(e) Taxes. Employee has had an opportunity to seek advice from an attorney or tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the payments and benefits provided for in this paragraph and has not relied on any representations by the Company regarding the tax consequences of such payments and benefits. Employee agrees that Employee is responsible for all applicable taxes, if any, as a result of the receipt of these monies. Employee agrees to indemnify Company and hold Company harmless for all taxes, penalties and interest, withholding or otherwise, for which Company may be found liable as a consequence of having paid monies to Employee pursuant to this Agreement. It is expressly agreed that if Company is required to provide payments for taxes or interest or penalties to any taxing authority, Employee shall reimburse Company for such payments within ten (10) days after Company notifies Employee, in writing, via certified mail, return receipt requested, that it has incurred such liability.
3. General Release. Employee releases all disputes relating to or arising out of any state, municipal, or federal statute, ordinance, regulation, order, or common law, including, but not limited to, the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e),et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981,et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d); the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1939, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201,et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701,et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12100,et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601,et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001,et seq.; the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 151,et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621,et seq., and any action based on contract,quasi-contract,quantum meruit, implied contract, tort, wrongful or constructive discharge, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, defamation, libel, slander, immigration issues, infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery, conspiracy, discrimination on any basis prohibited by statute or public policy, negligence, any interference with business opportunity or with contract, etc.
This release extends to all claims of every nature and kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, vested or contingent, past, present, or future, arising from or attributable to any alleged act or omission of the Company, their past, present and future officers, directors, partners, agents, servants, lawyers, employees, assigns, insurers,predecessors-in-interest,successors-in-interest, underwriters, and all their parent, affiliated and subsidiary entities occurring prior to the execution of this Release, and that any and all rights granted Employee under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code or any analogous law or regulation affecting any other jurisdiction are hereby waived. Said Section 1542 of the California Civil Code reads in full as follows:
Section 1542. General Release. A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
The parties intend that the disputes released herein be construed as broadly as possible. Employee does not waive any vested rights under Parsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan or the Parsons Retirement Savings Plan; the Company will meet its obligations, if any, under such plans. This release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, including, but not limited to, claims under Division 3, Article 2 of the California Labor Code, which includes indemnification rights.
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