Chapter 10 . Avoiding Termination Litigation 273 CASE 10.2 Termination Decision employee, even after two years as a county employee, was marginal and had a poor attendance record, although he had never even been counseled about his attendance. Shirley therefore sent him home with the comment, "We'll call you it or when we want you back." and Shirley was irritated and demonstrated no patience with the employee. She had planned to vote after work and antici- pated no problems at the polling place. Shirley was aware that the county could dismiss an employee at any time for any reason, and this particular Should Shirley initiate termination action? Discuss the steps she should follow Do you anticipate any problems if she decides to ter- minate the employee? CASE 10.3 County Road Supervisor Shirley noted the absence of one of her crew members one morning and so sent the crew out one at the garage with the explanation that he had stopped to vote man short. A few hours later the missing crew member arrived and there was a long line. All the other employees had left