Common use of Broad Construction Clause in Contracts

Broad Construction. This General Release shall be construed as broadly as possible and shall also extend to release each and all of the Released Parties, without limitation, from any and all claims that the Executive or any of the Releasors has alleged or could have alleged, whether known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, based on acts, omissions, transactions or occurrences that occurred up to the Effective Date against any Released Party for violation(s) of any of the following, in each case, as amended: the National Labor Relations Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Sections 1981-1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Equal Pay Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Immigration Reform Control Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002; the Texas Labor Code; the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act; the Texas Pay Day Act; Chapter 38 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code; any other federal, state, foreign or local law, ordinance and/or regulation; any public policy, whistleblower, contract, tort, or common law; and any demand for costs or litigation expenses, including but not limited to attorneys' fees (collectively, with the release of claims set forth in Section 2, the “Released Claims”). The severance payments and other rights and benefits of the Executive expressly provided for under the Separation Agreement and this General Release, any vested rights and benefits under any benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company Group, as well as any rights that the Executive may have to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to that certain Officer Indemnification Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated April 2, 2013, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or directors and officers liability insurance policies, are excluded from this General Release. Also excluded from this General Release are claims which arise after the date of this General Release.

Broad Construction. This General Release shall be construed as broadly as possible and shall also extend to release each and all of the Released Parties, without limitation, from any and all claims that the Executive or any of the Releasors has alleged or could have alleged, whether known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, based on acts, omissions, transactions or occurrences that which occurred up to the Effective Date against any Released Party for violation(s) of any of the following, in each case, as amended: the National Labor Relations Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Sections 1981-1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Equal Pay Act; the Employee Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Immigration Reform Control Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002; the Texas Labor CodeNew York State Human Rights Law; the Texas Commission on New York City Human Rights ActLaw; the Texas Pay Day ActNew York Labor Law; Chapter 38 the New York City Sick Time Law; the anti-retaliation provisions of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies CodeNew York Worker’s Compensation Law; any other applicable New York State or New York City law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation in employment; any other federal, state, foreign or local lawlaw or ordinance; the Employment Agreement, ordinance and/or regulationincluding without limitation the notice and Employment Agreement Severance Benefits provisions of the Employment Agreement; any other contract; public policy, whistleblower, contract, tort, or common law; and any demand for costs or litigation expenses, including but not limited to attorneys' ’ fees (collectively, with the release of claims set forth in Section 2, the “Released Claims”). The severance payments Equity Award provisions set forth in Section 2(b) and other rights and benefits of the Executive expressly provided for under the Separation Agreement and this General Release, any vested rights and benefits under any benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company GroupAgreement, as well as any rights that the Executive may have to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to that certain Officer Indemnification Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated April 2, 2013, the Company's ’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or directors and officers liability insurance policies, are excluded from this General Release. Also excluded from this General Release are claims which arise after the date of this General Release.