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Termination Letter

Letter confirming the end of employment, final pay, benefits continuation, and return of company property — a separate formal separation notice is legally required in roughly 20 states.

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⚠️ This is a blank template, not legal advice: check the wording with a lawyer and adapt it to your jurisdiction and your case.

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NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Company name Letter date

Dear Employee name,

This letter confirms that your employment with Company name in the position of "Position" ends effective Last day of employment.

1. SEPARATION 1.1. As your employment has been at-will, this separation may occur with or without cause. Reason for separation: Reason for separation. 1.2. ⚠️ A separate formal separation notice is legally required in a number of states (for example Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) — confirm the requirement for your state.

2. FINAL PAY 2.1. Your final paycheck of Final paycheck amount (including any wages owed and, where required by state law, accrued unused paid time off) will be issued on Final paycheck date. 2.2. ⚠️ Final paycheck deadlines are set at the state level and vary significantly — some states require immediate payment on involuntary termination, with penalties for late payment. Confirm the deadline for your state before relying on the date above.

3. BENEFITS CONTINUATION 3.1. Benefits continuation (COBRA) information

4. RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY 4.1. Please return the following company property by your last day of employment: Company property to be returned.

Unemployment insurance: you may apply for unemployment insurance benefits through your state workforce agency. Eligibility is determined by the state agency, not by the Company, and the Company will respond accurately to any request for information.

Continuing obligations: any confidentiality, trade secret, or invention assignment obligations you agreed to in writing remain in effect after your last day, according to their terms.

We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

SIGNATURES On behalf of Company name ______________ / Company signatory name, Company signatory title /

Received by ______________ / Employee name / Date: ______________

— — — ⚠️ This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Employment, consumer-protection, and business law in the United States vary significantly by state (and sometimes by city) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a licensed attorney in your state before use. Official government forms (Form I-9, Form W-4, Form W-9, Form 1099-NEC, etc.) are not included here and must be obtained directly from the IRS/USCIS in their official, unmodified form.

Fields of the document

Fields that belong to a switched-off clause are dimmed — they are not asked for.

  • Company nametextrequiredautomatic
  • Employee nametextrequiredautomatic
  • Positiontextrequiredautomatic
  • Last day of employmentdaterequired
  • Reason for separationlong textoptional

    Optional under at-will employment, but documenting the reason helps with unemployment insurance claims and defending against wrongful-termination claims

  • Final paycheck amountamountrequired
  • Final paycheck datedaterequired

    Deadline varies by state — some states require immediate payment on involuntary termination

  • Benefits continuation (COBRA) informationlong textoptional

    Applicable to employers with 20+ employees

  • Company property to be returnedlong textoptional

    e.g. keys, badge, equipment, uniforms, laptop

  • Company signatory nametextrequired
  • Company signatory titletextoptional
  • Letter datedaterequiredautomatic

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