims”). This Release does is not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the intended to interfere with my right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim I believe I may have against any Releasee. Notwithstanding the Company. Howeverpreceding sentence, by executing this Release, the Executive I hereby waives waive the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive I may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s my behalf. This Release is for I further agree, promise and covenant that, to the maximum extent permitted by law neither, I, nor any reliefperson, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damagesorganization, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Companyother entity acting on my behalf has filed or will file, if anycharged or will charge, claimed or will claim, sued or will xxx, or rights, if any, caused or will cause or permitted or will permit to be covered under filed, charged or claimed, any applicable insurance policy action for damages or other relief (including injunctive, declaratory, monetary or other relief) against the Releasees with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any Claims other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releasethan Excluded Claims.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (GNC Holdings, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination all as amended; (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, b) any claim under the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York Equal Pay Law and N.Y. Lab. Law, Sections 201-c (adoptive parent leave) and 740 (whistle blower statute), all as amended; (bc) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section Sections 4 and 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

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General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Releasethe Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive Executive, for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trusteestrustees and legal representatives, legal representatives and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, respective assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or or past, present or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agentsagents or counsel, counsel and their respective successors and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release Release, and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Civil Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification California Family Rights Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights LawCalifornia Labor, Government, and Business and Professions Codes, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to to, as applicable, the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesaffiliates and the termination or resignation of such officer positions, or as a result of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of such relationshipsemployment; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, leave pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policypolicy and all other claims under common law; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This The Executive expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which states as follows: Executive understands the significance of Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. Executive expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all Released Claims, whether known, unknown or unanticipated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary recovery, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any reliefIn addition, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This this Release shall not apply to (ia) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from under any written agreement between the CompanyExecutive and the Company that provides for indemnification, if any, or the Executive’s rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company includingCompany, without limitation, or the Executive’s rights rights, if any, to indemnification under Section 7 the by-laws or articles of incorporation of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (iib) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all ; or (c) Executive’s rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 under the following equity awards of the Civil Code of CaliforniaCompany, including the rights to the extent applicablevest in and exercise such equity awards in accordance with their terms: (i) 74,364 stock options granted August 1, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE2011; (ii) 22,379 stock options granted March 27, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential 2012; (iii) 4,210 performance share units granted March 27, 2012; and material term of this Release(iv) 2,000 performance share units granted May 30, 2013.

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Samples: Transition and Separation Agreement (Annie's, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits (a) GNC, and any Company Party (as defined in the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates Employment Agreement) and all of their respective past, present present, and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of its or their respective past past, present, and/or present future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the GNC or any Company Party, and (b) Ares, Ares Management, Inc., Ares Management LLC and OTPP and their respective affiliates and any of their successors and assigns or its subsidiaries or affiliates orassets, in and any of their individual capacities present, and/or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and employees, acting on behalf of any of them (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, Released Parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ActPennsylvania Equal Pay Law, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national originas amended, or any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) claims under any such laws. This Release is for any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company Centers and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company Centers or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesHoldings, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of Centers to provide the Executive with the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement or to the Executive’s rights in his capacity as a stockholder of Holdings or to indemnification from the Companypursuant to any provisions of Centers’, if anyHoldings’, or rightsany Company Party’s certificate of incorporation, if anybylaws, to be covered under or other governing documents, any applicable contract, or any directors and officers liability insurance policy with respect to policies maintained by or for the benefit of any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releaseforegoing.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (GNC Acquisition Holdings Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, remises and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates divisions and related business entitiesaffiliates, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries affiliates or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) ), from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to to: (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 1974 (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination all as amended; (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, b) any claim under the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York Equal Pay Law and N.Y. Lab. Law, Sections 201-c (adoptive parent leave) and 740 (whistle blower statute), all as amended; (bc) any claim under any other Federal, state or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to to: (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Separation Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This For the avoidance of doubt, Released Claims shall include all claims arising under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, and retaliation claims under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Release or otherwise, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Release or otherwise, this Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to defense and indemnification from the Company, if anywhich rights shall never become less favorable to the Executive than they are at the Separation Date, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementAgreement entitled Indemnification: Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable; (iii) any right of the Executive to pursue claims or actions in respect of the subject matter, rights or benefits contemplated by this Release; and (iv) any claims or actions arising after the Separation Date. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: General Release and Waiver (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors“ Releasors ”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees“ Releasees ” and each a “Releasee“ Releasee ”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA“ ADEA ”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the Released ClaimsClaims ”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC“ EEOC ”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, or rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Atlas Holdings, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)including the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and any other provision of the California Labor Law, all as amended, or any other similar state or local laws; (c) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws to the extent such claims are waivable; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.:

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including, without limitation, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claims under any state statutory or decisional law pertaining to wage payment, wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of public policy, misrepresentation, fraud or defamation, (c) any and all claims under the Indiana Civil Rights Act and the Indiana wage payment provisions, each as amended; (d) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws; and (e) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. This Release includes, without limitation, (i) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his her service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesCompany, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; relationships and (cii) any and all claims related matters, transactions or things occurring prior to the Employee’s execution of this Release. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim she believes she may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Severance Benefits Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Severance Benefits Agreement (Washington Prime Group Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of receipt of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits Payment referenced in this Releasethe Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledgedthe Executive, the Executive for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trusteestrustees and legal representatives, legal representatives and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, respective assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or or past, present or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agentsagents or counsel, counsel and their respective successors and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release Release, and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Civil Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification California Family Rights Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights LawCalifornia Labor, Government, and Business and Professions Codes, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to to, as applicable, the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesaffiliates and the termination or resignation of such officer positions, or as a result of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of such relationshipsemployment; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, leave pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policypolicy and all other claims under common law; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This The Executive expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which states as follows: Executive understands the significance of Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. Executive expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all Released Claims, whether known, unknown or unanticipated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary recovery, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any reliefIn addition, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This this Release shall not apply to to: (ia) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from under California Labor Code Section 2802 or any written agreement between the CompanyExecutive and the Company that provides for indemnification, if any, or the Executive’s rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company includingCompany, without limitation, or the Executive’s rights rights, if any, to indemnification under Section 7 the by-laws or articles of incorporation of the Employment AgreementCompany; or and (iib) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Release.

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Samples: Transition and Separation Agreement (Annie's, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Releasethe Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive Executive, for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trusteestrustees and legal representatives, legal representatives and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, respective assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or or past, present or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agentsagents or counsel, counsel and their respective successors and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release Release, and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Civil Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification California Family Rights Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights LawCalifornia Labor, Government, and Business and Professions Codes, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to to, as applicable, the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesaffiliates and the termination or resignation of such officer positions, or as a result of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of such relationshipsemployment; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, leave pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policypolicy and all other claims under common law; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). a. The Executive expressly waives all rights afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which states as follows: Executive understands the significance of Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. This Executive expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all Released Claims, whether known, unknown or unanticipated. b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary recovery, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages or punitive damages, in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief. c. In addition, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This this Release shall not apply to (ia) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from under any written agreement between the CompanyExecutive and the Company that provides for indemnification, if any, or the Executive’s rights, if any, to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company includingCompany, without limitation, or the Executive’s rights rights, if any, to indemnification under Section 7 the by-laws or articles of incorporation of the Employment AgreementCompany; or (iib) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable; (c) the Executive’s right to enforce the Separation Agreement or (d) Executive’s rights, if any, under the following equity awards of the Company, including the rights, if any, to vest in and exercise such equity awards in accordance with their terms: (i) 4,268 stock options granted April 1, 2013; (ii) 1,544 performance share units granted April 1, 2013; (iii) 15,000 stock options granted May 30, 2013; and (iv) 630 performance share units granted May 30, 2013. d. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive understands the significance of the Executive’s release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims. The Executive waives expressly assumes the risk of such unknown and relinquishes unanticipated claims and agrees that this Release applies to all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of CaliforniaReleased Claims, to the extent applicablewhether known, which provides unknown or unanticipated, except as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releaseotherwise expressly set forth herein.

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Samples: Transition and Separation Agreement (Annie's, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself herself and for his her heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that of the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)including the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and any other provision of the California employment law, all as amended, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and any other provision of the Pennsylvania employment law as amended or any other similar state or local laws; (c) any claim under any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability claims under any such laws to the extent such claims are waivable; and (d) any claim for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and/or the like. The Release includes, without limitation, any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his her service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Release, the Release is not intended to interfere with the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim she believes she may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this the Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This The Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. This The Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of the Company to provide the Executive with the Amounts and Benefits and the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Company, if any, Company or rights, if any, rights to be covered under any applicable insurance policy with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 8 of the Employment Agreement; or (iiiii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this the Release.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Impax Laboratories Inc)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration I, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, on behalf of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this Release, myself and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his my heirs, executors, administratorsadministrators and assigns, trusteesin consideration of the Company’s agreement to pay me the severance and other payments and benefits as more fully described in the Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, legal representatives do hereby (except as expressly stated herein) release and assigns forever discharge and covenant not to xxx (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, a) GNC and acquits the Company each of its Affiliates and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of their respective past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates Affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of their respective past and/or present directors, officers, fiduciariesexecutives, members, agents, fiduciaries, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel employees and assigns, whether acting on behalf representatives and each of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, their respective successors and assigns (both individually and in their individual capacities official capacities) (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee) ), from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the Releasors, whether denominated claims, demandsactions, causes of action, obligationscovenants, damages contracts, claims, demands, suits, and liabilities whatsoever, which I ever had, now have or liabilities may have arising prior to or on the effective date of this Release by reason of my employment with or severance of my employment from any the Company and/or its affiliates (“Claims”). By signing this Release, I am providing a complete waiver of all Claims that may have arisen, whether known or unknown, up until and all basesincluding the effective date of this Release. This includes, however denominated, including but is not limited to (a) any claim under to, claims based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, Released Parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Pennsylvania Equal Pay Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related to the Executive’s compensation or benefits from the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests Federal, state, or local law, any common law, public policy, contract (whether oral or written, express or implied) except as expressly excluded below, or tort law, and any other local, state or Federal law, regulation or ordinance having any bearing whatsoever on the terms and conditions of my employment and the cessation thereof, provided, however, that this Release shall not apply to (i) the Company’s obligations to provide me the severance and other payments and benefits to which I am entitled under the Employment Agreement in accordance with its terms and conditions, (ii) the Company’s and/or its insurers’ obligation(s) to provide me indemnification, defense, advancement or reimbursement of expenses to which I am or would be entitled under applicable public law, the Company’s bylaws as in effect as of the time of the underlying claim, or any contract of insurance, (iii) any vested, nonforfeitable benefits to which I may be entitled pursuant to any employee benefit plan maintained by the Company from time to time during my employment with the Company, or the Releasees; (div) all claims for breach of contractcompensation for injuries that are subject to and compensable solely under the Workers Compensation Law (collectively, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the Released Excluded Claims”). This Release does is not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the intended to interfere with my right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim I believe I may have against any Releasee. Notwithstanding the Company. Howeverpreceding sentence, by executing this Release, the Executive I hereby waives waive the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive I may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s my behalf. This Release is for I further agree, promise and covenant that, to the maximum extent permitted by law neither, I, nor any reliefperson, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damagesorganization, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the Executive’s rights to indemnification from the Companyother entity acting on my behalf has filed or will file, if anycharged or will charge, claimed or will claim, sued or will xxx, or rights, if any, caused or will cause or permitted or will permit to be covered under filed, charged or claimed, any applicable insurance policy action for damages or other relief (including injunctive, declaratory, monetary or other relief) against the Releasees with respect to any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any Claims other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releasethan Excluded Claims.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (GNC Holdings, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits (a) GNC, and any Company Party (as defined in the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates Employment Agreement) and all of their respective past, present present, and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of its or their respective past past, present, and/or present future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and employees, legal representativesacting on behalf of GNC or any Company Party, and (b) the Sponsor (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and any of its successors and assigns or assets, and any of its present, and/or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, counsel trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and assignsemployees, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or, in their individual capacities Sponsor (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, Released Parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ActPennsylvania Equal Pay Law, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national originas amended, or any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) claims under any such laws. This Release is for any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company Centers and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company Centers or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesHoldings, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to (i) the obligation of Centers to provide the Executive with the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement or to the Executive’s rights in his capacity as a stockholder of Holdings or to indemnification from the Companypursuant to any provisions of Centers’, if anyHoldings’, or rightsany Company Party’s certificate of incorporation, if anybylaws, to be covered under or other governing documents, any applicable contract, or any directors and officers liability insurance policy with respect to policies maintained by or for the benefit of any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releaseforegoing.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (General Nutrition Centers, Inc.)

General Release and Waiver. In consideration of the Termination Benefits and/or any other payments or benefits referenced in this ReleaseBenefits, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby releases, remises, and acquits (a) GNC, and any Company Party (as defined in the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates Employment Agreement) and all of their respective past, present present, and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related business entities, any of their successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of its or their respective past past, present, and/or present future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and employees, legal representatives, agents, counsel and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the GNC or any Company Party, and (b) Ares, Ares Management, Inc., Ares Management LLC and OTPP and their respective affiliates and any of their successors and assigns or its subsidiaries or affiliates orassets, in and any of their individual capacities present, and/or future directors, officers, fiduciaries, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors, legal representatives and employees, acting on behalf of any of them (collectively, the “Releasees” and each a “Releasee”) from any and all claims, known or unknown, which the Releasors have or may have against any Releasee arising on or prior to the date that the Executive executes of this Release and any and all liability which any such Releasee may have to the ReleasorsExecutive, whether denominated claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities arising from any and all bases, however denominated, including but not limited to (a) any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”)1967, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (excluding claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company, Released Parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law), the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Fair Labor Standards Act the Family and Medical Leave Actas amended, the National Labor Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Actas amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ActPennsylvania Equal Pay Law, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (which may include claims for race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, national originas amended, or any other Federal, state, or local law and any workers’ compensation or disability discrimination and harassment), New Jersey Wage Payment Laws, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-1 et seq., the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York Labor Law (including but not limited to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, all provisions prohibiting discrimination and retaliation, and all provisions regulating wage and hour law), the New York State Correction Law, the New York State Civil Rights Law, Section 125 of the New York Workers’ Compensation Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, all as amended; (b) claims under any such laws. This Release is for any and all claims arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with Company Centers and his service relationship as an officer or director of the Company Centers or any of its subsidiaries or affiliatesHoldings, or as a result of the termination of such relationships; (c) all claims related . The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not file or permit to be filed on the Executive’s compensation or benefits from behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the Company or the Releasees, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, preceding sentence or any other ownership interests in provision of this Release, this Release is not intended to interfere with the Company or the Releasees; (d) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (e) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, privacy rights, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (f) all federal, state (including but not limited to the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), and local statutory or constitutional claims, including claims for compensation, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, or other claims (referred to collectively as the “Released Claims”). This Release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, or the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or ) in connection with any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, claim he believes he may have against the Companyany Releasee. However, by executing this Release, the Executive hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding the Executive may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, or punitive damages. This Release shall not apply to the obligation of Centers to provide the Executive with the Termination Benefits and any provision relating thereto under the Employment Agreement (iexcept to the extent expressly modified as set forth in Exhibit A to this Release) or to the Executive’s rights in his capacity as a stockholder of Holdings or to indemnification from the Companypursuant to any provisions of Centers’, if anyHoldings’, or rightsany Company Party’s certificate of incorporation, if anybylaws, to be covered under or other governing documents, any applicable contract, or any directors and officers liability insurance policy with respect to policies maintained by or for the benefit of any liability the Executive incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (ii) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Executive, on the one hand, and Company or any other Releasee, on the other hand, are jointly liable. The Executive waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, to the extent applicable, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is an essential and material term of this Releaseforegoing.

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Samples: Mutual General Release and Waiver (GNC Holdings, Inc.)

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