a. In exchange for and in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you (on behalf of yourself, and on behalf your heirs, family members, executors, estates, agents and assigns, or any controlled affiliate and any trust or other entity of which you or said heirs, estates or family directly or indirectly hold a majority beneficial interest) hereby release and waive any other claims you may have against the Company and its owners, agents, officers, shareholders, employees, directors, attorneys, subscribers, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, and Company hereby releases you, your heirs, family members, executors, estates, agents and assigns, or any controlled affiliate and any trust or other entity of which you or said heirs, estates or family directly or indirectly hold a majority beneficial interest) (collectively “Releasees”), whether known or not known, including, without limitation, claims under any employment laws, including, but not limited to, any claims based on your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including the release of any claims for wrongful discharge or breach of contract (express, implied or otherwise); any claims for negligence, defamation or intentional tort; any claims for employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, pregnancy, disability (or perceived disability), sexual orientation, veteran’s status, whistleblower status or marital status, claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended, under the Equal Pay Act, under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, or the California Labor Code and any other federal, state or local laws and/or regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination, including, without limitation, claims based on age or under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and/or claims based on disability or under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The parties understand that there is a risk that after the execution of this Agreement they may discover facts different from or in addition to the facts which they now know. It is understood that the release herein shall be, and remain in effect as, a full and complete release, notwithstanding the discovery of different or additional facts. The parties expressly waive any rights, if applicable, under California Civil Code section 1542, which provides as follows:
“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
This release does not include a release of any rights you may have to workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits, or of any rights either party may have under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement prevents you from filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or comparable state or local governmental agency. You agree that you hereby waive any right that you may have to seek or to share in any relief, monetary or otherwise, relating to any claim released herein, whether such claim was initiated by you or not.
You and the Company do not intend to release claims that you may not release as a matter of law, including but not limited to claims for indemnity under California Labor Code Section 2802 for business expenses, or any claims for enforcement of this Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be determined by an arbitrator under the procedures set forth in the arbitration clause below.