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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 -
McAfee & Taft

EEOC’s background check guidelines shot down

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One of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s top priorities has been to stop employers from instituting blanket bans on hiring individuals with criminal records. The EEOC’s focus stems from national data suggesting...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update October 2019 #2

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Charities- New York Attorney General Sues Online Fundraising Platform Over Alleged Failure to Distribute Charitable Contributions- New York AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against NYCharities.org and a related...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update August 2018 #4

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2018 AG Elections- Republican Bernard Pepukayi Announces Candidacy for Delaware Attorney General- Attorney Bernard Pepukayi, formerly a Democrat, announced that he has switched his political affiliation and has filed to...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update July 2018 #1

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Breaking News- Washington Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Seven Fast Food Franchisors Over “No Poach” Provisions in Franchise Agreements- Washington AG Bob Ferguson announced settlements with Arby’s Franchisor,...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update June 2018 #2

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2018 AG Elections- Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina Hold Primary Elections; South Carolina to Hold Runoff Election for Republican Attorney General Primary Race- Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina held...more

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II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today

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This episode flashes back to 1980's 9 to 5 workplace, and then goes back to the future to compare today's workplace of emoji harassment, a new game-changing overtime exemption rule, the 1st ever employer antitrust complaint...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Attorney General Issues First Guidance on Massachusetts Equal Pay Act

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• The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office issued guidance on the amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), which takes effect July 1, 2018, and mandates equal pay among employees of different genders performing...more

Littler

EEOC's Background Check Guidance Suffers Loss in Texas Federal Court

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On February 1, 2018, a federal judge enjoined the EEOC and U.S. Attorney General from enforcing against the State of Texas the EEOC’s 2012 Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Attorney General Reverses DOJ Policy On Protection Of Transgender Employees Under Title VII

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On October 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys announcing a new Department of Justice policy that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect employees from...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Trump V. Sessions: Are We Witnessing A “Constructive Discharge” In Real Time?

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As anyone who’s been following the news is aware, President Trump has been publicly and repeatedly indicating his displeasure with Attorney General Jeff Sessions. We are a non-partisan blog, so I’m not going to get into who’s...more

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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

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Acting attorney general, Sally Yates, was fired after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Trump’s January 27th immigration Executive Order (EO). The EO restricts entry into the U.S. by refugees...more

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What Can We Expect From California's Upcoming 2017-2018 Legislative Session?

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With the dust still settling from last month's unprecedented presidential election, California’s politicians have not stood still. In partisan terms, the election results in California could not be more different from that...more

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NY Attorney General Schneiderman Declares “War” on Non-Compete Agreements That He Perceives as Overbroad

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In an initiative that is virtually without precedent in New York, in the past two months (June 15, June 22 and August 4) Attorney General Schneiderman announced agreements with three separate companies in three different...more

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State Attorneys General on the Attack Against Noncompete Overuse

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Too much of a good thing can be bad – a maxim that some employers have historically ignored by requiring entire workforces, including rank-and-file employees, to submit to post-employment noncompete obligations as a condition...more

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Fifth Circuit Says Texas May Challenge EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidance

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In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an Enforcement Guidance stating when employers’ use of criminal background checks to exclude applicants from jobs violates Title VII. The Guidance states the EEOC’s...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

“Cooperation is Key” – Second Circuit Affirms Employer’s Ability to Fire an Employee for Refusal to Cooperate In an Internal...

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In 2004, as then NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer focused his efforts to root out fraud in an insurance brokerage giant, Marsh & McLennan, two Marsh executives, William Gilman and Edward McNenney, were caught in his...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015 #3

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New California Employment Laws on Fair Pay, Waiver of Meal Periods - Why it matters: California continues its focus on employment-related legislation. Touted as the toughest law of its kind in the nation, Senate...more

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Employers May Be Able to Limit Treble Damages for Violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act

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The Massachusetts Wage Act automatically entitles an employee who proves an unlawful failure to pay wages to treble damages. On June 18, 2015, however, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled in Littlefield v. Adcole...more

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State Attorney Generals Challenge EEOC Criminal Background Check Lawsuits

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As we reported in our July 15, 2013 blog post, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed class action lawsuits against Dollar General and BMW challenging those employers’ use of criminal background...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Tennessee Attorney General Says Guns in Parking Lots Law Doesn't Prohibit Employee Terminations

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Tennessee's "Guns in Parking Lots" bill was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam on March 14 of this year. The law states that "the holder of a valid handgun carry permit recognized in Tennessee may transport and store a...more

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