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Release of All Claims
Release of All Claims contract clause examples

Employee’s Release of All Claims (“Release”). In consideration of the provisions, promises, terms and conditions in this Agreement, and the severance pay provided to Employee under Section 2 above, Employee, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors, hereby releases, discharges, satisfies and cancels all claims, actions, causes of action and liabilities of any kind whatsoever which he now has, may now have or has ever had against [[SMTC:Organization]]; all of its subsidiaries, parent companies, related companies, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (together, “Affiliates”); and all of their respective past, future and present representatives, agents, officers, directors, managers, trustees, employee benefits plans, administrators, members, shareholders and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) – either individually or collectively – arising out of his employment by [[SMTC:Organization]], or otherwise, up to and including the date he executes this Agreement – including, but not limited to, any and all claims for compensation or benefits of any kind (other than as expressly provided for under this Agreement), breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, fraud, defamation or any other tort claims, and any claims under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Release of All Claims. In consideration of the above, and the other promises set forth in this Release, Employee fully and forever waives, releases, acquits and discharges Employer from and for all manner of claims, actions, suits, charges, demands, grievances and/or causes of action, in law or in equity, existing by reason of and/or based upon any fact or set of facts, known or unknown, existing from the beginning of time through the date of Employee’s execution of this Release relating to and/or arising out of the Employment Agreement, Employee’s employment with Employer and/or the cessation of Employee’s employment with Employer (collectively, the “Released Claims”), including, but not limited to, all claims, actions, suits, charges, demands, grievances and/or causes of action # for wages, compensation, liquidated damages, commissions, bonuses, benefits, sums of money, damages of every type, costs, attorney fees, judgments, and executions, # alleging wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of implied contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with contract or business relationships, assault, battery, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of trade secrets, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, loss of consortium, violation of the penal statutes, negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, defamation, retaliation and/or discrimination and/or harassment on account of age, sex, sexual orientation, creed, religion, race, color, national origin, sensory disability, mental disability, physical disability, veteran or military status, marital status, or any other classification recognized under all applicable discrimination laws, or # brought under common law or civil rights or other statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) (as amended by the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”)), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), the Workers Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the

Release of All Claims. In consideration for receiving the severance benefits described above, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you waive, release and promise never to assert any claims or causes of action, whether or not now known, against the Company or its predecessors, successors or past or present subsidiaries, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, consultants, attorneys, agents, assigns and employee benefit plans (together, the “Releasees”) with respect to any matter, including (without limitation) any matter related to your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including (without limitation) claims to attorneys’ fees or costs, claims of wrongful discharge, constructive discharge, emotional distress, defamation, invasion of privacy, fraud, breach of contract or breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and any claims of discrimination or harassment based on sex, age, race, national origin, disability or any other basis under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Massachusetts Plant Closing Law, the Massachusetts Wage Act (including any claims to wages, commissions, salary, profit sharing, overtime, or any and all other compensation in any form) the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act, the Massachusetts Sexual Harassment Statute, and all other state and federal laws and regulations relating to employment. However, this release covers only those claims that arose prior to the execution of this Agreement. Execution of this Agreement does not bar any claim that arises hereafter, including (without limitation) a claim for breach of this Agreement and does not bar any claim for indemnification as set forth in the Indemnification Agreement between you and the Company (the “Indemnification Agreement”).

General Release of All Claims. Employee, on Employee’s own behalf and on behalf of Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns knowingly and voluntarily release and forever discharges Employer, its direct and indirect parent corporations, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, insurers, reinsurers, professional employment organizations, representatives, successors and assigns, and their current and former employees, attorneys, officers, directors and agents thereof, both individually and in their business capacities, and their employee benefit plans and programs and their administrators and fiduciaries, both individually and in their business capacities (collectively referred to throughout the remainder of this Agreement as “Releasees”), of and from any and all claims, known and unknown, asserted or unasserted, which the Employee has or may have against Releasees as of the date of execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of the following, as amended:

Release of All Claims. In consideration of the above, and the other promises set forth in this Release, Employee fully and forever waives, releases, acquits and discharges Employer from and for all manner of claims, actions, suits, charges, demands, grievances and/or causes of action, in law or in equity, existing by reason of and/or based upon any fact or set of facts, known or unknown, existing from the beginning of time through the date of Employee’s execution of this Release relating to and/or arising out of the Employment Agreement, Employee’s employment with Employer and/or the cessation of Employee’s employment with Employer

Release of All Claims. Stahl, and anyone claiming through Stahl or on Stahl’s behalf, hereby waive and release the Company and the other Released Parties with respect to any and all claims, whether currently known or unknown, that Stahl now has or has ever had against the Company or any of the other Released Parties arising from or related to any act, omission, or thing occurring or existing at any time prior to or on the date on which Stahl signs this Agreement.

Release of All Claims. The term “Releasee” or “Releasees” shall be construed as broadly as possible and includes: the Company and each of the Company’s former or current agents, stockholders, directors, officers, members, employees, members of the Board of Directors, customers, franchisees, regional owners of franchises, attorneys, third party investigators, KPMG or other third party accounting firms, divisions, subsidiaries, parent companies (including but not limited to RMCO, LLC, [[Company:Organization]] Holdings, Inc., and RIHI, Inc.), successors and affiliates (and former or current agents, stockholders, directors, officers, members, employees, members of the Board of Directors, customers, franchisees, attorneys, third party investigators, KPMG or other third party accounting firms of the Company’s divisions, subsidiaries, parent companies, successors and affiliates), and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them. In exchange for the Company’s consideration and promises contained herein, including, without limitation, the Separation Benefits and the Supplemental Separation Benefits, Executive fully releases and discharges the Releasees from all individual or class based claims, actions and causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, of any kind or nature whatsoever, based on any act, omission, event, occurrence, or nonoccurrence from the beginning of time to the Effective Date (in the case of Executive’s first execution of this Agreement) or the Retirement Date (in the case of Executive’s second execution of this Agreement (“Released Claims”). Released Claims include, but are not limited to:

Release of All Claims. Employee, and anyone claiming through Employee or on Employee’s behalf, hereby waive and release the Company and the other Released Parties with respect to any and all claims, whether currently known or unknown, that Employee now has or has ever had against the Company or any of the other Released Parties arising from or related to any act, omission, or thing occurring or existing at any time prior to or on the date on which Employee signs this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the claims waived and released by Employee hereunder include, but are not limited to:

Release of All Claims. In consideration of the above, and the other promises set forth in this Release, Employee fully and forever waives, releases, acquits and discharges Employer from and for all manner of claims, actions, suits, charges, grievances and/or causes of action, in law or in equity, existing by reason of and/or based upon any fact or set of facts, known or unknown, existing from the beginning of time through the effective date of this Release relating to and/or arising out of the Employment Agreement, Employee’s employment with Employer and/or the cessation of Employee’s employment with Employer (collectively, the “Released Claims”), including, but not limited to, all claims, actions, suits, charges, grievances and/or causes of action for wages, compensation, liquidated damages, commissions, bonuses, benefits, sums of money, damages of every type, costs, attorney fees, judgments, executions, wrongful discharge,

Release of All Claims. The term “Releasee” or “Releasees” shall be construed as broadly as possible and includes: the Company and its divisions, subsidiaries, parent companies, companies under common control with the Company, joint venture members, successors and affiliates, and as to each of them, their former and current agents, stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, and all other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them. In exchange for the Company’s consideration, Employee (for Employee and Employee’s heirs and assigns) fully releases and discharges the Releasees from all claims, actions and causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, which Employee may presently have or claim to have against any Releasee based on actions or omissions occurring on or before the date on which Employee signs this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all claims arising out of or related to Employee’s employment with, and separation of employment from, the Company; Employee’s stock ownership in the Company; contract claims; all wrongful discharge or employment claims; all tort claims; all claims arising under the United States or any state’s constitution; all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, National Labor Relations Act, Colorado Wage Act, and Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act; all claims arising under any other civil rights or employment laws or regulations (whether federal, state or local); any federal or state whistleblower laws or statutes; any claims based on Company policies or agreements, including severance policies or agreements to provide notice; any claims for incentive compensation or other benefits; any federal or state securities laws claims; and all claims to attorneys’ fees or costs. Employee agrees that while nothing in this Agreement limits Employee’s right to file a future charge with any federal, state, or local governmental agency relating to Employee’s employment with Company and/or participate in a future action relating to such employment, whether brought by an agency or by another on Employee’s behalf, Employee expressly waives by this Agreement the right to recover monetary damages and any other relief personal to Employee from the Company if such charge or lawsuit is pursued.

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