19. | RELEASE OF CLAIMS. In consideration for the payments and other promises and undertakings contained in this Agreement to which you would not otherwise be entitled, and except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, you, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, creditors, successors and assigns, agree to waive, release, acquit and forever discharge Aon (including the Company), its past, present and future parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of its and their respective past, present and future officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, stockholders, successors, assigns and affiliates (the “Releasees”), of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, charges, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, which you assert or could assert against the Releasees at common law or under any statute, rule, regulation, order or law, whether federal, state or local, on any ground whatsoever, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the date you sign this Agreement, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with your employment with Aon or the termination of that employment; claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, pension or insurance contributions, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in Aon, vacation or other time off pay, fringe benefits, relocation allowances, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; any and all claims, demands or causes of action, including but not limited to actions for breach of contract, express or implied, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, express or implied, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, all other claims for wrongful termination and constructive discharge, and all other tort claims, including, but not limited to, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, negligence, negligent investigation, negligent hiring, supervision or retention, assault and battery, false imprisonment, defamation, intentional or negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and any and all claims arising under any federal, state or local law or statute (each as amended and including any applicable implementing regulations), including, but not limited to, the Illinois Constitution, Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, and the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and any and all other laws and regulations relating to employment termination, employment discrimination, harassment or retaliation; claims or demands for wages, hours, benefits, compensation, and any and all claims or demands for attorneys’ fees and costs, in each case, inasmuch as is permissible by law and by the respective governmental enforcement agencies for the above-listed laws. You expressly waive any right you may have to dispute the termination of employment and any preferential right to new employment. |