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THE DECISION to discharge a problem employee can seem so right at the time. The employee may be a disruptive and even destructive influence on your workplace, and you know it’s the right thing to do. So why wait? Get it over with quickly; like pulling off a bandage. Unfortunately for many employers, it’s this “quick trigger” mentality that can make a decision that feels so right, go so very wrong. Too often, the decision to discharge an employee takes place in a perfect storm of high emotions, immediate business needs and disregarded legal rules. Such a decision—justified though it may be—can end up