Amgen 2013 Annual Report Download - page 188

(30) days of the Termination Date and such services will be provided for the number of months set forth in the
Statement of Benefits.
2. COMPLETE RELEASE
2.1 Release: In exchange for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, the adequacy of which Employee
acknowledges, Employee irrevocably and unconditionally releases all the claims described below that Employee may
have against the following persons or entities (the “Releasees”): Amgen; all of Amgen’s subsidiaries, related or affiliated
companies; all of Amgen’s and its subsidiaries’ and related or affiliated companies’ predecessors and successors; and,
with respect to each such entity, all of its past and present employees, officers, directors, stockholders, owners,
representatives, assigns, attorneys, agents, insurers, employee benefit plans and programs (and the trustees,
administrators, fiduciaries and insurers of such plans and programs) and any other persons acting by, through, under or in
concert with any of the persons or entities listed in this Subparagraph.
2.2 Claims Released: Except as provided in Paragraph 2.4 of this Agreement, Employee releases (i.e., gives up) all known
and unknown claims that Employee presently has against the Releasees. The claims released include all claims,
promises, offers, debts, causes of action or similar rights of any type or nature Employee has or had against Releasees,
including but not limited to those that in any way relate to: (a) Employee’s employment with the Company or the
termination of Employee’s employment; (b) any claims for any type of compensation or benefits payable under any
employee benefit, Company stock, compensatory or severance-related plan, arrangement or agreement; (c) any claims
to attorneys’ fees; (d) any claims arising out of or relating to Amgen’s loan program, including without limitation, any
loan agreement or promissory note facilitated by the Company and/or reflecting any monetary amount that Employee
owes to the Company (“Amgen Note”) and any origination and servicing activities related thereto; and (e) any other
claims or demands Employee may have on any basis against the Releasees. The claims released, for example, may have
arisen under any of the following statutes or common law doctrines:
2.2.1 Anti-Discrimination Statutes, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; § 1981 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1866 and Executive Order 11246; the Equal Pay Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act and § 503
and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act; the West Virginia Human Rights Act; and any other federal, state
or local law or regulation prohibiting retaliation or discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,
religion, gender, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any
other protected characteristic.
2.2.2 Other Federal and State Statutes, such as the following federal statutes and their state and local
counterparts: the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its equivalent under California law
(California Labor Code §§ 1400, ); the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the California Family
Rights Act; the False Claims Act; the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act; the Fair Credit
Reporting Act; the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; the Occupational Safety
and Health Act; and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), including any claims
on behalf of an ERISA plan.
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