Terminating an employee is never easy for anyone. Get insight into terminating an employee from a defense, human resources, and plaintiff's perspective. Management lawyers--counsel employer clients on how to avoid protracted litigation by asking the right questions and requiring proper documentation. Plaintiff's lawyers--identify problems in the termination time line and factors that take your case from good to great.
Watch and Be Able to:
- Advise employers on severance and references for terminated employees
- Use checklists to make sure an employer gets all the information--good and bad
- Protect staff during and after firing a potentially violent employee
- Promote mutual respect at the termination meeting to help both sides move on
- Identify timing issues in a termination decision