Common use of Claims Released Clause in Contracts

Claims Released. Subject only to the exceptions just noted, I --------------- am releasing all known and unknown claims, promises, causes of action, or similar rights of any type ("Claims") that I may have with respect to any Releasee listed in subsection (d). These include, but are not limited to, Claims which in any way relate to: (i) my employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment, such as Claims for compensation, bonuses, commissions, lost wages, or unused accrued vacation or sick pay; (ii) the design or administration of any employee benefit program; (iii) any rights I may have to severance or similar benefits or to post-employment health or group insurance benefits; or (iv) any Claims to attorneys' fees or other indemnities. I understand that the Claims I am releasing might arise under many different laws, including the following examples: Anti-Discrimination Statutes, such as the Age Discrimination in ---------------------------- Employment Act and Executive Order 11141, which prohibit age discrimination in employment; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Executive Order 11246, which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion or sex; the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work; the Americans With Disabilities Act and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against the disabled; and any other federal, state or local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.

Claims Released. Subject only to Except for the exceptions just notedclaims identified in Section 2(b), I --------------- am releasing irrevocably and unconditionally release (i.e., give up) all known and unknown claims, promises, causes of action, or similar rights of any type ("Claims") that I currently may have (“Claims”) with respect to any Releasee Released Party listed in subsection (dSection 2(c). These I understand that I am not releasing future rights or claims, meaning rights or claims that arise after my Termination Date. I understand that the Claims I am releasing might arise under many different foreign, domestic, national, state, or local laws (including statutes, regulations, other administrative guidance, and common law doctrines), such as the following: Anti-discrimination statutes, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 1981 and 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and Executive Order 11,246, which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and Executive Order 11,141, which prohibit age discrimination in employment; the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work; the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination based on disability; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“▇▇▇▇”), which prohibits discrimination based on genetic information; and any other federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on a protected category, such as actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics. Federal employment statutes, such as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”), which requires that advance notice be given of certain work force reductions; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), which, among other things, protects employee benefits; and any other federal laws relating to employment, such as veterans’ reemployment rights laws. Other laws, such as any federal, state, or local laws mandating leaves of absence, restricting an employer’s right to terminate employees, or otherwise regulating employment; any federal, state, or local law enforcing express or implied employment contracts or requiring an employer to deal with employees fairly or in good faith; any other federal, state, or local laws providing recourse for alleged wrongful discharge, tort, physical or personal injury, emotional distress, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, defamation, and similar or related claims; any other law relating to salary, commission, compensation, benefits, and other matters; and family and medical leave laws. Examples of released Claims include, but are not limited to, to the following (except to the extent explicitly preserved by Section 1 or 2(b) of this Agreement): (i) Claims which that in any way relate to: (i) to or arose during my employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment, such as Claims for compensation, bonuses, commissions, lost wages, or unused accrued vacation or sick pay; (ii) Claims that in any way relate to the design or administration of any employee benefit program; (iii) any Claims that I have irrevocable or vested rights I may have to severance or similar benefits or to post-employment health or group insurance benefits; or (iv) any Claims to attorneys' ’ fees or other indemnities. I understand that indemnities (such as under the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Act), with respect to Claims I am releasing might arise releasing; or (v) claims under many different lawsthe Connecticut Human Rights and Opportunities Law, including the following examples: Anti-Discrimination StatutesConnecticut Family and Medical Leave Law, such as the Connecticut Age Discrimination in ---------------------------- Employment Act and Executive Order 11141Employee Insurance Benefits Law, which prohibit age discrimination in employment; Title VII of and the Civil Connecticut Smokers’ Rights Act of 1964Law. If, Section 1981 of despite this Agreement, I ▇▇▇ or bring an arbitration action asserting any Claim that I have released, I will be liable to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Executive Order 11246Released Party (as defined below) for its attorneys’ fees, which prohibit discrimination based on raceother defense costs, color, national origin, religion or sex; the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work; the Americans With Disabilities Act and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against the disabled; and any other federaldamages that my suit or arbitration causes, state except those attributable to ADEA claims. I promise not to accept any relief or local laws prohibiting employment discriminationremedies not set forth in this Agreement as to any Claim I have released by signing it.

Claims Released. Subject only to the exceptions just noted, I --------------- ---------------- am releasing all known and unknown claims, promises, causes of action, or similar rights of any type ("Claims") that I may have with respect to any Releasee listed in subsection (d). These include, but are not limited to, Claims which in any way relate to: (i) my employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment, such as Claims for compensation, bonuses, commissions, lost wages, or unused accrued vacation or sick pay; (ii) the design or administration of any employee benefit program; (iii) any rights I may have to severance or similar benefits or to post-employment health or group insurance benefits; or (iv) any Claims to attorneys' fees or other indemnities. I understand that the Claims I am releasing might arise under many different laws, including the following examples: Anti-Discrimination Statutes, such as the Age Discrimination in ---------------------------- Employment Act and Executive Order 11141, which prohibit age discrimination in employment; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Executive Order 11246, which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion or sex; the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work; the Americans With Disabilities Act and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against the disabled; and any other federal, state or local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.