Release of All Claims by Executive. a. With the exception of (i) any claims that cannot legally be waived by private agreement (including any rights to unemployment benefits or worker’s compensation); (ii) any claims which may arise after the date Executive signs this Agreement; (iii) any claims for breach of this Agreement; and (iv) any right to seek or recover a monetary whistleblower award from a Government Agency (as defined in Section 9) as part of a government-administered whistleblower award program for providing information directly to a Government Agency (a “Whistleblower Award”), in exchange for, and in consideration of, the payments, benefits, and other commitments described in Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement, Executive, hereby fully, forever, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and discharges the Company and the Releasees, collectively, separately, and severally, of and from any and all claims, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever that Executive has as of the time of the execution of this Separation and Release Agreement, whether now known or unknown, contingent or vested, whether anticipated or unanticipated, and whether asserted or unasserted (the claims released in this Separation and Release Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Released Claims”). b. Without limiting the foregoing language, the Released Claims include all claims based directly or indirectly upon Executive’s employment with the Company, the end of Executive’s employment with the Company, and any alleged act or omission to act by the Company or the Releasees. The Released Claims, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, include without limitation all claims: i. arising from or in connection with Executive’s employment, pay, bonuses, vacation, commissions, incentive compensation, equity, PTO, severance or any other Executive benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment or employment practices of the Company; ii. arising out of or relating to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or the surrounding circumstances thereof; iii. brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under any federal statute, law, or regulatory authority, including but not limited to claims of discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, age or any other category protected by law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Executive Order 11246, 42 USC § 1981, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) the Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act (“LLFPA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) (excluding vested benefits), Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), as amended (to the extent permitted by law); the Labor-Management Relations Act, as amended (“LMRA”), the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act, and/or the Federal False Claims Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“XXXX”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), or any other similar labor, employment or antidiscrimination law under state, federal or local law and as any of these laws may have been amended; iv. based on any claims brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under the statutory and/or common law of Georgia such as the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Georgia Equal Pay Act, the Georgia Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Georgia Equal Employment for Persons with Disabilities Code, and/or the Georgia Minimum Wage Law; v. based on any contract, quasi-contract, tort, whistleblower, personal injury, wrongful discharge theory, or other common law theory; or vi. arising under the Employment Agreement, or any written or oral agreements between Executive and Company or any of Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates (other than the Employment Agreement). c. Executive hereby waives any right to seek or recover any individual relief (including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, other money damages, reinstatement, or other relief) in connection with any of the Released Claims through any charge, complaint, lawsuit, or other proceeding, whether commenced or maintained by Executive or by any other person or entity, including but not limited to any proceeding brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any similar federal, state, or local agency or commission. d. Executive expressly acknowledges that this Separation and Release Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all Released Claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time Executive signs this Separation and Release Agreement, and that this Separation and Release Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any such Released Claims.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (BlueLinx Holdings Inc.), Employment Agreement
Release of All Claims by Executive. a. With the exception of (i) any claims that cannot legally be waived by private agreement (including any rights to unemployment benefits or worker’s compensation); (ii) any claims which may arise after the date Executive signs this Agreement; (iii) any claims for breach of this Agreement; and (iv) any right to seek or recover a monetary whistleblower award from a Government Agency (as defined in Section 9) as part of a government-administered whistleblower award program for providing information directly to a Government Agency (a “Whistleblower Award”), in exchange for, and in consideration of, the payments, benefits, and other commitments described in Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement, Executive, hereby fully, forever, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and discharges the Company and the Releasees, collectively, separately, and severally, of and from any and all claims, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, claims against the Company and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever the Releasees that Executive has as of the time of the execution of this Separation and Release Agreement, whether now known or unknown, contingent or vested, whether anticipated or unanticipated, and whether asserted or unasserted (the claims released in this Separation and Release Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Released Claims”).
b. Without limiting the foregoing language, the Released Claims include all claims based directly or indirectly upon Executive’s employment with the Company, the end of Executive’s employment with the Companyemployment, and any alleged act or omission to act by the Company or the Releasees. The Released ClaimsClaims include, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, include without limitation all but are not limited to any claims:
i. arising from or in connection with Executive’s employment, pay, bonuses, vacation, commissions, incentive compensation, equity, PTO, severance vacation or any other Executive benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment or employment practices of the Company;
ii. arising out of or relating to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or the surrounding circumstances thereof;
iii. brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under any federal statute, law, or regulatory authority, including but not limited to claims of discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, age or any other category protected by law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Executive Order 11246, 42 USC § 1981, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) the Xxxx Lxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act (“LLFPA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”)C.O.B.R.A., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) (excluding vested benefits), Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), as amended (to the extent permitted by law); the Labor-Management Relations Act, as amended (“LMRA”), the XxxxxxxxSxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the XxxxDxxx-Xxxxx Act, and/or the Federal False Claims Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“XXXXGXXX”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), or any other similar labor, employment or antidiscrimination law under state, federal or local law and as any of these laws may have been amended;
iv. based on any claims brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under the statutory and/or common law of Georgia such as the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Georgia Equal Pay Act, the Georgia Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Georgia Equal Employment for Persons with Disabilities Code, and/or the Georgia Minimum Wage Law;
v. based on any contract, quasi-contract, tort, whistleblower, personal injury, wrongful discharge theory, theory or other common law theory; or
vi. arising under the Separation and Release Agreement, the Employment Agreement, or any written or oral agreements between Executive and Company or any of Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates (other than the Employment Agreement).
c. For avoidance of doubt, Executive hereby waives any right to seek or recover any individual relief (including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, other money damages, reinstatement, or other relief) in connection with any of the Released Claims through any charge, complaint, lawsuit, or other proceeding, whether commenced or maintained by Executive or by any other person or entity, including but not limited to any proceeding brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any similar federal, state, or local agency or commission. Executive has had the opportunity to determine whether Executive has suffered any work-related accidents, injuries, and/or occupational diseases while employed by the Company and affirms that Executive does not have any such injuries or diseases for which Executive has not already filed a claim. Executive also represents that Executive is not aware of any acts or comments that would support a claim of sexual harassment by anyone against the Company or any Company employee, vendor, customer, or visitor.
d. Executive expressly acknowledges that this Separation and Release Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all Released Claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time Executive signs this Separation and Release Agreement, and that this Separation and Release Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any such Released Claims.
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Samples: Separation and Release Agreement (BlueLinx Holdings Inc.)
Release of All Claims by Executive. a. With the exception of (i) any claims that cannot legally be waived by private agreement (including any rights to unemployment benefits or worker’s compensation); (ii) any claims which may arise after the date Executive signs this Agreement; (iii) any claims for breach of this Agreement; and (iv) any right to seek or recover a monetary whistleblower award from a Government Agency (as defined in Section 9) as part of a government-administered whistleblower award program for providing information directly to a Government Agency (a “Whistleblower Award”), in exchange for, and in consideration of, the payments, benefits, and other commitments described in Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement, Executive, hereby fully, forever, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and discharges the Company and the Releasees, collectively, separately, and severally, of and from any and all claims, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, claims against the Company and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever the Releasees that Executive has as of the time of the execution of this Separation and Release Agreement, whether now known or unknown, contingent or vested, whether anticipated or unanticipated, and whether asserted or unasserted (the claims released in this Separation and Release Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Released Claims”).
b. Without limiting the foregoing language, the Released Claims include all claims based directly or indirectly upon Executive’s employment with the Company, the end of Executive’s employment with the Companyemployment, and any alleged act or omission to act by the Company or the Releasees. The Released ClaimsClaims include, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, include without limitation all but are not limited to any claims:
i. arising from or in connection with Executive’s employment, pay, bonuses, vacation, commissions, incentive compensation, equity, PTO, severance vacation or any other Executive benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment or employment practices of the Company;
ii. arising out of or relating to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or the surrounding circumstances thereof;
iii. brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under any federal statute, law, or regulatory authority, including but not limited to claims of discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, age or any other category protected by law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Executive Order 11246, 42 USC § 1981, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) the Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act (“LLFPA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”)C.O.B.R.A., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) (excluding vested benefits), Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), as amended (to the extent permitted by law); the Labor-Management Relations Act, as amended (“LMRA”), the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act, and/or the Federal False Claims Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“XXXX”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), or any other similar labor, employment or antidiscrimination law under state, federal or local law and as any of these laws may have been amended;
iv. based on any claims brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under the statutory and/or common law of Georgia such as the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Georgia Equal Pay Act, the Georgia Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Georgia Equal Employment for Persons with Disabilities Code, and/or the Georgia Minimum Wage Law;
v. based on any contract, quasi-contract, tort, whistleblower, personal injury, wrongful discharge theory, theory or other common law theory; or
vi. arising under the Separation and Release Agreement, the Employment Agreement, or any written or oral agreements between Executive and Company or any of Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates (other than the Employment Agreement).
c. For avoidance of doubt, Executive hereby waives any right to seek or recover any individual relief (including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, other money damages, reinstatement, or other relief) in connection with any of the Released Claims through any charge, complaint, lawsuit, or other proceeding, whether commenced or maintained by Executive or by any other person or entity, including but not limited to any proceeding brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any similar federal, state, or local agency or commission. Executive has had the opportunity to determine whether Executive has suffered any work-related accidents, injuries, and/or occupational diseases while employed by the Company and affirms that Executive does not have any such injuries or diseases for which Executive has not already filed a claim. Executive also represents that Executive is not aware of any acts or comments that would support a claim of sexual harassment by anyone against the Company or any Company employee, vendor, customer, or visitor.
d. Executive expressly acknowledges that this Separation and Release Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all Released Claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time Executive signs this Separation and Release Agreement, and that this Separation and Release Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any such Released Claims.
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Samples: Separation and Release Agreement
Release of All Claims by Executive. a. With the exception of (i) any claims that cannot legally be waived by private agreement (including any rights to unemployment benefits or worker’s compensation); (ii) any claims which may arise after the date Executive signs this Agreement; (iii) any claims for breach of this Agreement; and (iv) any right to seek or recover a monetary whistleblower award from a Government Agency (as defined in Section 9) as part of a government-administered whistleblower award program for providing information directly to a Government Agency (a “Whistleblower Award”), in exchange for, and in consideration of, the payments, benefits, and other commitments described in Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement, Executive, hereby fully, forever, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and discharges the Company and the Releasees, collectively, separately, and severally, of and from any and all claims, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever that Executive has as of the time of the execution of this Separation and Release Agreement, whether now known or unknown, contingent or vested, whether anticipated or unanticipated, and whether asserted or unasserted (the claims released in this Separation and Release Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Released Claims”).
b. Without limiting the foregoing language, the Released Claims include all claims based directly or indirectly upon Executive’s employment with the Company, the end of Executive’s employment with the Company, and any alleged act or omission to act by the Company or the Releasees. The Released Claims, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, include without limitation all claims:
i. arising from or in connection with Executive’s employment, pay, bonuses, vacation, commissions, incentive compensation, equity, PTO, severance or any other Executive benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment or employment practices of the Company;
ii. arising out of or relating to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or the surrounding circumstances thereof;
iii. brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under any federal statute, law, or regulatory authority, including but not limited to claims of discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, age or any other category protected by law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Executive Order 11246, 42 USC § 1981, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) the Xxxx Lxxx Xxxxxxxxx Fair Pay Act (“LLFPA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) (excluding vested benefits), Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), as amended (to the extent permitted by law); the Labor-Management Relations Act, as amended (“LMRA”), the XxxxxxxxSxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the XxxxDxxx-Xxxxx Act, and/or the Federal False Claims Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“XXXXGXXX”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), or any other similar labor, employment or antidiscrimination law under state, federal or local law and as any of these laws may have been amended;
iv. based on any claims brought or that could be brought pursuant to or under the statutory and/or common law of Georgia such as the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Georgia Equal Pay Act, the Georgia Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Georgia Equal Employment for Persons with Disabilities Code, and/or the Georgia Minimum Wage Law;
v. based on any contract, quasi-contract, tort, whistleblower, personal injury, wrongful discharge theory, or other common law theory; or
vi. arising under the Employment Agreement, or any written or oral agreements between Executive and Company or any of Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates (other than the Employment Agreement).
c. Executive hereby waives any right to seek or recover any individual relief (including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, other money damages, reinstatement, or other relief) in connection with any of the Released Claims through any charge, complaint, lawsuit, or other proceeding, whether commenced or maintained by Executive or by any other person or entity, including but not limited to any proceeding brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any similar federal, state, or local agency or commission.
d. Executive expressly acknowledges that this Separation and Release Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all Released Claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time Executive signs this Separation and Release Agreement, and that this Separation and Release Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any such Released Claims.
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