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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 -

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/12/2018

Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

EEOC Sues Publix Super Markets For Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/28/2017

Company Refused to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation for Rastafarian Employee's Dreadlocks, Federal Agency Charges - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Florida-based grocer Publix Super Markets, Inc. violated federal law by refusing to...more

California Employment Law Notes - May 2017

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 5/8/2017

Ruth Featherstone alleged that her former employer (SCPMG) discriminated against her based on a "temporary disability" that was caused by an adverse drug reaction, which resulted in an "altered mental state." During this...more

Employment Flash - October 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/2/2015

SEC Adopts CEO Pay Ratio Rule - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule requiring public companies to disclose the ratio of annual pay of their chief executive to median annual pay...more

Retailer - Fall 2014

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/18/2014

Counting the Cost of Payroll Cards: Are they Worth it for Employers? Retailers, as well as other employers, have grown to rely on payroll cards to compensate employees who may not have bank accounts. What are the legal risks...more

Food Lion Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/21/2014

Grocer Refused Accommodation for Jehovah's Witness's Worship Services, Federal Agency Charged - WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - Supermarket chain Food Lion, LLC violated federal law when it refused to provide a religious...more

Food Rite Community Supermarket Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/12/2014

Richmond Store Denied Qualified Female Applicant Van Driver Job, Lawsuit Charged - RICHMOND, Va. - Lee's Food Corp., doing business as Food Rite Community Supermarket, will pay $10,500 and provide other relief to ...more

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