Claims Covered by the Agreement. We agree to arbitrate before a neutral arbitrator any and all existing or future disputes or claims or separation from employment with Employer, including claims involving any current or former officer, director, shareholder, agent or employee of Employer, whether the disputes or claims arise under common law, or in tort, contract, or pursuant to a statute, regulation, or ordinance now in existence or which may in the future be enacted or recognized, including, but not limited to, the following claims: • Claims for fraud, promissory estoppel, fraudulent inducement of contract or breach of contract or contractual obligation, whether such alleged contract or obligation be oral, written, or express or implied by fact or law; • Claims for wrongful termination of employment, violation of public policy and constructive discharge, infliction of emotional distress, misrepresentation, interference with contract or prospective economic advantage, whistleblowing, defamation, unfair business practices, disputes related to employee severance agreements, and any other tort or tort- like causes of action relating to or arising from the employment relationship or the formation or termination thereof; • Except as prohibited by law, all claims based on a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) or any state labor code, including but not limited to the California Labor Code, whether brought on an individual, representative, or collective basis, and including but not limited to claims based on the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”); and • Claims for discrimination, harassment or retaliation, whether on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, disability or any other unlawful basis, under any and all federal, state, or municipal statutes, regulations, ordinances or common law. As representative examples only, such statutes include but are not limited to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and Family Rights Act, California and federal whistleblowing statutes, Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
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Samples: Mutual Arbitration Agreement, Mutual Arbitration Agreement, Mutual Arbitration Agreement
