&gt; there is practically no such thing as wrongful termination in the US.<p>This is true.<p>However, there is nothing also that stops individuals from filing costly &quot;wrongful termination suits&quot; against a company.<p>In my little slice of the managerial world, we spend time with HR to fully document performance lapses, ensuring we have written statements clearly indicating expectations and whether they are met, solely because if we were to be sued, we could show enough evidence that this individual was terminated because of a lack of performance, despite being given reasonable time to take corrective measures.