Release and Full Settlement. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, as a condition to the receipt of any payment or benefit under Section 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b), Employee shall first execute (and not revoke within 7 days of execution) a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which such Release shall release the Company, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, members, partners, Board members, officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all claims, including without limitation any and all causes of action arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of such employment, but excluding (a) all claims to severance payments Employee may have under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above, and (b) all vested benefits to which Employee is entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans. The performance of Company’s obligations hereunder and Employee’s receipt of any payments or benefits provided to Employee hereunder shall constitute full settlement of all such claims and causes of action. The Release must be executed by Employee no later than 50 days following the date of termination of his employment (or earlier if requested by the Company and permitted by applicable law). Employee acknowledges Employee’s understanding that if the applicable Release is not timely executed, and the required revocation period has not fully expired, Employee shall not be entitled to any payment under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, in the event the time period (including any applicable revocation period) prescribed by the Company for Employee’s execution of the Release begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, payments under Section 5.4 or 5.5 will not commence and the First Payment Date shall not occur until the second taxable year, irrespective of when the Release actually becomes irrevocable.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement (Carriage Services Inc), Employment Agreement (Carriage Services Inc)
Release and Full Settlement. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, as a condition to the receipt of any payment or benefit under Section 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b), Employee shall first execute (and not revoke within 7 days of execution) a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which such Release shall release the Company, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, members, partners, Board members, officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all claims, including without limitation any and all causes of action arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of such employment, but excluding (a) all claims to severance payments Employee may have under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above, and (b) all vested benefits to which Employee is entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans. The performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and Employee’s receipt of any payments or benefits provided to Employee hereunder shall constitute full settlement of all such claims and causes of action. The Release must be executed by Employee no later than 50 days following the date of termination of his employment (or earlier if requested by the Company and permitted by applicable law). Employee acknowledges Employee’s understanding that if the applicable Release is not timely executed, and the required revocation period has not fully expired, Employee shall not be entitled to any payment under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, in the event the time period (including any applicable revocation period) prescribed by the Company for Employee’s execution of the Release begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, payments under Section 5.4 or 5.5 will not commence and the First Payment Date shall not occur until the second taxable year, irrespective of when the Release actually becomes irrevocable.
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Release and Full Settlement. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, as a condition to the receipt of any payment or benefit under Section 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b), Employee shall first execute (and not revoke within 7 days of execution) a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which such Release shall release the Company, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, members, partners, Board members, officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all claims, including without limitation any and all causes of action arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of such employment, but excluding (a) all claims to severance payments Employee may have under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above, and (b) all vested benefits to which Employee is entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans. The performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and Employee’s receipt of any payments or benefits provided to Employee hereunder shall constitute full settlement of all such claims and causes of action. The Release must be executed by Employee no later than 50 days following the date of termination of his employment (or earlier if requested by the Company and permitted by applicable law). Employee acknowledges Employee’s understanding that if the applicable Release is not timely executed, and the required revocation period has not fully expired, Employee shall not be entitled to any payment under Sections 5.2(b), 5.4(a)-(c) or 5.5(a)-(b) above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, in the event the time period (including any applicable revocation period) prescribed by the Company for Employee’s execution of the Release begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, payments under Section 5.4 or 5.5 will not commence and the First Payment Date shall not occur until the second taxable year, irrespective of when the Release actually becomes irrevocable.
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