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Full Compensation . The payments that will be made to Employee for his benefit pursuant to this Separation Agreement will
compensate him for and extinguish any and all of his claims arising out of his employment with Employer or his employment
termination, including but not limited to his claims for attorney’s fees and costs, and any and all of his claims for any type of legal or
equitable relief. These payments are in excess of any sums to which Employee is entitled absent this Separation Agreement.
8.
Benefits . The Employee is a participant in various employee benefit plans sponsored by Employer. Except as otherwise provided for
herein, the payment of benefits, including the amounts and timing thereof, will be governed by the terms of the employee benefit plans.
Employer will answer any reasonable questions that Employee may have from time to time and will offer him the same assistance given
other participants in employee benefit plans so long as he is entitled to benefits thereunder.
9.
General Release . In exchange for the benefits promised you in this agreement, you agree to irrevocably and unconditionally release
and discharge Regis, its predecessors, successors, and assigns, as well as past and present officers, directors, employees, and agents,
from any and all claims, liabilities, or promises, whether known or unknown, arising out of or relating to your employment with Regis
through the date you sign this agreement. You waive these claims on behalf of yourself and your heirs, assigns, and anyone making a
claim through you. The claims waived and discharged include, but are not limited to:
a.
Employment discrimination claims (including claims for harassment) and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 or other similar laws;
b.
Age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or similar discrimination act under any unit of
federal, state, or local government;
c. Any claim under the Minnesota Human Rights Act or similar discrimination act under any unit of federal, state, or local
government;
d.
Any claim for whistleblowing, public policy, retaliation, or other similar law;
e.
Wrongful discharge and/or breach of contract claims;
f.
Tort claims, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, negligence of any kind, fraud, and infliction of
emotional distress; and
g. Any other statutory (including federal, any state, local, or other unit of government), common law, contract, or tort claims
concerning your employment with Regis, including but not limited to claims under the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical
Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,
1983, or 1985, to the full extent such claims can be waived.
This release does not include claims that cannot, by law, be waived, such as unemployment compensation.
10.
Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement . To the fullest extent permitted by law, you will not, directly or indirectly, disclose the terms
of this agreement to anyone other than your attorney, spouse, or significant other, or except as required for accounting, tax, or other
legally-mandated or legally-permitted purposes, provided that, unless there is a legal reason for the disclosure, any such person to
whom disclosure is made shall, prior to disclosure, specifically agree to keep this agreement confidential. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, you also agree not to make or endorse any disparaging or negative remarks or statements (whether oral, written, or
otherwise) concerning Regis or its predecessors, successors, and/or assigns, as well as past and present officers, directors, agents, and/or
employees.
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