If the terms of the employment contract condition severance payments on compliance with the non-disparagement clause or unequivocally state that a breach of the non-disparagement clause will result in a forfeiture of severance or other benefits- the clause is optimized if the payments or benefits paid out to the executive director are paid out over a period of time.

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