Employee terminations are often complicated, and if not conducted properly, employers can open themselves up to costly legal challenges and negatively affect their business or reputation. Understanding the legal obligations of employee terminations can help employers ensure this process is conducted in a manner that minimizes legal risks and accounts for various business considerations.
Employers should carefully consider their obligations at each stage of the termination process, including:
- Pre-termination considerations
- Preparations for and conducting the termination
- Post-termination considerations
We created a new Compliance Bulletin that provides guidance to employers to mitigate legal risks when conducting employee terminations by ensuring compliance with legal obligations and protecting business interests. However, this Compliance Bulletin only addresses considerations with respect to an involuntary termination of a single employee. It does not consider specific state or local laws or terminations of more than one employee (e.g., group terminations or reductions in force).
Click the following link to read the full Compliance Bulletin – Legal Considerations for Employee Terminations
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