I owned a hotel, so I've fired many people.
I was owed millions and was fired and had a five year law suit against the prick that fired me {I won, according to the judge and my lawyers}, so in answer to your questions, yes, yes, and yes.
When you are involved in a law suit, the only "winners" are the lawyers, and those bastards don't care about right or wrong, as long as they get paid.
Willy Shakespeare was right... KILL ALL THE LAWYERS.
You might better about yourself if you coddle someone that you fire, but they don't.
So tell me, Tim, what is the "right way" ?
LOL well, you’ll get no argument from me regarding lawyers. I’ve learned to despise all of them.... unless, I actually NEED one. I always want to love my own lawyer.
Sphinx laid out the preferred way of getting the task done. It’s not THAT hard to do. This situation is a bit more complicated than firing a room cleaner that doesn’t show up for work. There’s politics involved.
This case will almost surely go to the courts.... it probably already has. But more importantly, it will be fodder for the court of public opinion. Us die-hard MAGA types may not give a crap how this lady was treated, but a LOT of voters will.... especially women.
There’s just no reason to create yet another ‘Circus of Mean’ to feed the media echo chamber for another month.
Trump may not have to face election again, but Republicans will... in 2026. And it already ain’t looking great for them. If they don’t codify more of the DOGE findings, it could be an epic wipeout. And then, you can forget about Trump getting anything else done.