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How to Legally Handle Employee Terminations and Resignations

Learn how to properly handle resignations and the aftermath once an employee departs your organization.

This topic will cover the ins and outs of handling departing employees - whether voluntarily leaving or being asked to go. Learn the potential liability and impact of performance evaluations, disciplinary documentation, and internal investigations. Discover how to avoid the perception of improper motivation when you are forced to terminate an employee.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to recognize when it is in the company's best interest to terminate an employee.
  • You will be able to identify best practices when handling resignations.
  • You will be able to identify best procedures for layoffs.
  • You will be able to identify strategies on how to manage the separation.

60 minutes
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Agenda

When You Have to Terminate

  • Does Your Documentation Support Your Decision?
  • Reviewing the Employee Termination Checklist
  • Dos and Don'ts

Handling Resignations

  • Get It in Writing
  • Dealing With Notice Periods
  • Exit Interviews

Procedures for Layoffs

  • Conducting a Reduction in Force
  • WARN Act Notices

Managing the Separation

  • Separation and Release Agreements
  • Final Pay
  • References
  • Security Concerns
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Applications have not yet been submitted for Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming CLE for this course. However, if you are interested in obtaining CLE for any of the listed states or have any additional credit questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-352-9540.

This course was last reviewed on September 13, 2023.

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  • AR CLE 1.0
     
  • This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
     
  • CA MCLE 1.0
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • WA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
     
  • CPE/NASBA - QAS Self Study 1.5 including Business Law 1.5
     
  • Lorman Education Services is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a QAS Self Study sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 866-352-9539. CPE Credit: Maximum Credit Hours: 1.5 each session (based on a 50 minute credit hour). You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Field of Study: Business Law for 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: . Level of Knowledge: Intermediate. Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture. Advance Preparation: None. Delivery Method: QAS Self Study. Please refer to the information in this advertisement for outline, course content and objectives. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Final approval of a course for CPE credit belongs with each state's regulatory board.
     

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Faculty

Peter E. Hansen

Peter E. Hansen

Amundsen Davis

  • Senior Counsel, SmithAmundsen
  • Defends employers against claims of discrimination and retaliation under the state and federal laws, including the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, IHRA, and Title VII
  • Represents clients in all phases of state, federal, and administrative agency litigation and government hearings
  • Works with employers of all sizes in many different industries, including security, construction, health care, and nonprofit
  • Co-author, Illinois Employment Forms-Online Version (available through the Illinois Chamber of Commerce); associate editor, Kane County Bar Briefs Magazine
  • Member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Wisconsin State Bar Association, and Kane County Bar Association
  • J.D. degree, Marquette University Law School
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 630-587-7971
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Product ID: 409323
Published 2021
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