General Waiver and Release. For and in consideration of the agreement of Company to provide Employee the severance benefits described in that certain Change in Control Agreement, dated as of ________________, 20__, between Employee and the Company (the “Agreement”), Employee, with the intention of binding himself and all of his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents, parent corporations, predecessors, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, charges, actions causes of action, sums of money due, suites, debts, covenants, contracts, agreements, rights, damages, promises, demands or liabilities (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Claims”) whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which Employee, individually or as a member of any class, now has, owns or holds or has at any time heretofore ever had, owned or held against the Released Parties, which arise out of or are in any way connected with Employee’s employment with the Company or any of the Released Parties or the termination of any such employment relationship, including, but not by way of limitation, Claims pursuant to federal, state or local statute, regulation, ordinance or common-law for (i) employment discrimination; (ii) wrongful discharge; (iii) breach of contract; (iv) tort actions of any type, including those for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional harm; and (v) unpaid benefits, wages, compensation, commissions, bonuses or incentive payments of any type, except as follows:
General Waiver and Release. Except as provided in Paragraph (e) below, Executive and any person acting through or under the Executive hereby release, waive and forever discharge the Company, its past and present subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns, and their respective past and present officers, trustees, directors, shareholders, executives and agents of each of them, from any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and other claims for relief and remuneration whatsoever (including without limitation attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether known or unknown, absolute, contingent or otherwise (each, a “Claim”), arising or which could have arisen up to and including the date of his execution of this Release, including without limitation those arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment or cessation and termination of employment, or any other written or oral agreement, any change in Executive’s employment status, any benefits or compensation, any tortious injury, breach of contract, wrongful discharge (including any Claim for constructive discharge), infliction of emotional distress, slander, libel or defamation of character, and any Claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991), the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Pay Act, the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or any other federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule or executive order, any tort or contract claims, and any of the claims, matters and issues which could have been asserted by Executive against the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates in any legal, administrative or other proceeding. Executive agrees that if any action is brought in his name before any court or administrative body, Executive will not accept any payment of monies in connection therewith.
General Waiver and Release. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive acknowledges that in addition to other conditions set forth in this Agreement, Executive Severance Benefits shall be conditioned upon the prior execution by Executive of a general waiver and release (hereinafter referred to as "Waiver") as described in this Section 3(E), and Executive shall not be eligible for Executive Severance Benefits unless and until Executive has executed the Waiver within twenty-one (21) days following the later of Executive's termination of employment. The Waiver shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and shall generally waive all claims Executive has or may have against Company or an Affiliate of Company, and any successors or predecessors thereto, and shall release Company and all Affiliates of Company, and any successors and predecessors thereto, from all liability with respect to any such claims; provided, however, that Executive shall not waive, and there shall be no release with respect to, any claim (other than a claim disputing the validity of this Section 3(E) or the Waiver) of Executive to enforce any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Waiver attached hereto as Exhibit A may be modified by Company at any time during the term of this Agreement.
General Waiver and Release. In exchange for the consideration set forth herein, the receipt and adequacy of which are herein acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, you do hereby release and forever discharge the Released Parties from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, costs, controversies, judgments, decrees, verdicts, damages, liabilities, attorneys' fees, covenants, contracts, and agreements that you may have against the Released Parties based on (i) any event occurring during the term of your employment with the Company arising out of your employment relationship with or service as an employee or officer of the Company or the termination of such relationship or service or (ii) any event, condition, circumstance or obligation that occurred, existed or arose on or prior to the date you sign this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Workers' Compensation Act, the California Xxxxx and Xxxxx Civil Rights Laws, the California Alcohol and Drug rehabilitation Law,(1) or any other federal or state or local law or any foreign jurisdiction, whether such claim arises under statute, common law or in equity, and whether or not you are presently aware of the existence of such claim, damage, action or cause of action, suit or demand (collectively, including claims, actions and causes of action set forth in Section 1(b) below, the "Claims"). You also do forever release, discharge and waive any right you may have to recover in any proceeding brought by any federal, state or local agency against the Released Parties to enforce any laws. You agree that the payment received as set forth in Section 2.3 of the Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of any and all claims, actions or causes of action for payment or other benefits of any kind that you may have against the Released Parties.
General Waiver and Release. In consideration of their respective obligations under the Employment Agreement in connection with and following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Company, on the one hand, does hereby release and forever discharge the Executive, and the Executive, on the other hand, does hereby release and forever discharge the Company, its present, former and future shareholders, affiliates, direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries, successors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, heirs and assigns (the “Company Parties” and, together with the Executive, the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, costs, controversies, judgments, decrees, verdicts, damages, liabilities, attorneys’ fees, covenants, contracts, and agreements that the Executive may have against the Company Parties or the Company Parties may have against the Executive, or in the future may possess based on events occurring during the term of the Executive’s employment with the Company arising out of (i) the Executive’s employment relationship with or service as an employee or officer of the Company and its affiliates or the termination of such relationship or service or (ii) any event, condition, circumstance or obligation that occurred, existed or arose on or prior to the date the Executive signs this Release, with respect to each other, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, or any other federal or state or local law or any foreign jurisdiction, whether such claim arises under statute, common law or in equity, and whether or not any of the Released Parties are presently aware of the existence of such claim, damage, action or cause of action, suit or demand (collectively, including claims, actions and causes of action set forth in Section l(b) below, the “Claims”). The Executive and the Company Parties also do forever release, discharge and waive any right the Executive or the Company Parties may have to recover in any proceeding brought by any federal, state or local agency against the Company Parties and the Executive, respectively, to enforce any laws. Each o...
General Waiver and Release. You agree that the Retention Bonus to which you may become entitled hereunder will become payable to you only if (a) you execute, prior to the payment of such amount, a general waiver and release of all claims up to the date such release is executed, including those under the Employment Agreement, in favor of Parent, the Company and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and others related to such entities (including their respective directors, officers and employees) other than those claims relating to indemnification and advancement of expenses (including under indemnification agreements, the Company's bylaws and the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation) or rights to directors and officers insurance or reimbursement of expenses, in a form that Parent in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate, and (b) such waiver and release becomes effective and irrevocable (the date of such effectiveness and irrevocability, the “Release Effective Date”, which date shall be no later than 60 days after your date of termination).
General Waiver and Release. You agree that the Retention Bonus to which you may become entitled hereunder will become payable to you only if (a) you execute, prior to the payment of such amount, a general waiver and release of all claims up to the date such release is executed, including those under the Employment Agreement, in favor of Parent, the Company and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and others related to such entities (including their respective directors, officers and employees), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, and (b) such waiver and release becomes effective and irrevocable (the date of such effectiveness and irrevocability, the “Release Effective Date”, which date shall be no later than 60 days after the Vesting Date).
General Waiver and Release. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Agreement, Officer acknowledges that in addition to other conditions set forth in the Agreement, Severance Benefits shall be conditioned upon the prior execution by Officer of a general waiver and release (hereinafter "Waiver") as described in this Section 3(D), and Officer shall not be eligible for Severance Benefits unless and until Officer has executed the Waiver within ninety (90) days following Officer's termination of employment.. The Waiver shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and shall generally waive all claims Officer has or may have against Company, any Affiliate, and any successors or predecessors thereto, and shall release Company and all Affiliates, and any successors and predecessors thereto, from all liability with respect to any such claims; provided, however, that Officer shall not waive, and there shall be no release with respect to, any claim (other than a claim disputing the validity of this Section 3(D) or the Waiver) of Officer to enforce any one or more of the provisions of the Agreement.
General Waiver and Release. In exchange for the promises and covenants set forth herein, and in consideration thereof, if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4 of this Agreement, then upon the Executive furnishing the Company with an executed general release and waiver of claims (which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A”) (“General Release and Waiver”), the Executive shall be entitled to the termination benefits as specified in the applicable Section.
General Waiver and Release. You agree that the Retention Bonus to which you may become entitled hereunder will become payable to you only if (a) you execute, prior to the payment of such amount, a general waiver and release of all claims, including those under the Employment Agreement, in favor of Parent, the Company and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and others related to such entities (including their respective directors, officers and employees), in a form customary for similarly situated employees of Parent, as reasonably determined in good faith by Parent, and (b) such waiver and release becomes effective and irrevocable (the date of such effectiveness and irrevocability, the “Release Effective Date”, which date shall be no later than 75 days after your date of termination); provided, however, that unless the Company shall have delivered such waiver and release to you within 10 days following the Retention Payment Date, then any requirement for you to execute, deliver and not revoke such waiver and release as a condition of receiving the Retention Bonus will have no effect, and you shall be entitled to receive the Retention Bonus as though such condition had been satisfied.
