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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 -

Youth skills on the agenda

Ius Laboris on 7/13/2023

Young people were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and many are still paying the price, whether in or out of work. It is hoped that a renewed focus on skills will help equip more to catch up and to thrive....more

DE Under 3: Disability Unemployment, Cornell ILR & USDOL Women's Bureau Webinar Series & More

DirectEmployers Association on 3/2/2022

Tune in as our experts share information on the status of vaccine mandate litigation; the new webinar series brought to light by Cornell University’s Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR) School and the USDOL Women’s Bureau; and...more

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 2/28/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Financial Daily Dose 5.3.2021 | Top Story: U.S. Economy Flourishes in Q1 on Pent-up Demand and Stimulus Spending

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/3/2021

Apple and Fortnite-maker Epic Games kick off their “high-stakes” trial over App Store fees, Apple’s payment system, and breach of contract. At the core of the dispute is Apple’s incredibly lucrative App Store, which charges...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.7.2020 | Top Story: November Hiring Well Below Expectations as Employment Recovery Stalls

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/7/2020

Friday’s jobs report was not only 200,000 jobs below projections for November, but it marked the fifth straight month of a diminished pace of hiring in the United States and brought urgency to facing the reality that there...more

The Law on Job Creation: a new dawn for investment in Indonesia

A&O Shearman on 11/9/2020

On 2 November 2020, Indonesia’s Law on Job Creation went into effect. The Law, amends or revokes over 78 existing laws and introduces new provisions with the aim of increasing investment into Indonesia, and in turn...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.15.2020 | Top Story: Citi Faces Federal Risk-Management Inquiry, Resumes Job Cuts

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/15/2020

Federal authorities are prepping to “reprimand Citigroup Inc. for failing to improve its risk-management systems—an expansive set of technology and procedures designed to detect problematic transactions, risky trades and...more

Vermont Health Care Update 01-27-20 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 1/27/2020

Governor delivers budget address - Gov. Phil Scott delivered his budget address on Tuesday, focusing on the demographic crisis and a shrinking workforce as the state’s biggest challenges....more

Financial Daily Dose 12.06.2019 | Top Story: Aramco Prices Shares at High-end of Range That Would Value Company at $1.7 trillion

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/6/2019

Saudi Aramco has priced its offering at the high end of its range, setting the company up to raise more than $25 billion and value the company at nearly $1.7 trillion—all part of what promises to make this the world’s biggest...more

Senate Leaders Propose Significant Changes to the EB-5 Program: Big City Developers Are Likely to Rejoice

Polsinelli on 11/8/2019

On November 5, 2019, Senators Rounds (R-SD), Graham (R-SC) and Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Immigrant Investor Program Relief Act (S. 2778) (“Relief Act”). The Relief Act would extend the Immigrant Investor Program (known as...more

Strong Economy Leads to Increased Union Strength in the Healthcare Industry

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/9/2019

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in every seven jobs created in the U.S. in 2018 came in the healthcare sector. The growth in healthcare demand and jobs is due to coalescing of factors, including an aging...more

Financial Daily Dose 10.1.2019 | Top Story: Credit Suisse COO Resigns in Wake of Corporate Spying Scandal

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/1/2019

Top Tidjane Thiam ally Pierre-Olivier Bouee, Credit Suisse’s COO, has resigned in the wake of an internal probe finding that he “ordered the surveillance of the bank’s former wealth-management chief, Iqbal Khan, without...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.9.2019 | Top Story: Fed on Track to Cut Rates Again in September

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/9/2019

Friday remarks from Fed Chair Powell in Zurich confirmed the central bank’s dedication to keeping the US economic expansion on track and appear to have signaled the Fed’s plan to cut interest rates for a second time this...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.6.2019 | Top Story: A Preview of Today’s U.S. August Jobs Report

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/6/2019

Jobs Report Friday! Here’s what to look for in the numbers – WSJ and Bloomberg and NYTimes The White House has rolled out its “long-awaited plan” to return federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private...more

USCIS Publishes EB-5 Modernization Rule: the Impact on the EB-5 Program

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/31/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the immigration-benefits component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published a final regulation on “EB-5 Immigrant...more

Financial Daily Dose 7.8.2019 | Top Story: Friday’s Solid Jobs Report Prompts Rate-Cut Concerns

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/8/2019

We managed to miss Jobs Report Friday because of the holiday break, so here’s the lowdown on a very strong set of numbers—224,000 jobs added—and the seemingly incongruous market reaction to the good news (it’s all about the...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/5/2019

Not shockingly, the White House’s recent insistence on keeping tariffs in place on China (to ensure deal compliance) is proving to be a major stumbling block in negotiations on a grand trade deal between the US and China....more

Large Employers in France Already Enjoying Benefits of Labor Reforms

Fisher Phillips on 2/21/2018

In late September, my colleague, Brian Ellixson, published a post concerning the start of a power swing, from France’s historically employee-friendly labor regime to a somewhat more employer-friendly system. Indeed, although...more

Did Gig Economy Growth Contribute To Strong November Jobs Report?

Fisher Phillips on 12/12/2017

By most objective measurements, the Labor Department’s December 4 jobs report was solid. CNN Money reported that employers added 228,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%....more

Rumors of the Death of the Gig Economy Are Greatly Exaggerated

Fisher Phillips on 8/29/2017

Now that the US economy is showing signs of recovery, especially in the area of job creation, some observers have noted that the pool of available contingent workers appears to be shrinking, as workers return to more...more

EB-5 Visa Program: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/5/2017

Concerns over the EB-5 “Gold” visa have been revived since Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner’s sister pitched the prospect of EB-5 immigration visas to Chinese investors. While the program may appear an easy path to...more

Matter of Dhanasar: A New Standard for National Interest Waivers in the United States

Franczek P.C. on 1/11/2017

On December 27, 2016, the AAO issued a decision that modifies the standards for granting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) in Matter of Dhanasar. This decision will impact thousands of applicants seeking U.S. permanent...more

2013 Executive Employer Survey Report

Littler on 7/10/2013

On the heels of highly optimistic hiring plans expressed in our inaugural survey one year ago, employers remain bullish in their intentions to bring on new full-time employees, albeit to a somewhat lesser degree. As the job...more

Not So EZ Anymore? The Tenuous State of California’s Enterprise Zone Credit

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/26/2013

California's Enterprise Zone Act was promulgated "to stimulate business and industrial growth in the depressed areas of the state by relaxing regulatory controls that impede private investment" and to create a "strong,...more

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