Common use of Final and Binding Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Final and Binding Arbitration. In the event any controversy or dispute arises in connection with the validity, construction, application, enforcement or breach of this Agreement, including any and all claims that the Employee may have against Adaptec or any of its officers, directors, employees and/or agents acting in their official capacity or otherwise, and all disputes and claims Adaptec may have against Employee, shall be submitted and subjected to final and binding arbitration pursuant to the employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association and the California Arbitration Act and the parties hereto expressly waive their rights, if any, to have such matters heard by a court or jury, or administrative agency, whether state or federal. The claims covered by this Agreement which shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration include, but are not limited to, claims for breach of this Agreement, claims for wrongful termination and constructive termination, including any and all claims for compensation and benefits as called for in paragraph 8 of this Agreement; claims for wages or other compensation and benefits due; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied); tort claims; claims for discrimination and harassment (including, but not limited to, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, family leave, handicap and/or disability); claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one); and claims for violation of any federal, state or other governmental law, statute, regulation, constitution or ordinance, with the exception of claims excluded in Paragraph 9(b) below.

Final and Binding Arbitration. In the event any controversy or dispute arises in connection with the validity, construction, application, enforcement or breach of this Agreement, including any and all claims that the Employee may have against Adaptec or any of its officers, directors, employees and/or agents acting in their official capacity or otherwise, and all disputes and claims Adaptec may have against Employee, shall be submitted and subjected to final and binding arbitration pursuant to the employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association and the California Arbitration Act and the parties hereto expressly waive their rights, if any, to have such matters heard by a court or jury, or administrative agency, whether state or federal. The claims covered by this Agreement which shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration include, but are not limited to, claims for breach of this Agreement, claims for wrongful termination and constructive termination, including any and all claims for compensation and benefits as called for in paragraph 8 of this Agreement; claims for wages or other compensation and benefits due; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied); tort claims; claims for discrimination and harassment (including, but not limited to, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, family leave, handicap and/or disability); claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one); and claims for violation of any federal, state or other governmental law, statute, regulation, constitution or ordinance, with the exception of claims excluded in Paragraph 9(b) below. Adaptec will cover all of Employee's legal expenses incurred by Employee to enforce this Agreement following a Change of Control, payable within ten (10) days of Employee's submission of evidence of incurring Employee's incurring such expenses as a result of a refusal to pay benefits under this Agreement.