Document ID: 16122

Text:
General Release. Except with respect to any rights, obligations or duties arising out of this Agreement, and in consideration of the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement, Executive hereby releases and discharges NewStar and anyone acting by, through or on behalf of NewStar, including but not limited NewStars directors, officers, employees, stockholders, representatives and agents (collectively, the Releasees), to the fullest extent permitted by law, of and from any and all complaints, charges, lawsuits or claims for relief of any kind by Executive that he now has, ever had or ever may have against the Releasees, or any of them, whether known or unknown, arising out of any matter or thing that has happened before he signs this Agreement, including but not limited to (i)claims for tort or contract; (ii)claims arising out of, based on, or connected with Executives employment, including terms and conditions of employment, by NewStar and the cessation of that employment; and (iii)claims arising under any federal, state or local labor, employment or discrimination laws, including but not limited to the following (all as amended): Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA), the Equal Pay Act of 1963 , the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act , the Family and Medical Leave Act , the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act ( G.L. c. 151B), the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act , the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act , the Massachusetts Wage Act , and any other local, state or federal law, policy, order, regulation or guideline affecting or relating to claims or rights of employees. The release contained herein is a GENERAL RELEASE, including of statutory claims. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude Executive from participating or cooperating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any other local, state or federal administrative agency, including with respect to a challenge to this General Release. However, in the event that a charge or complaint is filed against the Releasees, or any of them, with any administrative agency or in the event of an authorized investigation, charge or lawsuit filed against the Releasees, or any of them, by any administrative agency, Executive expressly waives and shall not accept any award or damages therefrom.

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Tokenized Text:
General
Release
.
Except
with
respect
to
any
rights
,
obligations
or
duties
arising
out
of
this
Agreement
,
and
in
consideration
of
the
payments
and
benefits
set
forth
in
this
Agreement
,
Executive
hereby
releases
and
discharges
NewStar
and
anyone
acting
by
,
through
or
on
behalf
of
NewStar
,
including
but
not
limited
NewStars
directors
,
officers
,
employees
,
stockholders
,
representatives
and
agents
(
collectively
,
the
Releasees
)
,
to
the
fullest
extent
permitted
by
law
,
of
and
from
any
and
all
complaints
,
charges
,
lawsuits
or
claims
for
relief
of
any
kind
by
Executive
that
he
now
has
,
ever
had
or
ever
may
have
against
the
Releasees
,
or
any
of
them
,
whether
known
or
unknown
,
arising
out
of
any
matter
or
thing
that
has
happened
before
he
signs
this
Agreement
,
including
but
not
limited
to
(
i
)
claims
for
tort
or
contract
;
(
ii
)
claims
arising
out
of
,
based
on
,
or
connected
with
Executives
employment
,
including
terms
and
conditions
of
employment
,
by
NewStar
and
the
cessation
of
that
employment
;
and
(
iii
)
claims
arising
under
any
federal
,
state
or
local
labor
,
employment
or
discrimination
laws
,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following
(
all
as
amended
)
:
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
,
the
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
Act
of
1967
(
ADEA
)
,
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
(
ADA
)
,
the
Equal
Pay
Act
of
1963
,
the
Genetic
Information
Non-Discrimination
Act
,
the
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
,
the
Massachusetts
Fair
Employment
Practices
Act
(
G
.
L
.
c
.
151B
)
,
the
Massachusetts
Civil
Rights
Act
,
the
Massachusetts
Equal
Rights
Act
,
the
Massachusetts
Wage
Act
,
and
any
other
local
,
state
or
federal
law
,
policy
,
order
,
regulation
or
guideline
affecting
or
relating
to
claims
or
rights
of
employees
.
The
release
contained
herein
is
a
GENERAL
RELEASE
,
including
of
statutory
claims
.
Nothing
in
this
Agreement
shall
be
construed
to
preclude
Executive
from
participating
or
cooperating
in
any
investigation
or
proceeding
conducted
by
the
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
,
or
any
other
local
,
state
or
federal
administrative
agency
,
including
with
respect
to
a
challenge
to
this
General
Release
.
However
,
in
the
event
that
a
charge
or
complaint
is
filed
against
the
Releasees
,
or
any
of
them
,
with
any
administrative
agency
or
in
the
event
of
an
authorized
investigation
,
charge
or
lawsuit
filed
against
the
Releasees
,
or
any
of
them
,
by
any
administrative
agency
,
Executive
expressly
waives
and
shall
not
accept
any
award
or
damages
therefrom
.