| 3. | (a) | By signing this Agreement, and in exchange for the valuable consideration provided for in paragraph 1 and other valuable consideration, you, for yourself and for your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, except as provided in paragraph 3(b), forever release and discharge the Company and any and all of its parent companies, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities, and any and all of its and their past and present officers, directors, shareholders, partners, principals, agents, employees, and employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries and administrators, in their official and individual capacities, and all of their successors and assigns (referred to collectively as the “Company Releasees”), from all claims, demands, causes of action, fees and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, which you ever had, now have or may have against any and all of the Company Releasees as of the date you sign this Agreement arising out of your employment with the Company, the terms and conditions of such employment and/or your separation from such employment, including, without limitation, all claims of discrimination and harassment in employment based on race, national origin, ancestry, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, and any other protected characteristic arising under federal, state and local laws, including, without limitations, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Texas Human Rights Act, the Texas Labor Code, the Texas Employment Discrimination Law, and the Texas Disability Discrimination Law, all as amended; all claims based on contract, tort or any other legal theory; and all claims for monetary damages of any kind, equitable reinstatement, attorneys’ fees and costs. |
