Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims for Single-Plaintiff Employment Dispute
(MD)

Summary

This settlement agreement and release of claims provides a template for Maryland employers to use in resolving single-plaintiff employment disputes. It is intended for private employers. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This settlement agreement's language complies with Maryland and federal law. The drafting notes address issues under both Maryland and federal law. Except for the state-specific changes to the template's language and annotations, this template does not differ from the non-jurisdictional Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims for Single-Plaintiff Employment Dispute template. For resources on employment litigation, see Employment Litigation Resource Kit. For practice notes on drafting and negotiating settlement agreements, see Settlement Agreements: Initial Assessment, Drafting, and Negotiating Techniques (Pro-Employer), Social Media and Settlement and Separation Agreements: Reining in the Impulse to "Share", Taxation and Reporting of Settlement Payments in Employment-Related Lawsuits, and Settlement and Separation Agreement Checklist (Pro-Employer). For additional considerations concerning Maryland release agreements, see Terminations (MD) — Releasing Employment Claims. For a full listing of key content covering EEOC and state administrative charges of employment discrimination, see Employment Discrimination Charge Resource Kit.