By signing this Letter Agreement, and except as provided in Section  3(b) below, you and any person acting through or under you hereby release, waive and forever discharge the Company, its past and present subsidiaries and its past and present affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns, and their respective present or past officers, trustees, directors, shareholders, executives and agents of each of them (together, the “ Released Parties ”) from any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and other claims for relief and remuneration whatsoever (including without limitation attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether known or unknown, absolute, contingent or otherwise (each, a “ Claim ”), arising or which could have arisen up to and including the date hereof, arising out of or relating to your employment, or any other written or oral agreement, any change in your employment status, terms of employment, any benefits or compensation, any tortious injury, breach of contract, wrongful discharge (including any Claim for constructive discharge), infliction of emotional distress, slander, libel or defamation of character, and any Claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991), the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Pay Act, the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ ADEA ”), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), or any other foreign, federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule or executive order, any tort or contract claims, and any of the claims, matters and issues which could have been asserted by you against the Released Parties in any legal, administrative or other proceeding.