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SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (hereinafter

“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between (hereinafter referred to as “Employee”)

and Sumter County Board of County Commissioners, its elected officials, administrators, and

employees (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Employer”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Employee has been employed by Employer (“Employment”).

WHEREAS, Employer has decided to terminate the Employment as a part of a

restructuring of the ___________________ department and consequent reduction in force, and

Employee and Employer desire to settle fully and finally all outstanding matters between them,

including, but in no way limited to, any outstanding matters that exist or may arise out of

Employee’s Employment with Employer and the termination of that Employment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises contained

herein, it is agreed as follows:

FIRST:

This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by

Employer that it has acted wrongfully with respect to Employee in connection with Employee’s

Employment or the termination thereof, or that Employee has any legal rights whatsoever against

Employer or Employer’s elected officials, administrators, and employees (hereinafter,

collectively referred to as “Releasees”).

SECOND:

Employee and Employer agree that the Employment of the Employee shall

terminate effective as of the end of the business day on ___________ (the “Termination Date”).

Employee and Employer agree that the Employee will not perform any duties for Employer or

use Employer’s offices after the Termination Date.

THIRD:

By entering into this Agreement, Employee hereby irrevocably and

unconditionally releases and acquits and forever discharges, for Employee and Employee’s

successors and heirs, Employee’s right to file a grievance or any other claim otherwise available

to Employee, or a lawsuit or other claim against the Releasees, individually or collectively, for

damages (money), back pay, front pay, unpaid wages, liquidated damages, compensatory

damages, punitive damages, statutory penalties, reinstatement, injunctive relief, declaratory

relief, attorney's fees, or costs arising out of Employee's employment with Employer and the

termination of Employee's employment. This includes any and all lawsuits and claims under (1)

the Civil Rights Act of 1991, (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (3) the Civil Rights

Act of 1866, (4) Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, (5) the Age Discrimination In

Employment Act, (6) the Equal Pay Act, (7) the Public Employees Relations Act, (8) the Fair

Labor Standards Act, (9) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA); (10) the Florida

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