i am really having a hard time following this article as it seems disjointed here is a direct quote in addition to a pretermination loudermill hearing an employee must be afforded a full evidentiary hearing after the termination takes effect however the scope of the pretermination hearing depends upon the scope of the post termination hearing available to the employee if a full post termination hearing is available the loudermill pretermination hearing is minimal in such situations the employee would have an opportunity to respond in the pretermination hearing as long as she had available a post termination hearing thus the pre termination hearing functions as an initial check against mistaken decision essentially a determination of whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the charges against the employee are true and support the proposed action if a pretermination hearing is oral or written notice of the charges against the employee an explanation of the employer's evidence against the employee and an opportunity for the employee to present their side of the story the final sentence makes no sense as it is not a complete sentence the first paragraph also makes little sense because it says that an employee must be afforded a full post termination hearing but then goes on to say that if a full post termination hearing is available the pre termination hearing is minimal i would recommend that somebody rewrite this entire article who has a complete understanding of the loudermill holding