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Hiring & Firing › Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) › Walgreens

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... more +
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 -
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Candidate Named Sue (or Maybe Regina)? Tread Carefully With the Litigious Job Applicant

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When is it safe to take action against an employee (or a former employee) who filed an EEOC charge against you? As the 7th Circuit just found in Baines v. Walgreen Co., you can never –REPEAT, NEVER – take action because an...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Grudges Are Forever

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Even a gap of five years between protected conduct and an adverse action isn’t enough to show the two are not connected. In Baines v. Walgreen Co., No. 16-3335 (7th Cir. July 12, 2017), the plaintiff had worked for the...more

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Employment Law: The Devil is in the Details

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Employment law, perhaps more than other areas of law, is highly fact-specific. A small change in any of the facts will often alter the analysis and outcome of the case. In part, this is because employment relationships are...more

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America's Largest Drug Store Chain to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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South San Francisco Walgreens Fired Longtime Employee With Diabetes Over a $1.39 Bag of Chips, Federal Agency Charged - SAN FRANCISCO - Drugstore giant Walgreens has agreed to pay $180,000 to a longtime employee with...more

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Employee Terminated for Stealing Caused by Disability Entitled to Discrimination Trial

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Is an employer allowed to enforce a uniformly-applied workplace conduct policy against an employee whose misconduct was caused by her disability? A federal district court in California said “maybe, maybe not,” and determined...more

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