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Introduction

I was on a conference call recently with some

colleagues, a group of lawyers from other states and

other practice areas who talk once a week about how our

practices are going, share ideas, and sometimes

commiserate. One says: “I just made a terrible mistake.

I had to let go an employee who was a real problem, but I

didn’t warn her that if she didn’t do [something] she

would be fired. Now she is upset and I think I have

opened myself up to a lawsuit.”

Behind this simple statement lie some of the

myths, truths, and half-truths about employment law that

stymie many businesses and the people who work for

them.

1| Rules of the Road