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References for Former Employees

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Employment Law Manual

Process of Termination: Arkansas

In-depth review of the spectrum of Arkansas employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to process of termination.
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Supervisor Training

Employee Termination - Supervisor Briefing

This briefing for supervisors provides a protocol and best practices for employee termination, from the disciplinary process through to the post-termination period.
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Policies and Documents

Severance Agreement Form

An employer may use this form to build or reach a severance or termination agreement with an outgoing employee when the employer is either contractually bound to provide severance or it determines that providing severance is in its best interests. Common scenarios in which employers elect to provide severance are when they desire a (mostly) clean break with an outgoing employee, they desire to maintain good relations with the outgoing employee or when the employer desires some protection from the outgoing employee against risks associated with litigation, competition or security.
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How To

How to Prepare a Severance or Termination Agreement

A severance or termination agreement is a very effective tool for an employer to use to make a mostly clean break with outgoing employees. However, there are important restrictions on the type of consideration employers can ask for as part of severance or termination agreements. This How to will help employers walk through the process of negotiating and drafting such an agreement and can be useful in protecting the company and ensuring the agreement is enforceable in a court of law.
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FAQs

May an employer create a "black list" of individuals that it will refuse to hire?
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FAQs

May an employer be sued due to the contents of a post-termination reference?
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FAQs

May an employer be sued for refusing to provide a post-termination reference?
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Legal Timetable

Connecticut Personnel Files Act Amendment

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HR guidance on risks in responding to reference requests for former employees and ways to guard against exposure to defamation claims.

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