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title: Best Practices in Employee Termination | Complete Payroll
description: Firing people sucks. Emily & Jen explain what NYS employers MUST do and what they SHOULD do to terminate an employee quickly, legally, and with dignity.
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# [Best Practices in Employee Termination | Complete Payroll](https://www.completepayroll.com/blog/employee-termination-best-practices-unfiltered-hr-021)

 Written by [Unfiltered HR](https://www.completepayroll.com/blog/author/unfiltered-hr) | Apr 27, 2023 2:00:00 PM

Firing People 🤬 Sucks. In this episode of [Unfiltered HR](https://www.completepayroll.com/unfiltered-hr), Emily Martin ([Ally HR Partners](https://www.allyhrpartners.com)) and our own [Jennifer Strait](https://www.completepayroll.com/buffalo-ny/jennifer-strait) explain what New York State employers MUST do and what they SHOULD do to terminate an employee quickly, legally, and with dignity.

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Contact Emily Martin:   
[EMartin@AllyHRPartners.com](mailto:EMartin@AllyHRPartners.com)  |  (716)710-9164  |  [allyhrpartners.com](https://www.allyhrpartners.com)

 

<https://www.completepayroll.com/buffalo-ny/jennifer-strait>

Jennifer Strait | [completepayroll.com/jen-strait](https://www.completepayroll.com/buffalo-ny/jennifer-strait)

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