Four Ways to Make Terminations Less Stressful

Nothing you can do will make terminations entirely stress free. But terminations are often far more …

Q&A Roundup: Age Discrimination, Terminations, and More

We answered commonly asked questions about terminations, remote work, and discrimination in the work…

What Is an Exit Interview?

An exit interview is a conversation with a departing employee about their time at the company and th…

Can we terminate an employee who's looking for work elsewhere?

Question We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and …

Are we required to talk to the parents of a terminated employee?

Question The parents of a recently terminated employee have called us several times asking us why…

One of our employees was arrested today. Can we terminate their employment?

Question One of our employees was arrested today. Can we terminate their employment? Answer …

Can we give an employee notice ahead of time that their employment will be terminated?

Question We are going to terminate an employee who has not been meeting expectations, even after sev…

Does making employment temporary mean it can't be at-will?

Question We’re hiring a temporary employee. Does specifying the expected end date of employment ma…

How should we handle returning personal belongings to a terminated employee? Can we pack them up for the employee?

Question How should we handle returning personal belongings to a terminated employee? Can we pack th…