EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 27, 2024, is made by and between Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (“Executive”). This Agreement shall govern the relationship between Executive and the Company from and after June 28, 2024 (the “Start Date”).
(a) The Company hereby engages and employs Executive for the Term (as defined in Section 2) on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. Executive hereby accepts and agrees to such engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(b) During the Term, Executive shall serve as the Interim Chief Executive Officer (the “Interim CEO”) of the Company, and shall perform such duties consistent with such position and as may from time to time be assigned to Executive by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the Board’s designee. As the Interim CEO Officer of the Company, Executive shall report to the Board or the Board’s designee. In addition, the Board may from time to time, in its sole discretion, assign to the Executive such other duties, authorities and responsibilities that are not inconsistent with the Executive’s position as the Interim CEO of the Company, including without limitation, service as an officer and/or on the boards of directors and committees of one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries, in each case, without additional compensation.
(c) Executive shall be located and perform his principal duties hereunder remotely at Executive’s principal residence located in the State of New York. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive agrees and acknowledges that significant travel may be part of the performance of his services hereunder.
(d) During the Term, Executive shall devote his entire working time, attention, and energies to the Company and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, without the prior written consent of the Board. While Executive serves as Interim CEO of the Company, the foregoing is not intended to restrict Executive’s ability to serve on the boards of civic, for-profit or charitable organizations; provided, that the foregoing activities are not competitive with the business of the Company and do not interfere or conflict with Executive’s duties and obligations on behalf of the Company or create a potential business or fiduciary conflict of interest. Executive agrees to use best efforts to perform his duties and responsibilities within, and agrees to abide by, the Company’s written general employment policies and practices and such other reasonable policies, practices and restrictions as the Company shall from time to time establish and maintain for its executives.
3. Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.
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(e) Release; No Other Severance Benefits.
(i) This Section 5(e) shall apply notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary. As a condition precedent to any Company obligation pursuant to Section 5(c)(ii) (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”), Executive shall provide the Company with a valid, executed General Release in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (as reasonably revised by the Company to comply with applicable law changes or interpretations or as otherwise necessary to ensure or bolster enforceability or tax effectiveness), and not revoke such General Release prior to the expiration of any revocation rights afforded under applicable law. The Company shall provide Executive with the General Release prior to the Separation Date, and Executive must deliver the executed General Release to the Company within twenty-one (21) calendar days (or, if greater, the minimum period required by applicable law) after the Separation Date, failing which Executive will forfeit all rights to the Severance Benefits.
(ii) Executive agrees that the Severance Benefits shall be in lieu of any other severance benefit or other right or remedy to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under the Company’s plans, policies or programs in effect on the Start Date or thereafter. Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the event Executive breaches any provision of Section 6 or the General Release, his right to receive the Severance Benefits shall automatically terminate and Executive shall repay, return and restore any and all Severance Benefits received.
(f) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement:
(i) “Accrued Obligations” means (A) any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid (including any amount for accrued and unused vacation time payable in accordance with Section 4(b) or applicable law) on or before the Separation Date, (B) any reimbursement due to Executive pursuant to Sections 3 for expenses incurred by Executive on or before the Separation Date and (C) any other vested benefits or vested amounts due and owed to Executive under the terms of any plan, program or arrangement of the Company.
(ii) “Applicable Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, principle of common law, regulation or governmental order, in each case, of any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal.
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(iii) “Cause” means (A) Executive’s indictment for or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or commission of an act involving moral turpitude; (B) Executive’s commission of fraud, theft, embezzlement, self-dealing, misappropriation or other malfeasance against the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates (individually, a “Company Group Member” and collectively, the “Company Group”); (C) Executive’s indictment for or plea of nolo contendere to any serious offense that results in or would reasonably be expected to result in material financial harm, materially negative publicity or other material harm to any Company Group Member; (D) Executive’s failure to perform any material aspect of his lawful duties or responsibilities for the Company or the Company Group (other than by reason of Disability), and if curable, fails to cure, in all material aspects, within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company identifying such failure; (E) Executive’s failure to comply with any lawful written policy of the Company or reasonable directive of the Board or the Board’s designee, and in either case, if curable, fails to cure, in all material aspects, within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company identifying such failure; (F) Executive’s commission of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or gross misconduct in the performance of any aspect of his lawful duties or responsibilities; (G) Executive’s breach of any fiduciary duty owed to the Company Group; (H) Executive’s violation or breach of any Restrictive Covenant (as defined in Section 7(a)) or any material term of the Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 7(b) hereof and the requirement that Executive relocate to the New York metropolitan area within six (6) months following the Start Date), and, if curable, fails to cure such violation or breach within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company identifying such violation or breach; or (I) Executive’s commission of any act or omission that damages or is reasonably likely to damage the financial condition or business of the Company or materially damages or is reasonably likely to materially damage the reputation, public image, goodwill, assets or prospects of the Company. In addition, Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated for “Cause” if, on the date Executive’s employment terminates, facts and circumstances exist that would have justified a termination for Cause, even if such facts and circumstances are discovered following such termination.
(iv) “Disability” means a physical or mental impairment that renders Executive unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than ninety (90) calendar days, whether consecutive or not consecutive, in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply.
(v) “Good Reason” means, without Executive’s written consent, (A) a reduction in the Base Salary, other than a reduction of less than ten percent (10%) in connection with a comparable decrease applicable to all senior executives of the Company; (B) a requirement by the Company that Executive relocate his primary place of employment more than thirty-five (35) miles from its location as of the Start Date; or (C) a material diminution in Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities of employment; provided, in each case, that Executive has given the Company written notice detailing the specific circumstances alleged to constitute Good Reason within sixty (60) calendar days after the first occurrence of such circumstances, and the Company shall have thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of such notice to cure such circumstances in all material respects; provided further, that no termination due to Good Reason shall occur after the one-hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day following the first occurrence of any grounds for Good Reason.
(vi) “Organizational Documents” shall mean the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as they may be amended from time to time.
(vii) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations, rules and other guidance promulgated thereunder.
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(i) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall be exempt from and avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law; provided that if any such amount is or becomes subject to the requirements of Section 409A, it is intended that those amounts shall comply with such requirements. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent. In furtherance of that intent, if payment or provision of any amount or benefit hereunder that is subject to Section 409A at the time specified herein would subject such amount or benefit to any additional tax under Section 409A, the payment or provision of such amount or benefit shall be postponed to the earliest commencement date on which the payment or provision of such amount or benefit could be made without incurring such additional tax. In no event, however, shall the Company be liable for any tax, interest or penalty imposed on Executive under Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.
(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment that are considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” If Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the Separation Date, Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to this Agreement that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A and that is payable upon a separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A) until the earlier of (A) the date which is six (6) months after his separation from service for any reason other than death, or (B) the date of Executive’s death; provided that this paragraph shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section 409A. Any amounts otherwise payable to Executive upon or in the six (6) month period following Executive’s separation from service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 5(h)(ii) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) calendar days) after the date that is six (6) months after Executive’s separation from service (provided that in the event of Executive’s death after such separation from service but prior to payment, then such payment shall be made as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) calendar days, after the date of Executive’s death).
(iii) Any reimbursement payment or in-kind benefit due to Executive pursuant to Sections 3 or 4, to the extent that such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are taxable to him, shall be paid on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. Executive agrees to provide prompt notice to the Company of any such expenses (and any other documentation that the Company may reasonably require to substantiate such expenses) in order to facilitate the Company’s timely reimbursement of the same. Reimbursements and in-kind benefits pursuant to Sections 3 or 4 are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such reimbursements or benefits that Executive receives in any other taxable year.
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(iv) For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., payment shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days following the Separation Date), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.
(a) Non-Disclosure and Non-Use of Confidential Information.
(i) Executive shall not use or disclose to any individual or natural person, partnership (including a limited liability partnership), corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental authority (each, a “Person”), either during the Term or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which Executive is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall he make use of any of the Confidential Information for his own purposes or for the benefit of any Person except for the Company Group, except (A) to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to Executive by the Company or (B) to the extent required to do so by a law or legal process, including a court of competent jurisdiction. Executive shall not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, create other works from or disassemble any software programs contained in the Confidential Information of the Company unless permitted in writing by the Company. Executive will, at the sole expense of the Company, take all reasonable steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by any Company Group Member in connection with its business, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data obtained by Executive during the Term concerning (A) the business or affairs of the Company Group (or any predecessor thereof) and (B) products, services, fees, costs, pricing structures, analyses, drawings, photographs and reports, computer software (including operating systems, applications and program listings), data bases, accounting and business methods, inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), customers and clients and customer and client lists, information on current and prospective independent sales agents, software vendors or partners and sponsor banks, all technology and trade secrets, and all similar and related information in whatever form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date Executive proposes to disclose or use such information (except where such public disclosure was made by Executive without authorization).
(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6(a) does not prohibit or restrict Executive (or Executive’s attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this Agreement or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any other self-regulatory organization or governmental entity, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Executive understands and acknowledges that he does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and that he is not required to notify the Company that he has made such reports or disclosures.
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(iv) Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is (A) made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: (x) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (y) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall preclude the Company from disclosing the existence and/or terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, to the extent required by applicable law (including, without limitation, under applicable securities laws) or by judicial or administrative process.
(b) Intellectual Property Rights.
(i) Executive hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to the Company all of Executive’s right, title and interest in and to all Work Product (as defined below). Executive agrees that all Work Product belongs in all instances to the Company. Executive will promptly disclose such Work Product to the Company and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the Term) to establish and confirm the Company’s ownership of such Work Product (including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments) and to provide reasonable assistance to the Company (whether during or after the Term) in connection with the prosecution of any applications for patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks or reissues thereof or in the prosecution or defense of interferences relating to any Work Product. Executive recognizes and agrees that the Work Product, to the extent copyrightable, constitutes works for hire under the copyright laws of the United States.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Work Product” means all inventions, innovations, improvements, technical information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, logos and all similar or related information (whether patentable or unpatentable) which relates to the actual or anticipated business, operations, research and development of existing or future products or services of the Company Group and which are conceived, developed or made by Executive (whether or not during usual business hours and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other Person) during the Term together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and reissues thereof that may be granted for or upon any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Work Product” shall not include the patents and other assets set forth on Exhibit B hereto. Executive hereby represents and warrants that the patents and other assets owned by Executive set forth on Exhibit B are not related in any way to the Company Group, except as stated therein.
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7. Acknowledgment and Enforcement of Covenants; Representations.
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(i) Without limiting the generality of Executive’s agreement with the provisions of Section 7(a), Executive (A) represents that he is familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants; (B) represents that he is fully aware of his obligations hereunder; (C) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants; and (D) agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods set forth above regardless of whether Executive is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. Executive understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company Group, but he nevertheless believes that he has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given his education, skills and ability), Executive does not believe would prevent him from otherwise earning a living. Executive agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of Executive.
(ii) Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that: (A) the information that Executive provided to the Company regarding his background is truthful and accurate; the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Executive of his duties hereunder do not and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict with, or otherwise contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which Executive is subject; (B) Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity that would prevent Executive under the terms of any other agreement or arrangement from entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder, or would give rise to a violation of such other agreement or arrangement; (C) Executive is not bound by any employment, consulting, non-competition, confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this Agreement) with any other person or entity that would prevent Executive under the terms of any other agreement or arrangement from entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder, or would give rise to a violation of such other agreement or arrangement; (D) Executive is not currently and has never been the subject of any allegation or complaint of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or sexual or other misconduct in connection with any prior employment or otherwise, and has never been a party to any settlement agreement or nondisclosure agreement relating to such matters; and (E) Executive understands the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of Executive set forth herein and Executive consents to such reliance.
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(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
(b) Consent to Jurisdiction. All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be tried and litigated only in the state of Delaware or Federal courts located in New Castle County, State of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief to enforce the terms of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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If to the Company, at:
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxx Xx. NE Suite 810
Atlanta, GA 30326
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxx_xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx
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If to Executive, at:
Executive’s home address on file with the Company
Either party hereto may change its or his address for the purpose of this paragraph by written notice similarly given.
[Signatures on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY | ||
RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title: | VP of Accounting | |
EXECUTIVE | ||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE
THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (the “Agreement and General Release”) is made and entered into on _____________, 2024 by and between Xxxxx X Xxxxx (“Executive”) and Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
1. | In consideration for Executive’s promises, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and General Release, the Company agrees to provide the Severance Benefits set forth in Section 5(c)(ii) of that certain employment agreement between Executive and the Company, dated as of [____], 2024 (the “Employment Agreement”), in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of such Employment Agreement. Executive would not otherwise be entitled to such payments but for his promises, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and General Release. |
2. | The parties agree that the payments described in Section 1 of this Agreement and General Release are in full, final and complete settlement of all Claims (as defined below) Executive, and Executive’s heirs, beneficiaries, personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”) may have against the Company, its past and present affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, joint ventures and/or partnerships, their predecessors, successors and assigns, and all of their past and present respective officers, directors, owners, shareholders, members, managers, supervisors, employees, agents, advisors, consultants, insurers, attorneys, representatives, and employee benefit or pension plans or funds (and the trustees, administrators, fiduciaries and insurers of such programs) as well as any predecessors, successors and/or assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Releasees”), arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates or the termination of such employment. Executive understands and acknowledges that except for the Accrued Obligations (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and except as otherwise specifically provided under this Agreement and General Release, Executive is entitled to no payments or any other benefits from Company. Executive acknowledges that Executive has received all wages for work performed, overtime compensation, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay and all other benefits and compensation due to Executive by virtue of Executive’s employment with and termination of employment with the Company up through the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. |
3. | Nothing in this Agreement and General Release shall be construed as an admission of liability by the Company or any other Releasee, and the Company specifically disclaims liability to or wrongful treatment of Executive on the part of itself and all other Releasees. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that Executive has not asserted and does not have, the basis for asserting any claim, the factual foundation of which involves sexual harassment or sexual abuse, against the Company, and as such no portion of the consideration paid to Executive as part of this Agreement and General Release is attributable to any such claims; thus, Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and General Release does not constitute the settlement of a sexual harassment or sexual abuse claim. |
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4. | Executive hereby represents and warrants to Company that (a) Executive has not filed, caused or permitted to be filed any pending proceeding (nor has Executive lodged a complaint with any governmental or quasi-governmental authority) against Company, nor has Executive agreed to do any of the foregoing, (b) Executive has not assigned, transferred, sold, encumbered, pledged, hypothecated, mortgaged, distributed, or otherwise disposed of or conveyed to any third party any right or Claim against Company which has been released in this Agreement and General Release, and (c) Executive has not directly or indirectly encouraged or assisted any third party in filing, causing or assisting to be filed, any Claim against Company. In addition, Executive hereby represents and warrants to Company that Executive shall not encourage or solicit or voluntarily assist or participate in any way in the filing, reporting or prosecution by Executive or any third party of a proceeding or Claim against Company based upon or relating to any Claim released by Executive in this Agreement and General Release, unless expressly allowed by Section 7. If any court has or assumes jurisdiction of any action against the Company or any of its affiliates on behalf of Executive, Executive will request that court to withdraw from or dismiss the matter with prejudice. |
5. | Executive represents that he has not filed any complaints or charges against the Company or any of its affiliates with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or with any other federal, state or local agency or court, and covenants that he will not seek to recover on any claim released in this Agreement and General Release. Executive further represents that he has reported to the Company in writing any and all work-related injuries that he has suffered or sustained during his employment with the Company or its affiliates. |
6. | Executive, on his behalf and on behalf of each of the Releasors, hereby covenants not to sue, and fully and forever releases and discharges the Company and all other Releasees from any and all legally waivable Claims which Executive may have against any of the Releasees, arising on or prior to the date hereof, including those of which Executive is not aware and those not mentioned in this Agreement and General Release up to the effective date of this Agreement and General Release. “Claims” means any and all actions, controversies, demands, causes of action, suits, rights, and/or claims whatsoever for debts, sums of money, wages, salary, severance pay, vacation pay, sick pay, fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, losses, penalties, damages, including damages for pain and suffering and emotional harm, arising, directly or indirectly, out of Executive’s employment with the Company, the terms and conditions of such employment, the termination of such employment and/or any of the events relating directly or indirectly to or surrounding the termination of that employment, including, but not limited to, Claims arising directly, or indirectly, from any promise, agreement, offer letter, contract, understanding, common law, tort, the laws, statutes, and/or regulations of the State of New Jersey, or any other state, and the United States, including, but not limited to, federal, state and local wage and hour laws, federal, state and local whistleblower laws, federal, state and local fair employment laws, federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, federal, state and local labor laws, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, and the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Anti-Retaliation Law, as each has been or may be amended from time to time, and Claims premised on any other legal theory, whether arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission, whether intentional or unintentional. Executive acknowledges that he is releasing claims based on age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation or preference, marital status, religion, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, disability and other legally protected categories. This provision is intended to constitute a general release of all of each Releasor’s presently existing covered claims against the Releasees, to the maximum extent permitted by law. |
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7. | Nothing in this Agreement and General Release shall be construed to: (a) waive any rights or claims of Executive that arise after Executive signs this Agreement and General Release; (b) waive any rights or claims of Executive to enforce the terms of this Agreement and General Release; (c) waive any claim for worker’s compensation or unemployment benefits; (d) waive any rights or claims for the provision of accrued benefits conferred to Executive or his beneficiaries under the terms of the Company’s medical, dental, life insurance or defined contribution retirement benefit plans; (e) waive or affect any claim that cannot be released by an agreement voluntarily entered into between private parties; (f) limit Executive’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”); (g) limit Executive’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company; (h) release claims challenging the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA; (i) disclose any allegations relating to a claim under the New Jersey Law against Discrimination; (j) release the Releasees or any of them from any claim that by law cannot be waived or released; (k) release any existing rights that Executive may have to indemnification pursuant to the Company’s or an affiliate’s governing documents and/or any directors’ and officers’ insurance policy of the Company for acts committed during the course of Executive’s employment; or (l) waive any rights of Executive with respect to vested equity held by him in the Company. Executive expressly waives and agrees to waive any right to recover monetary damages for personal injuries in any charge, complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on behalf of Executive for any released claims. This Agreement and General Release does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any Government Agencies. |
8. | Executive acknowledges that (a) he has been given at least twenty-one (21)1 calendar days to consider this Agreement and General Release and that modifications hereof which are mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the twenty-one (21) day period; (b) he has been advised to, and has had the opportunity to, consult Executive’s independent counsel with respect to this Agreement and General Release; (c) he has seven (7) calendar days from the date he executes this Agreement and General Release in which to revoke it; (d) he executes this Agreement and General Release freely and voluntarily and that he understands the significance of this Agreement and General Release; and (e) this Agreement and General Release will not be effective or enforceable, nor the Severance Benefits paid, unless the seven-day revocation period ends without revocation by Executive. Revocation can be made by delivery and receipt of a written notice of revocation to Rubicon Technologies, Inc., 000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxx Xx. NE Suite 810, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attention: [INSERT NAME/TITLE], by midnight on or before the seventh calendar day after Executive signs this Agreement and General Release. |
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9. | This Agreement and General Release shall be binding on the Company and Executive and upon their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, and shall run to the benefit of the Releasees and each of them and to their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns. |
10. | This Agreement and General Release (and, to the extent explicitly provided herein, the Employment Agreement) sets forth the entire agreement between Executive and the Company, and fully supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings among them regarding its subject matter; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement and General Release is intended to or shall be construed to limit, impair or terminate any obligation of Executive pursuant to any non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or intellectual property agreements that have been signed by Executive where such agreements by their terms continue after Executive’s employment with the Company terminates (including, but not limited to, the Restrictive Covenants in the Employment Agreement). This Agreement and General Release may only be modified by written agreement signed by both parties. |
11. | The Company and Executive agree that in the event any provision of this Agreement and General Release is deemed to be invalid or unenforceable by any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, or in the event that any provision cannot be modified so as to be valid and enforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severed from the Agreement and General Release and the remainder of the Agreement and General Release shall remain in full force and effect. |
12. | This Agreement and General Release shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. |
13. | All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and General Release shall be tried and litigated only in the State of Delaware or Federal courts located in the New Castle County, State of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief to enforce the terms of this Agreement and General Release in any court of competent jurisdiction. |
14. | Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement and General Release. |
15. | The language of all parts of this Agreement and General Release in all cases shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties. |
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS
AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A
RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.
COMPANY | ||
Rubicon Technologies, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
EXECUTIVE | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Date: |
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EXHIBIT B
EXCLUDED WORK PRODUCT
___________________ | I have no inventions. | |
___________________ | The following is a complete list of all Work Product relative to the subject matter of my employment with the Company that have been created by me, alone or jointly with others, prior to the Start Date, which might relate to the Company Group’s present business: | |
___________________ | Additional sheets attached. |
Executive Signature: | Date: |
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