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(b) any and all claims relating to or arising from Employee's assignment to Netergy Canada in accordance with the Relocation Program;
(c) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Employee's right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company,
including, without limitation, any claims for breach of contract, fraud, or misrepresentation;
(d) any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; breach of contract, both
express and implied; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or
intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or
prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of
privacy; false imprisonment; and conversion;
(e) any and all claims for violation of any federal, state or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Labor Code section 201, et seq. and section 970, et
seq.;
(f) any and all claims for violation of the federal, or any state constitution;
(g) any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination; and
(h) any and all claims for notice of termination of employment, compensatory indemnity in lieu of notice of termination of employment,
severance pay, contractual or extra-contractual damages, salary, bonus, allowances, vacation pay, holiday pay or any other claim of any nature
the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms), contract (including specifically the Stock Restriction Agreement and the Relocation
Program), policy, plan, regulation, decree, or practice whatsoever.
(i) any and all claims for attorneys' fees and costs.
The Company, Netergy Canada and Employee agree that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a
complete general release as to the matters released. This release shall expressly exclude all:
(1) obligations incurred under this Agreement; and (2) claims, complaints, charges, duties, obligations or causes of action relating to
Employee's ownership of shares in the Company arising under federal or state securities laws.
6. Civil Code Section 1542. The Parties represent that they are not aware of any claim by either of them other than the claims that are released
by this Agreement. Employee, the Company and Netergy Canada acknowledge that they have been advised by legal counsel and are familiar
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