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Organizational Exit

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    Handbook Templates

    Separation From Employment Handbook Statement

    Employers seeking to provide employees with an overview of separation from employment, including classification of the types of separation and recommended procedures, should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Return of Company Property Handbook Statement

    Employers seeking to advise employees of their responsibility to return company property when separating employment should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Exit Interviews Handbook Statement

    Employers seeking to advise employees of the company's exit process should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Voluntary Open Door Policy Handbook Statement: Arizona

    Arizona employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to communicate to employees their rights under the Employment Protection Act, Arizona's constructive discharge law.

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    FAQs

    When should an employer assess whether the WARN Act applies to an upcoming layoff?

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    FAQs

    What are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) employer reporting requirements in the event of an employee's workplace death?

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    Posters and Notices

    Michigan Unemployment Compensation Notice (UIA 1711)

    As mandated by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, all employers should provide the Michigan Unemployment Compensation Notice (UIA 1711) to an employee upon termination.

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    Letters and Forms

    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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    Posters and Notices

    Hawaii Required Notice to Dislocated Workers/Plant Closings Poster

    As mandated by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division, Hawaii employers must post the Hawaii Required Notice to Dislocated Workers/Plant Closings Poster.

About This Topic

Guidance for HR on understanding and complying with federal and state law regarding legal and fair employee terminations.