Termination Landmines: How To Fire Without Fear Or Fallout
Master Terminations With Confidence—Stay Ethical, Legal, and in Control!
Instructor :
Brenda Neckvatal
Webinar ID:
17035
Date: APR 28, 2025 (MON)
Start Time: 10 AM PT - 11 AM PT
Duration: 1 Hr.
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Courses Included:
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- Harassment Monsters Among Us: Shield Your Workplace in 2024 (duration 90 mins.), find out more details here
- Firing Without Fear: Legal and Ethical Ways to Let Go (duration 60 mins.), find out more details here
- Paper Trails That Protect: The Do’s and Don’ts of Documentation (duration 60 mins.), find out more details here
The HR Guardian Bundle equips HR professionals to safeguard their organizations:
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- Prevent Workplace Harassment: Stay ahead of evolving harassment issues to…
Buy This Course in a Pack of 3 courses at 35% Discount HERE:
🛡️ The HR Guardian Bundle: Protect, Prevent, and Proceed with Confidence
” Address Critical HR Areas to Minimize Legal Risks!! “
Courses Included:
-
- Harassment Monsters Among Us: Shield Your Workplace in 2024 (duration 90 mins.), find out more details here
- Firing Without Fear: Legal and Ethical Ways to Let Go (duration 60 mins.), find out more details here
- Paper Trails That Protect: The Do’s and Don’ts of Documentation (duration 60 mins.), find out more details here
The HR Guardian Bundle equips HR professionals to safeguard their organizations:
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- Prevent Workplace Harassment: Stay ahead of evolving harassment issues to maintain a safe work environment.
- Ethical Termination Practices: Learn how to conduct terminations properly to avoid legal repercussions.
- Protective Documentation: Establish documentation protocols that shield your organization from risks.
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- Comprehensive Compliance Coverage: Address critical HR areas to minimize legal risks.
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What you will learn
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- Understand Federal And State Laws Governing Employee Terminations.
- Learn Best Practices For Conducting Respectful Termination Meetings.
- Develop Strategies To Manage Employee Reactions And Emotional Responses.
- Minimize Impact On Team Morale And Workplace Culture.
- Comply With National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Rulings.
- Address Legal Concerns Like Discrimination, Retaliation, And ….
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- Understand Federal And State Laws Governing Employee Terminations.
- Learn Best Practices For Conducting Respectful Termination Meetings.
- Develop Strategies To Manage Employee Reactions And Emotional Responses.
- Minimize Impact On Team Morale And Workplace Culture.
- Comply With National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Rulings.
- Address Legal Concerns Like Discrimination, Retaliation, And Wrongful Termination.
- Ensure Ethical Compliance And Professionalism In All Termination Processes.
Course Description
Terminating an employee is one of the most challenging responsibilities a manager can face. In 2025, this task has become even more complex with new compliance updates and evolving labor laws.
It’s no longer just about following legal guidelines—it’s about navigating ethical considerations and managing sensitive situations with professionalism and care.
This 60-minute webinar provides the most up-to-date tools and strategies to execute employee terminations with confidence, compliance, and integrity in today’s regulatory landscape.
Key Benefits You’ll Gain:
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- Master At-Will Employment:
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- Gain a clear understanding of the at-will employment doctrine, where either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time, within legal boundaries.
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- Master At-Will Employment:
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- Understand Legal Exceptions and Updates:
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- Learn about critical exceptions, including protections against termination for whistleblowers, refusal to engage in unlawful activities, and how 2025’s labor law changes impact your responsibilities.
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- Understand Legal Exceptions and Updates:
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- Practical, Actionable Strategies:
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- Discover proven practices to strengthen your legal standing, stay compliant with new regulations, and maintain ethical integrity in termination decisions before consulting an attorney.
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- Practical, Actionable Strategies:
This course is designed to help you navigate the complexities of employee termination effectively in light of the latest legal changes, ensuring you’re prepared, informed, and ready to act responsibly.
Take control of this delicate process—join us to master the legal and ethical aspects of employee terminations and foster a workplace culture grounded in fairness and compliance.
Sign up today—because staying ahead of 2025 compliance updates matters.
Terminating an employee is one of the most challenging responsibilities a manager can face. In 2025, this task has become even more complex with new compliance updates and evolving labor laws.
It’s no longer just about following legal guidelines—it’s about navigating ethical considerations and managing sensitive situations with professionalism and care.
This 60-minute webinar provides the most up-to-date tools and strategies to execute employee terminations with confidence, compliance, and integrity in today’s regulatory landscape.
Key Benefits You’ll Gain:
-
- Master At-Will Employment:
-
- Gain a clear understanding of the at-will employment doctrine, where either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time, within legal boundaries.
-
- Master At-Will Employment:
-
- Understand Legal Exceptions and Updates:
-
- Learn about critical exceptions, including protections against termination for whistleblowers, refusal to engage in unlawful activities, and how 2025’s labor law changes impact your responsibilities.
-
- Understand Legal Exceptions and Updates:
-
- Practical, Actionable Strategies:
-
- Discover proven practices to strengthen your legal standing, stay compliant with new regulations, and maintain ethical integrity in termination decisions before consulting an attorney.
-
- Practical, Actionable Strategies:
This course is designed to help you navigate the complexities of employee termination effectively in light of the latest legal changes, ensuring you’re prepared, informed, and ready to act responsibly.
Take control of this delicate process—join us to master the legal and ethical aspects of employee terminations and foster a workplace culture grounded in fairness and compliance.
Sign up today—because staying ahead of 2025 compliance updates matters.
Why you should attend
Terminating an employee is a sensitive and complex process, especially with new compliance updates for the year that employers must navigate.
This webinar is designed to equip you with the most up-to-date knowledge, tools, and strategies to handle terminations confidently and responsibly in 2025.
Here’s why you can’t afford to miss this session:
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- Stay Updated on 2025 Compliance Changes:
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- Learn about the latest legal updates affecting employee terminations, including state and federal labor law changes, ensuring you’re fully prepared to navigate new compliance requirements.
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- Stay Updated on 2025 Compliance Changes:
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- Master Termination Best Practices:
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- Gain actionable insights into conducting termination meetings, addressing employee reactions, and managing post-termination processes with dignity and professionalism.
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- Master Termination Best Practices:
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- Minimize Risk with Legal Expertise:
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- Avoid potential lawsuits and costly missteps by understanding exceptions to at-will employment, including whistleblower protections, discrimination laws, and other key safeguards.
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- Minimize Risk with Legal Expertise:
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- Enhance Leadership and Workplace Culture:
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- Strengthen your leadership skills by handling terminations with fairness and respect, reinforcing a workplace culture built on integrity and trust.
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- Enhance Leadership and Workplace Culture:
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- Future-Proof Your Organization:
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- The knowledge and skills you’ll gain are not just for immediate application—they’re an investment in your ability to navigate ongoing compliance challenges and ethical management responsibilities.
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- Future-Proof Your Organization:
By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped to conduct terminations that are legally compliant, ethically sound, and aligned with the latest regulatory updates for 2025.
Take control of this critical leadership responsibility with confidence and professionalism.
Enroll today—because staying ahead of compliance trends matters!
Terminating an employee is a sensitive and complex process, especially with new compliance updates for the year that employers must navigate.
This webinar is designed to equip you with the most up-to-date knowledge, tools, and strategies to handle terminations confidently and responsibly in 2025.
Here’s why you can’t afford to miss this session:
-
- Stay Updated on 2025 Compliance Changes:
-
- Learn about the latest legal updates affecting employee terminations, including state and federal labor law changes, ensuring you’re fully prepared to navigate new compliance requirements.
-
- Stay Updated on 2025 Compliance Changes:
-
- Master Termination Best Practices:
-
- Gain actionable insights into conducting termination meetings, addressing employee reactions, and managing post-termination processes with dignity and professionalism.
-
- Master Termination Best Practices:
-
- Minimize Risk with Legal Expertise:
-
- Avoid potential lawsuits and costly missteps by understanding exceptions to at-will employment, including whistleblower protections, discrimination laws, and other key safeguards.
-
- Minimize Risk with Legal Expertise:
-
- Enhance Leadership and Workplace Culture:
-
- Strengthen your leadership skills by handling terminations with fairness and respect, reinforcing a workplace culture built on integrity and trust.
-
- Enhance Leadership and Workplace Culture:
-
- Future-Proof Your Organization:
-
- The knowledge and skills you’ll gain are not just for immediate application—they’re an investment in your ability to navigate ongoing compliance challenges and ethical management responsibilities.
-
- Future-Proof Your Organization:
By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped to conduct terminations that are legally compliant, ethically sound, and aligned with the latest regulatory updates for 2025.
Take control of this critical leadership responsibility with confidence and professionalism.
Enroll today—because staying ahead of compliance trends matters!
Course Agenda
This interactive Webinar is designed for Employers, Managers, and HR Professionals who are keen to master the intricacies of Legal and Ethical Terminations.
The session is structured to enhance understanding and skills to manage terminations effectively while upholding legal standards and fostering a positive workplace culture.
Here’s what you will learn:
1. Legal Foundations of Employee Termination
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- Understand the core legal principles governing terminations
- Review key federal and state laws on discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge
- Learn how to identify and navigate exceptions to at-will employment
2. Conducting a Legally Compliant Termination Meeting
-
- Discover step-by-step strategies for preparing and leading termination discussions
- Learn how to clearly communicate termination decisions while maintaining professionalism and dignity
- Address documentation requirements and post-termination logistics
3. Managing Emotional and Behavioral Reactions
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- Prepare for common employee responses—anger, denial, distress
- Learn techniques to de-escalate conflict and preserve a respectful tone
- Know when to involve security or legal counsel
4. Minimizing Team Disruption and Cultural Fallout
-
- Explore best practices for maintaining team morale after a termination
- Communicate with your remaining staff to reinforce transparency and trust
- Protect your organizational culture during transitional periods
5. Key 2025 Legal Updates and Employer Responsibilities
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- Examine recent NLRB rulings, including:
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- Restrictions on confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses (Effective February 2023)
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- Examine recent NLRB rulings, including:
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- Understand how these rulings reshape termination policies and communication protocols
- Get compliance-ready with actionable employer takeaways
BONUS:
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- PDF copy of the presentation handout for your future reference.
- Soft copy of the certificate of completion on request.
- Q&A Session with the Presenter: Get your pressing questions answered verbally, via chat or email.
This interactive Webinar is designed for Employers, Managers, and HR Professionals who are keen to master the intricacies of Legal and Ethical Terminations.
The session is structured to enhance understanding and skills to manage terminations effectively while upholding legal standards and fostering a positive workplace culture.
Here’s what you will learn:
1. Legal Foundations of Employee Termination
-
- Understand the core legal principles governing terminations
- Review key federal and state laws on discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge
- Learn how to identify and navigate exceptions to at-will employment
2. Conducting a Legally Compliant Termination Meeting
-
- Discover step-by-step strategies for preparing and leading termination discussions
- Learn how to clearly communicate termination decisions while maintaining professionalism and dignity
- Address documentation requirements and post-termination logistics
3. Managing Emotional and Behavioral Reactions
-
- Prepare for common employee responses—anger, denial, distress
- Learn techniques to de-escalate conflict and preserve a respectful tone
- Know when to involve security or legal counsel
4. Minimizing Team Disruption and Cultural Fallout
-
- Explore best practices for maintaining team morale after a termination
- Communicate with your remaining staff to reinforce transparency and trust
- Protect your organizational culture during transitional periods
5. Key 2025 Legal Updates and Employer Responsibilities
-
- Examine recent NLRB rulings, including:
-
- Restrictions on confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses (Effective February 2023)
-
- Examine recent NLRB rulings, including:
-
- Understand how these rulings reshape termination policies and communication protocols
- Get compliance-ready with actionable employer takeaways
BONUS:
-
- PDF copy of the presentation handout for your future reference.
- Soft copy of the certificate of completion on request.
- Q&A Session with the Presenter: Get your pressing questions answered verbally, via chat or email.
Who is this course for
Everybody Benefits from Watching This. Even Better When Done as a Group!
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- Leaders Who Want to Navigate Terminations with Confidence and Integrity
- Department Heads Looking to Uphold Legal Compliance in Employee Management
- Managers Seeking to Improve Communication During Difficult Conversations
- HR Professionals Focused on Reducing Risk and Strengthening Workplace Culture
- Training Heads Aiming to Equip Teams with Essential Legal and Ethical Skills
- Business Owners Managing Employment Challenges in Small to Mid-Sized Organizations
- Compliance Officers Ensuring Alignment with Federal and State Employment Regulations
- Legal Advisors Looking to Broaden Their Knowledge of Termination Best Practices
- Executives Committed to Building a Positive and Respectful Workplace Culture
Everybody Benefits from Watching This. Even Better When Done as a Group!
-
- Leaders Who Want to Navigate Terminations with Confidence and Integrity
- Department Heads Looking to Uphold Legal Compliance in Employee Management
- Managers Seeking to Improve Communication During Difficult Conversations
- HR Professionals Focused on Reducing Risk and Strengthening Workplace Culture
- Training Heads Aiming to Equip Teams with Essential Legal and Ethical Skills
- Business Owners Managing Employment Challenges in Small to Mid-Sized Organizations
- Compliance Officers Ensuring Alignment with Federal and State Employment Regulations
- Legal Advisors Looking to Broaden Their Knowledge of Termination Best Practices
- Executives Committed to Building a Positive and Respectful Workplace Culture
Instructor Profile
Brenda Neckvatal is an international award-winning HR professional and two-time best-selling author. She not only helps business leaders get the people side of their business right, but she is also a specialist in crisis management, government contracting HR compliance, and a mentor to rising entrepreneurs, business leaders, HR champions, and professionals.
Brenda has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and US News & World Report. She began her HR career after a solid fourteen-year stint in retail management. She enjoys helping people solve their unique problems; human resources offered her the ability to support her coworkers more effectively. Having benefited from working for six Fortune 500 companies, she leverages her experience to advise her audience to use tried and trusted best practices that help small businesses achieve their workforce goals. In her combined 30-year career in human resources and business, she has consulted with over 500 small businesses and C-suite leaders, optimizing employee effectiveness and helping mitigate the high costs associated with making hasty employment-related decisions.
She has dealt with complex employee situations involving workplace violence, a near stabbing, deliberately inciting fear among coworkers, stalking, breaches of protocol around national security, assault, suicide, death, homicide, and a potential active shooter scenario.
Brenda is a devoted volunteer in the Navy SEAL community and is constantly finding new ways to support veterans of Naval Special Warfare. She dedicates 32 weeks a year to working with The Honor Foundation, supporting the career transition of Special Forces personnel by providing them with her knowledge, insight, and creativity. Perseverance, integrity, and relentless optimism are just a few of the qualities you will encounter when meeting and working with Brenda.
