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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 3/21/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

Fisher Phillips on 1/5/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/4/2021

California Employment Law Notes - May 2019

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 5/17/2019

Strict Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively - Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l, 2019 WL 1945001 (9th Cir. 2019) - Last year, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v. Superior Court, 4...more

III-38- Part 2 on Employee Marijuana Use and Two Key NLRB Developments

Cozen O'Connor on 1/31/2019

This episode presents Part 2 of 2 on workplace issues when employees use marijuana, and also discusses two significant developments from the NLRB involving independent contractors and individual employee gripes....more

Why Should I Care About Employment Law? Common Pitfalls for Emerging Companies

Cozen O'Connor on 12/4/2018

Founders of emerging companies are often first-time employers and find themselves having to wade through the dense patchwork of state and federal labor and employment laws. This can be a confusing undertaking that often...more

Oden's "Top 4" Issues for Employers for 2018 (So Far)

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 10/15/2018

What follows are the "Top 4" issues or some variation/combination (in no particular order) that I have discussed with employers so far in 2018. Some may seem like common sense for the more seasoned Human Resource Director,...more

Treating the Cause, Not the Symptom: How to Avoid 10 Employment-Related Liabilities in the Health Care Industry

Williams Mullen on 5/23/2018

Companies of all shapes and sizes continually grapple with how to foster and maintain a productive, respectful work environment. Part and parcel of this objective is ensuring that the workplace complies with the various...more

II-25 – Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Employers in 2018

Cozen O'Connor on 1/8/2018

From federal agency changes to anticipated developments in sexual harassment, paid leave, overtime, and marijuana use, this episode of Employment Law Now provides ten issues that employers should resolve to understand in the...more

June 2017: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/7/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - January 2017

Littler on 1/9/2017

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — November 2016

Littler on 11/7/2016

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The November edition of the Insider Report turns a spotlight on...more

Gig and Technology Sectors Targeted in EEOC Enforcement Plan

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/4/2016

The EEOC is targeting the “21st-century workplace” by focusing on gig economies and the technology sector in its new Strategic Enforcement Plan. The new Enforcement Plan also targets what the EEOC calls “complex employment...more

EEOC's New Strategic Enforcement Plan Takes Aim at Gig Economy, Other Emerging Workforce Issues

Littler on 10/19/2016

On October 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for fiscal years 2017–2021, setting out its priorities and strategies for the near term. The SEP...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: October 2016 #3

Zelle LLP on 10/17/2016

Last week, the EEOC held a public meeting on the growing use of big data and predictive analytics in employment decision-making. A panel of industrial psychologists, attorneys, and labor economists told the EEOC that the use...more

The Employment Law Authority - March/April 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/11/2016

A federal appellate court recently held that an employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it discharged an employee who had been sleeping at work and falling short of the employer’s performance...more

DOL Presents: The Ghost of Violations Past

Baker Donelson on 6/17/2015

On May 28, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed guidance for President Obama's infamous Executive Order 13673 – "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (the Order). Although the stated purpose of the Order is "to...more

Beverage Distributors Ordered to Pay About $200K and Hire Sight-Impaired Employee in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/16/2013

Jury Found Company Violated Federal Law by Shunning Legally Blind Applicant - DENVER - In a disability lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal court in Denver has ordered...more

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