By Scott Chambers ( July 23, 2021, 11:32 AM EDT) -- When an employee is terminated from their employment, they have a duty to mitigate their damages — meaning that the individual needs to take active and demonstrable steps to apply for and attempt to secure alternative employment. If the employee finds alternative employment in the reasonable notice period, then the amounts earned are generally discounted from the reasonable notice requirement. However, if a terminated employee fails to mitigate at all or if the mitigation efforts are lacking, the court can disentitle the terminated employee to their full reasonable notice entitlement and at worst, award nothing....