Paid Release Time Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
a. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 6, Grievance Procedure, and held during the employee’s work time;
b. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 36, Corrective Action, and;
c. Negotiations in accordance with Article 40, Mandatory Subjects.
d. Joint Labor Management meetings in accordance with Article 43.
General Release of Claims Employee knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company from any and all claims, rights, causes of action, demands, fees costs, expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, against the Company, that Employee has, has ever had or may have as of the date of execution of this Agreement and General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of: ● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; ● The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; ● The National Labor Relations Act, as amended; ● Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; ● The Civil Rights Act of 1991; ● Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; ● The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; ● The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; ● The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; ● The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended; ● The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; ● The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; ● All other federal, state or local civil or human rights laws, whistleblower laws, or any other local, state or federal law, regulations and ordinances; ● All public policy, contract, tort, or common laws; and ● All allegations for costs, fees, and other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the Agreement and General Release do not apply are: (i) Employee’s rights of indemnification and directors and officers liability insurance coverage to which the Executive was entitled immediately prior to __________ __, 20__ with regard to the Executive’s service as an officer and director of the Company (including, without limitation, under Article 15 of the Severance Agreement); (ii) Employee’s rights under any tax-qualified pension plan or claims for accrued vested benefits under any other employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement maintained by the Company or under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended; (iii) Employee’s rights under Article 7 or Article 11 of the Severance Agreement, as the case may be; and (iv) Employee’s rights as a stockholder of the Company.
Mutual Release of Claims (a) In consideration of the promises made by the Company in this Agreement, Executive hereby RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES the Company and its owners, directors, principals, executives, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions, or causes of action which Executive had, has, or may have on account of, arising out of, or related to: (i) Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment, including, without limitation, any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions, or causes of action arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fair Pay Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Indiana Civil Rights Act; Indiana’s payment-of-wages statutes; and any amendments thereto; and any and all other federal, state and local laws governing terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours, compensation, discrimination, and any and all other matters; and (ii) any and all other matters occurring prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement. Executive is hereby releasing each and every claim, known or unknown, contingent or actual, which Executive has or may have against the Released Parties, or any of them, as of the Effective Date, except the foregoing release does not extend to any claim for unpaid vested benefits or any claim that may not lawfully be released by private agreement; nor does it restrict Executive’s right to file a charge with any administrative or government agency or participate in an administrative or government agency investigation or proceeding.
(b) The Company hereby RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Executive from any and all known or unknown disputes, actions, causes of actions, claims of law or in equity or sounding in contract and/or tort arising under common law, federal, state or local statute or ordinance arising out of his employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; provided, however, that this release shall not apply to any acts or omissions by Executive that were unlawful, unethical, or performed outside the scope of his employment with the Company.
Waiver and Release of Liability In consideration for the privilege of my participation in the Activities, I hereby RELEASE, DISCHARGE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS RELEASED PARTIES from any and all liability, demands, losses, medical expenses, lost opportunities, damages or attorneys fees and costs stemming from any or all claims for negligence, expressed or implied warranty, contribution, and indemnity, and/or claims of negligent rescue operations, first aid, and emergency care, to the broadest extent permitted by applicable law, including C.R.S. § ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ if I am a Minor, suffered by me and incurred on my account with respect to my personal injury and other injury or harm, disability, and/or death, or property damage, arising directly or indirectly from my participation in Activities, as caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the Released Parties or any of them, and further agree that if, despite this Release, I or any other person makes a claim on my behalf against any of the Released Parties, unless, and to the extent, prohibited by law, I AND MY PARENT/GUARDIAN, IF APPLICABLE, WILL INDEMNIFY, SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY LIABILITY, LITIGATION EXPENSES, ATTORNEY FEES, LOSSES, DAMAGES OR COSTS ANY MAY INCUR AS THE RESULT OF ANY SUCH CLAIM, WHETHER ASSERTED BY ME, MY PARENT/GUARDIAN, IF APPLICABLE, OR ANOTHER PERSON. INITIAL HERE
Release of Releasees
(1) Upon the Effective Date, and in consideration of payment of the Settlement Amount, and for other valuable consideration set forth in the Settlement Agreement, the Releasors forever and absolutely release the Releasees from the Released Claims that any of them, whether directly, indirectly, derivatively, or in any other capacity, ever had, now have, or hereafter can, shall, or may have.