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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 -
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SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, April 2023

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Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements - In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more

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EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s Announcement Of Strategic Priorities: A New Era Of Transparency For The Commission?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 4, 2020, EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s released a list of priorities for the Commission in 2020. While the priorities primarily focus on continuing to seek justice for workers raising claims of...more

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Mueller Industries Settles EEOC Class Disability Discrimination Lawsuit For $1 Million

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Company's Strict Enforcement of 180-Day Maximum Leave and Attendance Policies Disadvantages Workers With Disabilities, Federal Agency Says - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced...more

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Capstone Logistics to Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said - BALTIMORE -- Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and provide...more

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Tick, Tock….The EEOC Runs Out The Clock – Fiscal Year 2017 Marks A Last Minute Return To Frantic Filing

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more

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KB Staffing Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

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Company Agreed to Change its Practices and Compensate Victims of Policy Requiring Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire - TAMPA, Fla. - KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, will create a class...more

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Is Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Employment Discrimination Prohibited? It Depends on Whom You Ask

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There have been many news stories over the past couple of years about sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the workplace and in schools. Yet, in none of those stories is it ever made clear what the actual...more

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EEOC Updates Strategic Enforcement Plan

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved revisions to its 2017-2021 Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). The SEP provides employers with an indication of where the agency will concentrate...more

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Gig and Technology Sectors Targeted in EEOC Enforcement Plan

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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

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EEOC Reveals Priorities in Updated Strategic Enforcement Plan

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On October 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved its updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021. The SEP reflects the EEOC’s “continued commitment to focus efforts on...more

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EEOC Issues Updated Strategic Enforcement Plan: What Should Employers Do Now?

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On October 17, 2016 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017 – 2021. This recently approved SEP updates the EEOC’s first SEP which spanned...more

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EEOC Announces New Enforcement Priorities - Gig Economy, High Tech Sector In The Crosshairs

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Earlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a new series of enforcement priorities on which it will focus over the next five years. By releasing its second-ever Strategic Enforcement Plan,...more

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

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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

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Five EEOC Initiatives to Monitor on the Agency’s Silver Anniversary

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) opened its doors on July 2, 1965, exactly one year after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of that act (“Title VII”) prohibits...more

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Annual Report On EEOC Developments: Fiscal Year 2014

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In This Issue: - INTRODUCTION ..I. LOOKING BACK AT FY 2014: A REVIEW OF EEOC SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND SIGNIFICANT CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH FOR IN FY 2015 ..A. Key Statistics ...more

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Despite settlement, EEOC continues and expands discrimination investigation

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At this point, employers have become all too familiar with the new, aggressive enforcement agenda of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency’s systemic initiative to root out alleged discriminatory employment...more

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EEOC Sues Detroit Funeral Home Chain for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

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Lawsuit Is One of Two the Agency Filed Today - the First Suits in Its History - Challenging Transgender Discrimination Under 1964 Civil Rights Act - DETROIT- Detroit-based R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc....more

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J.B. Hunt Agrees to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Case Regarding Criminal Conviction Records

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Transportation Company Agrees to Maintain Revised Policy Consistent With Recent EEOC Policy Guidelines; Some 14,000 Employees Affected Nationwide - LOS ANGELES - J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., one of the largest...more

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A Glimpse Into the Future: The EEOC’s New Strategic Enforcement Plan

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Stating that now is an “opportune moment for transformative change” that will require a strategic focus of resources and a rigorous commitment to reducing discriminatory practices in the workplace, the Equal Employment...more

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EEOC Priorities and Questions to Avoid in the Hiring Process

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On December 17, 2012, the EEOC approved its strategic enforcement plan for 2013-2016. Listed first among its national priorities is eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring. Specifically, the EEOC stated that it will...more

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The Corporate Law Report: First-to-File Patents, Hiring for Cultural Fit, Roth Conversions Post-Fiscal Cliff, and Global Corporate...

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Watch our latest Corporate Law Report for: - a speed round of need-to-know employment law advisories covering workplace secret recordings, the EEOC's strategic enforcement plan, the NLRB in Obama's second term, and more; -...more

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EEOC’s New Strategic Enforcement Plan Highlights Emphasis on Systemic Discrimination Cases

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Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted a new Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) setting forth its priorities and methods of enforcement for the next 4 years. ...more

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EEOC Releases Its Strategic Enforcement Plan

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On December 17, 2012, the EEOC released its Strategic Enforcement Plan. As previously reported, the EEOC released the draft SEP for public comment on September 4, 2012, with a plan to vote on and implement it by October 1....more

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EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan

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On December 18, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) highlighting six high-priority target areas. The SEP stresses that the EEOC’s enforcement efforts...more

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EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan

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Commission Establishes Priorities for Enforcement and Strategies for Integrating Agency Responsibilities - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved a Strategic Enforcement...more

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