Common use of Scope of the Arbitration Agreement: Claims Covered and Not Covered Clause in Contracts

Scope of the Arbitration Agreement: Claims Covered and Not Covered. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Arbitration Agreement, Employee and Employer agree to resolve through final and binding arbitration any and all claims, disputes, or controversies that could otherwise be filed in court (“Claims”), whether legal or equitable, that Employee or Employer may have against each other. Claims covered by the Arbitration Agreement include, but are not limited to, those arising out of or relating to Employee’s obligations under the Employment Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between Employee and Employer (“employment Agreement”), as well as those arising out of or relating to Employee’s application for employment, the employment relationship, and Employee’s separation from employment; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended); the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Genetic Information and Nondisclosure Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”); the Fair Credit Reporting Act; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; the Rehabilitation Act; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; any other federal, state, or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to the employment relationship between Employee and Employer, including, but not limited to, the payment of wage of any kind or based on any public policy, contract, tort, or common law; or any claim for damages, costs, fees, or other expenses or legal or equitable relief, including attorneys’ fees. Moreover, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary below, it is the Parties’ clear and unmistakable intent that all Claims be resolved through binding arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by federal law (and state law that is not preempted by federal law), not an administrative proceeding or court.