requirements to fire employee in CA

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
We are a small medical practice. We hired a new therapist and have been training her for the past 9 months. We recognize now that she does not have the skills required for this position. She is the latest hire for our company. How do we fire her? We have 7 employees; the employee in question is from Canada with valid 2yr work visa. In addition, patient count is very low and there is no reason to have this employee on the pay roll (she is not bringing in/generating any revenue). Thank you.

Hello all - thanks for the quick feedback and I appreciate the input.

medlaw1 said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
We are a small medical practice. We hired a new therapist and have been training her for the past 9 months. We recognize now that she does not have the skills required for this position. She is the latest hire for our company. How do we fire her? We have 7 employees; the employee in question is from Canada with valid 2yr work visa. In addition, patient count is very low and there is no reason to have this employee on the pay roll (she is not bringing in/generating any revenue). Thank you.

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California is an "at will". Say "Here is your last paycheck. Thank you for working here but your services are no longer required."

We recognize now that she does not have the skills required for this position.

Why would you think you need anything more than this?

The only state in which you need any kind of justification to fire an employee is Montana, and even in Montana being inable to do the job hired for is a justifiable reason.

How do we fire her? "Unfortunately, you just don't have the necessary skills for this position. We're sorry it didn't work out and we sincerely wish you all the best."