Purchase Solution

Terminating an Employee

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Can I fire someone without a reason? What should I consider when considering terminating an employee. This response will give you the answer to both questions.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

When terminating an employee there are laws to consider. This response will provide you with a number of
Federal laws to consider when the need to terminate an employee arises.

Solution Preview

This could vary depending upon the circumstance and state in some instances for example Tennessee is pretty much an employment at will (if no contract has been signed) this basically means your employer does not have to have a reason to terminate you. This does not mean however that the employer should not consider the State and Federal laws that are in place to protect employees.
Basically you want to be careful about the status of the employee and whether or not this employee would fall into a protected class. The following laws are those you would need to consider:
1. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (this prohibits ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Balance Sheet

The Fundamental Classified Balance Sheet. What to know to make it easy.

Business Processes

This quiz is intended to help business students better understand business processes, including those related to manufacturing and marketing. The questions focus on terms used to describe business processes and marketing activities.

Employee Orientation

Test your knowledge of employee orientation with this fun and informative quiz. This quiz is meant for beginner and advanced students as well as professionals already working in the HR field.

Academic Reading and Writing: Critical Thinking

Importance of Critical Thinking

Six Sigma for Process Improvement

A high level understanding of Six Sigma and what it is all about. This just gives you a glimpse of Six Sigma which entails more in-depth knowledge of processes and techniques.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Human Resources Management: Memo

    /Termination.html An employer has three questions to consider before terminating an employee such as; ?

  • EMPLOYMENT LAW- Terminating Individual Employees

    565554 EMPLOYMENT LAW- Terminating Individual Employees An employer fires an employee in an employment-at-will state.

  • Business Ethics

    What are three major factors an employer should consider to avoid arbitrarily terminating an employee? What steps should you take if you are terminated by an employer who arbitrarily fired you? Please provide references.

  • A business has a backlog of orders, and to meet its deadline

    The firm fires Tollens and replaces her with an employee who is willing to work seven days a week. Tollens claims that in terminating her employment, her employer violated her constitutional right to the free exercise of her religion. Do you agree?

  • Implications of Certain Employment Laws

    Let us assume an employer had an employee sign a non-competition agreement that restricted the employee from working for a competing employer within a 30 mile radius of where the employee last worked for the employer and for a duration of two years.

  • Improving an employee before terminating!

    What laws would concern you when terminating an employee? Support your conclusions with appropriate research. I will look at my state's laws, Georgia.

  • Hiring a new worker and diminishing returns

    So it shouldn't be said that you should never hire a new worker if it causes diminishing returns because you may be able to fix the problem by terminating another employee.

  • Employee termination

    Terminating an employee for poor performance. Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, 28, 131-4. This solution exemplifies employee termination. References are also provided to further validate the findings.

  • Human Resources in Health Care

    Discuss what questions an employer (supervisor) should consider before terminating an employee. (at least 300 words) 4. Discuss what actions an employer can take in order to help reduce the necessity for discharging an employee.

View More Related Solutions