Your Release. (a) In consideration of the payments and benefits provided to you under this Agreement, you hereby release and discharge Viatel, its affiliates and with respect to any actions, omissions, matter or events relating to Viatel or its affiliates, their respective partners, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, "Viatel Persons") from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action damages, liabilities, promises, debts, compensation, losses, obligations, costs or expenses of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown, which you ever had, now have or hereafter may have, against each or any of the Viatel Persons, including, but not limited to, those arising from or related to your employment relationships with Viatel or the termination of such employment, any alleged violation of any covenant of good faith and fair dealing relative to your employment or any applicable labor or employer-employee statute, regulation or ordinance, whether federal, state or local (including, by way of specificity but not of limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, any amendments to such acts and any and all state and local discrimination laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing release shall not apply to any payment, compensations, benefits or other rights to which you are entitled under this Agreement.
(b) It is also agreed that this Agreement shall not be admissible in any further proceedings between us except in a proceeding relating to a breach of the provisions of this Agreement.
Your Release. In consideration of the commitment being made by your Employers, to issue to you 62,500 shares of fully vested Urban Ag. Corp. (OTCBB: AQUM) post reverse split common stock, you hereby release and discharge the Employers with respect to any actions, omissions, matter or events relating to your employment with Employers, their directors, officers, shareholders, creditors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action, damages, liabilities, promises, debts, losses, obligations, costs or expenses of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown, which you ever had, now have or hereafter may have, including but not limited to those arising from or related to your employment agreement, or any alleged violation of any covenant of good faith and fair dealing relative to your employment, or any applicable labor or employer-employee statute, regulation or ordinance, whether foreign, federal, state or local (including, by way of specificity but not of limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, any amendments to such acts and any and all state and local discrimination laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the forgoing release shall not apply to any payment, compensations, benefits or other rights to which you are entitled under this Agreement.
Your Release. In exchange for the payments and other consideration under this Agreement, to which you would not otherwise be entitled, and except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, you, on behalf of yourself and, to the extent permitted by law, on behalf of your spouse, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, insurers, attorneys and other persons or entities, acting or purporting to act on your behalf (collectively, the “Employee Parties”), hereby generally and completely release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and its and their officers, directors, managers, partners, agents, representatives, employees, attorneys, shareholders, predecessors, successors, assigns, insurers and affiliates (the “Company Parties”) of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, contentions, actions, causes of action, suits, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities, debts, judgments, levies, executions and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, both known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the execution date of this Agreement, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment; claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law, statute, or cause of action; tort law; or contract law (individually a “Claim” and collectively “Claims”). The Claims you are releasing and waiving in this Agreement include, but are not limited to, any and all Claims that any of the Company Parties: · has violated its personnel policies, handbooks, contracts of employment, or covenants of good faith and fair dealing; · has discriminated against you on the basis of age, race, color, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, ancestry, disability, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, source of income, entitlement to benefits, any union activities or other protected category in violation of any local, state or federal law, constitution, ordinance, or regulation, including b...
Your Release. In consideration of the provisions of this Agreement, you, for yourself and your heirs and executors, fully and completely release and forever discharge Medtronic, its officers, directors, shareholders, board members, representatives, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, successors and assigns, employees and agents, of and from any all claims, complaints, causes of action, demands, sums of money, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, liabilities, damages or judgments, whatsoever in law or in equity, which you, ever had, now have against Medtronic or which you, hereafter, can, shall, or may have for or by reason of or in connection with any actions, conduct, decisions, behavior, events, transactions, omissions or accounts, occurring to the date of this Agreement. You acknowledge that this Release specifically covers, but is not limited to, any and all claims, complaints, causes of action or demands (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) which you have or may have against Medtronic relating in any way to the terms, conditions and circumstances of your employment and the termination, resignation and/or Retirement thereof, or of your service as an officer or director of Medtronic; whether based on statutory or common law claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of any express or implied promise, misrepresentation, fraud, retaliation, breach of public policy, infliction of emotional distress, defamation, promissory estoppels, invasion of privacy, or employment discrimination, including but not limited to claims under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 621, et seq.), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), the Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and state statutes, if any, addressing the same subject matters or any other theory or basis, whether legal or equitable. Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this Section 4.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be interpreted to affect or impair any right that you have to salary or benefits under this Agreement, any right to any vested benefit under any Medtronic employee benefit plan or program, or any right to indemnification pursuant to Medtronic’s bylaws and certificate of incorporation or applicable law.
Your Release. In exchange for the benefits set forth in sections 3, 4, 5 and 6, and other benefits you are receiving under the terms of this Agreement to which you would not otherwise be entitled, you hereby generally and completely release the Company and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, parent or subsidiary entities, insurers, affiliates and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions prior to or on the date you sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: (1) all claims arising out of or in any way related to your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment; (2) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options or any other ownership interests in the Company; (3) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (4) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress and discharge in violation of public policy; and (5) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys' fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the California Labor Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your release shall not extend to any claims that may arise after this Agreement is executed, including, without limitation, any claims for breach of this Agreement.
Your Release. (a) In exchange for the performance of Discover’s obligations under this Agreement and the release set forth below in Section 4, you on your own behalf and on behalf of anyone claiming through you (including the Xxxxxxx Released Parties (as defined below)) hereby release Discover and the Discover Released Parties (as defined below) with respect to any and all claims, whether currently known or unknown, that you now have, have ever had, or may ever have against Discover and any of the Discover Released Parties arising from or related to any act, omission, or thing occurring or existing at any time prior to or on the date on which you sign this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the claims you waived and released hereunder include, but are not limited to all private claims for or related in any way to your employment or the termination thereof, all claims that were or could have been asserted by the you or the Xxxxxxx Released Parties arising under any of the following laws, as amended from time to time: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and any and all state and local laws comparable to any of the foregoing laws. For avoidance of doubt, you waive any right to assert that your resignation from Discover is a termination for “Good Reason” as defined in the RSU Agreements (or any other equity award agreement), or the Discover Financial Services Change in Control Severance Policy (the “CIC Policy”), or that Discover has any obligation to treat your resignation as being for Good Reason pursuant to the Merger Agreement or otherwise, or that you are entitled to accelerated vesting of any of your equity awards or any of the benefits provided by the CIC Policy.
(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, “Discover Released Parties” means: (i) Discover and its past, present, and future parents, divisions, subsidiaries, partnerships, affiliates, and other related entities (whether or not they are wholly owned); (ii) in their official capacities as such, the past, present, and future owners, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators, shareholders, directors, officers, partners, agents, representatives, members, associates, employees, and attorneys of each entity listed in subpart (i) above; and (iii) the predecessors, successors, and assigns of each entity listed in s...
Your Release a. In consideration of the promises set forth herein, the sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, you hereby release and forever discharge the Bank, and its directors, affiliates, officers, agents and employees, from any and all causes of action or claims of any type that you might have from the beginning of the world through the date of your execution of this Letter Agreement, arising or which could have arisen out of your employment relationship with the Bank, including but not limited to causes of action or claims of any type arising under the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, 29 USC §626 et seq. (“ADEA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC §2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 USC §1981, the National Labor Relations Act, 29 USC §151 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC §201 et seq., the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 USC §12101 et seq. (“ADA”), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 USC §1001 et seq., the Kentucky Human Rights Act, and any other Federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation or order that may give rise to any cause of action including, but not limited to, claims of age or sex discrimination or breach of contract and claims for back pay, earned or accrued vacation pay, bonus, earned commissions, damages and any other relief or remedy at law or at equity. You further covenant and agree never to institute directly or indirectly or to participate in (unless otherwise required by law) any action or proceeding of any kind against the Bank, its directors, affiliates, officers, agents and employees, based on or related to your employment relationship with the Bank, including, but not limited to, an action asserting that the Bank discriminated against you on the basis of age or sex or an action asserting breach of contract, it being understood that there is no intent herein to interfere with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s right to enforce Title VII, the ADA, or the ADEA.
b. The Letter Agreement and the Employment Agreement are a full, complete and final settlement by you of any and all claims, actions, causes of action, damages or costs against the Bank resulting from or pertaining to your employment with the Bank.
c. The Letter Agreement and the Employment Agreement shall supersede and replace any and all prior written or oral agreements previously entered into between the you and the Bank and such prior agreements ...
Your Release. In return for the above consideration, you agree to release SDI of and from any and all claims arising out of or related to your employment, including the termination of your employment, provided that nothing in this Release shall be deemed to waive any existing rights to insurance coverage in respect of any claims that may be made against you arising out of or related to your employment. By this paragraph, you are waiving any claims that may exist against SDI, its directors, officers, board members, employees, agents, predecessors, successors and assigns, and all other related or affiliated persons or entities (“SDI entities”). This is a General Release. Thus, you agree on behalf of yourself and on behalf of your heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that you forever and irrevocably release and discharge the SDI entities from any and all grievances, suits, judgments, claims, demands, debts, actions or causes of action, obligations, damages, and liabilities whatsoever which you now have, have had, or may have had, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity in any way relating to any matter, act, occurrence, or transaction on or before the date you execute this Agreement, including your employment with SDI and the termination of your employment (“claims”). You expressly acknowledge that this General Release includes your release of any tort and contract claims, claims under any local, state or federal law or regulation, and specifically including wage and hour laws, wage collection laws or labor relations laws, and any claims of discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, retaliation or any other claim of employment discrimination, harassment or retaliation, under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991 as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.), the Age Discrimination In Employment Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq.), the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.), the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.), and any other claim under any common-law doctrine, statute or regulation prohibiting employment discrimination or relating to your employment in any way whatsoever. Except as provided for in the above paragraph, you acknowledge and agree that it is your intention ...
Your Release. You, on behalf of Yourself, your descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and successors, and each of them, hereby covenants not to sue and fully releases and discharges Power-One and each of its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, past and present, as well as its and their trustees, directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents, attorneys, insurers, employees, stockholders, representatives, assigns, and successors, past and present, and each of them, hereinafter together and collectively referred to as the “Releasees,” with respect to and from any and all claims, wages, demands, rights, liens, agreements or contracts (written or oral), covenants, actions, suits, causes of action, obligations, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, judgments, orders and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and whether or not concealed or hidden (each, a “Claim”), which You now own or hold or You have at any time heretofore owned or held or may in the future hold as against any of said Releasees (including, without limitation, any Claim arising out of or in any way connected with Your service as an officer, director, employee, member or manager of any Releasee, Your separation from Your position as an officer, director, employee, manager and/or member, as applicable, of any Releasee, or any other transactions, occurrences, acts or omissions or any loss, damage or injury whatever), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, resulting from any act or omission by or on the part of said Releasees, or any of them, committed or omitted prior to the date of this Release Agreement. The covenant not to sue and the release and discharge recited above in the paragraph 9 (b) extends to and includes specifically, without limiting the generality or effectiveness of such covenant not to sue and the release and discharge recited above in the paragraph 9 (b):
(i) any Claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance;
(ii) any Claim for severance pay, bonus, sick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, life insurance, health or medical insurance, pension, retirement or any ot...
Your Release. In exchange for the payments and other benefits specified in this Agreement, you -- for yourself, your spouse, your heirs and all other representatives -- agree to give up (waive) all claims of any nature whatsoever, contractual or otherwise, which you may have relating to your employment, or the termination of your employment, with us. This waiver of claims applies to all claims against the Bank and the Company or any company owned by or otherwise related to the Bank or the Company (including all predecessors, successors and assigns), as well as to anyone associated with or representing us in the past or present, such as officers, directors, employees and agents. The claims you are waiving include but are not limited to claims under Federal, state or local law for discrimination, breach of contract, lost wages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and all other claims of any type or nature, whether known or unknown, matured or unmatured, direct or indirect. You also agree not to start any lawsuits or other actions, and not to make any other claims in state or Federal court, or with any state, Federal or local governmental, administrative or advisory agency for any purpose related in any way to your employment with us or the termination of your employment. You acknowledge that we have agreed to provide the payments and benefits described in this Agreement subject to your execution of this Agreement and that you give up any claims you may have against us. BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE GIVING UP ALL CLAIMS WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE BANK, THE COMPANY AND ANY RELATED PERSON OR ENTITY, EXCEPT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO ENFORCE RECEIPT OF THE BENEFITS AND PAYMENTS DESCRIBED HEREIN.