Q&A: What to do when a fired employee makes a threat on the way out | Vigilant

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Feb 13, 2018

Q&A: What to do when a fired employee makes a threat on the way out

A: Employers have a legal obligation to provide a safe workplace for their employees. Unfortunately, workplace violence is a modern reality. Don’t write off a threat because you think the employee is simply venting his or her frustration at being fired. Refer to your workplace violence prevention program and procedures. You may need to secure the premises, notify security and local law enforcement, and take other precautions.

Q: What should we do when a fired employee makes a threat on the way out? During a termination meeting with this employee, he promised that “he would get us all for firing him.”

This website presents general information in nontechnical language. This information is not legal advice. Before applying this information to a specific management decision, consult legal counsel.
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