title: Employee discharge liability: the straw that broke the camel's back.
abstract: Employers are frequently confronted with workers who do not perform adequately. It is important to document and communicate dissatisfaction with an employee's performance as failings become evident. Efforts at remediation of the deficiencies must also be recorded. This article outlines the pitfalls of employee discharge without such documentation and strategies to avoid litigation and achieve an equitable outcome for both parties.
authors.affiliation: Boardman Law Firm, 1 South Pinckney Street, P.O. Box 927, Madison, WI 53701-0927, USA. rgregg@boardmanlawfirm.com
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gregg
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States