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

Summary

This annotated settlement agreement and release of claims provides a template for North Carolina employers to use in resolving single-plaintiff employment disputes. It is intended for private employers. This template contains practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. This settlement agreement's language complies with North Carolina and federal law. The drafting notes address issues under both North Carolina 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", and Taxation and Reporting of Settlement Payments in Employment-Related Lawsuits. For additional considerations concerning North Carolina release agreements, see Terminations (NC) — 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.