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Accommodate or terminate: 3 questions surrounding specific scenarios

From religious accommodations to correcting a mistake, here are answers to three tricky questions pertaining to terminations and accommodations.

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Constructive discharge: How to cut lawsuit risks

Some supervisors try to skirt the whole issue of firing someone by making the employee’s time at work so unpleasant that they will choose to resign. That’s an unwise strategy.

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FMLA, ADA and attendance: Consider health problems before firing for failing to call off

Always double-check and consider the circumstances before making a final discipline or termination decision based on an employee’s failure to call. off.

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Firing: Where and when to let someone go

Firing employees is part of every HR pro’s job. It’s never easy. But you can make it more bearable by choosing where and when to deliver the bad news.

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Degrees of separation: 6 terminations, 6 ways to avoid lawsuits

Terminations are the spark to many employment lawsuits. And for each of the six kinds, there are some common steps employers can take to defend themselves if a termination is challenged in court.

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‘This is a business’: Google CEO fired back and fired protesting employees

Employees are paid to do their jobs, not to disrupt others from doing theirs.

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Lawsuit-proof your firing decisions: Have those who hire or promote also do the firing

The person who hired or promoted the employee should make the final termination decision to reduce lawsuits.

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How not to conduct a reduction in force

Group firings can be handled in ways that minimize their impact if HR implements a few best practices.

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A guide to fireable offenses

Your company handbook must address 14 serious infractions everyone must take seriously.

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4 smart things to do when hiring and firing remotely

To maximize the success of remote hiring and firing, keep four things in mind.

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