Document ID: 15226

Text:
capacities (collectively, the Company Parties), from liability for, and Employee hereby waives, any and all claims, damages, or causes of action of any kind related to Employees employment with any Company Party, the termination of such employment, and any other acts or omissions related to any matter occurring or existing on or prior to the Signing Date, including (i) any alleged violation through such date of: (A) any federal, state or local anti-discrimination or anti-retaliation law, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 , as amended (including as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 , as amended, and Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 , as amended, the Texas Labor Code (including the Texas Payday Law the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, and the Texas Whistleblower Act) as amended; (B) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 , as amended (ERISA); (C) the Immigration Reform Control Act, as amended; (D) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; (E) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ; (F) any federal, state or local wage and hour law; (G) any other local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or (H) any public policy, contract, tort, or common law claim or claim for fiduciary duty or breach thereof or claim for fraud or misrepresentation or fraud of any kind; (ii) any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees incurred in, or with respect to, a Released Claim; (iii) any and all rights, benefits or claims Employee may have under any retention, change in control, bonus or severance plan or policy of any Company Party or any retention, change in control, bonus or severance- related agreement that Employee may have or have had with any Company Party other than the rights to the Severance Consideration described herein; (iv) any and all rights, benefits or claims Employee may have under any employment contract (including the Employment Agreement ), equity-based compensation plan or arrangement, incentive compensation plan, limited liability company agreements, and any other agreement; and (v) any claim for compensation or benefits of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the Released Claims). In no event shall the Released Claims include (x) any claim that first arises after the Signing Date or (y) any claim to vested benefits under an employee benefit plan governed by ERISA. This Agreement is not intended to indicate that any such claims exist or that, if they do exist, they are meritorious. Rather, Employee is simply agreeing that, in exchange for the consideration received by him pursuant to Section 2, any and all potential claims of this nature that Employee may have against the Company Parties, regardless of whether they actually exist, are expressly settled, compromised and waived. THIS RELEASE INCLUDES MATTERS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SOLE OR PARTIAL NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER GROSS OR SIMPLE) OR OTHER FAULT, INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, OF ANY OF THE COMPANY PARTIES.

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Tokenized Text:
capacities
(
collectively
,
the
Company
Parties
)
,
from
liability
for
,
and
Employee
hereby
waives
,
any
and
all
claims
,
damages
,
or
causes
of
action
of
any
kind
related
to
Employees
employment
with
any
Company
Party
,
the
termination
of
such
employment
,
and
any
other
acts
or
omissions
related
to
any
matter
occurring
or
existing
on
or
prior
to
the
Signing
Date
,
including
(
i
)
any
alleged
violation
through
such
date
of
:
(
A
)
any
federal
,
state
or
local
anti-discrimination
or
anti-retaliation
law
,
including
the
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
Act
of
1967
,
as
amended
(
including
as
amended
by
the
Older
Workers
Benefit
Protection
Act
)
,
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
,
as
amended
,
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1991
,
as
amended
,
and
Sections
1981
through
1988
of
Title
42
of
the
United
States
Code
,
as
amended
;
and
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
of
1990
,
as
amended
,
the
Texas
Labor
Code
(
including
the
Texas
Payday
Law
the
Texas
Anti-Retaliation
Act
,
Chapter
21
of
the
Texas
Labor
Code
,
and
the
Texas
Whistleblower
Act
)
as
amended
;
(
B
)
the
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1974
,
as
amended
(
ERISA
)
;
(
C
)
the
Immigration
Reform
Control
Act
,
as
amended
;
(
D
)
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Act
,
as
amended
;
(
E
)
the
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
of
1993
;
(
F
)
any
federal
,
state
or
local
wage
and
hour
law
;
(
G
)
any
other
local
,
state
or
federal
law
,
regulation
or
ordinance
;
or
(
H
)
any
public
policy
,
contract
,
tort
,
or
common
law
claim
or
claim
for
fiduciary
duty
or
breach
thereof
or
claim
for
fraud
or
misrepresentation
or
fraud
of
any
kind
;
(
ii
)
any
allegation
for
costs
,
fees
,
or
other
expenses
including
attorneys
fees
incurred
in
,
or
with
respect
to
,
a
Released
Claim
;
(
iii
)
any
and
all
rights
,
benefits
or
claims
Employee
may
have
under
any
retention
,
change
in
control
,
bonus
or
severance
plan
or
policy
of
any
Company
Party
or
any
retention
,
change
in
control
,
bonus
or
severance
-
related
agreement
that
Employee
may
have
or
have
had
with
any
Company
Party
other
than
the
rights
to
the
Severance
Consideration
described
herein
;
(
iv
)
any
and
all
rights
,
benefits
or
claims
Employee
may
have
under
any
employment
contract
(
including
the
Employment
Agreement
)
,
equity-based
compensation
plan
or
arrangement
,
incentive
compensation
plan
,
limited
liability
company
agreements
,
and
any
other
agreement
;
and
(
v
)
any
claim
for
compensation
or
benefits
of
any
kind
not
expressly
set
forth
in
this
Agreement
(
collectively
,
the
Released
Claims
)
.
In
no
event
shall
the
Released
Claims
include
(
x
)
any
claim
that
first
arises
after
the
Signing
Date
or
(
y
)
any
claim
to
vested
benefits
under
an
employee
benefit
plan
governed
by
ERISA
.
This
Agreement
is
not
intended
to
indicate
that
any
such
claims
exist
or
that
,
if
they
do
exist
,
they
are
meritorious
.
Rather
,
Employee
is
simply
agreeing
that
,
in
exchange
for
the
consideration
received
by
him
pursuant
to
Section
2
,
any
and
all
potential
claims
of
this
nature
that
Employee
may
have
against
the
Company
Parties
,
regardless
of
whether
they
actually
exist
,
are
expressly
settled
,
compromised
and
waived
.
THIS
RELEASE
INCLUDES
MATTERS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
THE
SOLE
OR
PARTIAL
NEGLIGENCE
(
WHETHER
GROSS
OR
SIMPLE
)
OR
OTHER
FAULT
,
INCLUDING
STRICT
LIABILITY
,
OF
ANY
OF
THE
COMPANY
PARTIES
.