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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 -

Amazon under the gun

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 6/10/2020

ethikos 34, no. 6 (June 2020) - Amazon.com Inc. is facing scrutiny from lawmakers after a series of actions, including firing employees after they had raised workplace concerns and purchasing equipment from blacklisted...more

Internet Job Postings Pose Legal Perils for Employers

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/3/2020

Today social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn, allow employers to target their job listings based on various characteristics of the users they wish to reach. As a result, employers can theoretically identify...more

Is Artificial Intelligence Sexist and Racist?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/26/2019

Last year, Amazon scrapped its machine-learning algorithm because it discovered it had a major problem—the artificial intelligence didn’t like women. The machine-based learning tool was designed to analyze resumes and compare...more

Employers Should Immediately Review Recruitment Ad Practices Due to Facebook Class Litigation

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 1/21/2019

A little over a year ago, three major employers—T-Mobile, Amazon, and Cox Communications—were sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of age in the way they recruited new employees via Facebook. The plaintiffs’ lawyers...more

Help Wanted: How Your Online Job Advertisements Could Be Considered Age Discrimination

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 1/24/2018

More and more employers are seeking employees on the internet through targeted advertisements on Facebook. Employers can target these advertisements to certain users based on age, location, interests, experience, among other...more

Employment Law - February 2017

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/27/2017

Ninth Circuit Sends Employment Dispute to Arbitration - Why it matters - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sent an employment dispute to arbitration, reversing a denial of the employer's motion to...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: November 10, 2015

Zelle LLP on 11/10/2015

Last week, a jury awarded sports journalist, T.J. Simers a $7.1 million verdict in his age and disability discrimination suit against the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Simers alleged that he was subjected to discrimination...more

Amazon’s motion for summary judgment denied in FCRA class action suit

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/16/2015

U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman denied Amazon, Inc.’s (Amazon) motion for summary judgment on October 7, 2015, in Illinois federal court, in a class action case over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

Non-Compete and Trade Secret Provisions: Protecting Your Company and Assets

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 9/2/2015

Now more than ever, employers must take active steps to protect their confidential information and trade secrets from the prying eyes of competitors. In our digital age, trade secrets can be misappropriated in an instant, and...more

The Employment Law Authority - December 2014

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/17/2014

In This Issue: - Justices Issue Pro-Employer Rulling in FLSA Case - Ogletree Deakins Named A "Law Firm of the Year" - California Mandates Anti-Bullying Training for Supervisors - OFCCP Issues Final...more

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