Today's Agent Skill: Employment Termination Documentation Drafter
What It Does
Terminating an employee — for performance issues, a layoff, or a business restructuring — is one of the legally riskiest moments a small business owner faces. Without proper documentation, you expose yourself to wrongful termination claims, unemployment disputes, and potential litigation that can cost far more than the original situation. An AI skill that generates the complete termination packet in minutes helps you handle this process professionally and reduce legal exposure.
How It Works
The agent takes the reason for termination, the employee's role and tenure, any prior documentation such as warnings or performance improvement plans, and the target state, then generates a complete termination packet: a formal termination letter, a separation checklist covering equipment return and system access revocation, and a set of talking points for the in-person meeting. It flags state-specific requirements that need attorney review before the letter is sent.
How to Deploy It
Trigger this skill in Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or Windsurf by describing the situation: "draft a termination letter for a [role], reason: [cause], state: [state]." The skill outputs all documents in a single response so you can review and customize. Always have an employment attorney review the final documents before use — especially for terminations involving protected characteristics, FMLA leave, or amounts over $10,000.
SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy
## Description
Generates a complete employment termination packet — formal letter, separation checklist, and in-person meeting talking points — based on the reason for termination, employee profile, and relevant state requirements.
## Trigger
Invoke when the user says "draft termination paperwork," "help me write a termination letter," "I need to let someone go," or describes a specific termination scenario including the reason and employee role.
## Input
- Employee role and tenure (years and months)
- Reason for termination: performance, layoff or reduction in force, end of contract, gross misconduct, or mutual separation
- State (to flag state-specific final paycheck timing and notice requirements)
- Any prior documentation: performance improvement plans, written warnings, verbal warning records
- Effective date and whether a notice period is being given or pay-in-lieu
- Severance terms, if any
## Steps
1. Draft a formal termination letter: effective date, reason summary in factual and professional language, final paycheck timing referenced against state law, COBRA or benefits continuation notice instruction, and return-of-property clause.
2. Generate a separation checklist: cCopy the full SKILL.md and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.