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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... 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 -
Mitratech Holdings, Inc

7 Tips for Effective Background Screening of Hourly Employees

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Hiring hourly workers, especially in high-volume sectors like retail, hospitality, healthcare, and construction, presents unique challenges. The demand for quick hiring can sometimes lead to shortcuts in the background...more

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Laid-Off Workers Gain Influence on Social Media, Raising Concerns for Employers

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Waves of mass layoffs during the past two years have generated a new trend: layoff influencers who use social media to vent feelings, get assistance with a job search, and find community with other laid-off workers. This...more

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Navigating the Storm: Crisis Management in the Workplace — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Carol Cookerly, founder of Cookerly PR, a national marketing, PR, and crisis management firm. Drawing parallels from the TV...more

Leopard Solutions

Elevating Your Partner Recruiting Strategy to Attract Top Talent

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The realm of law firm hiring partners presents a distinct set of challenges when it comes to attracting high-caliber talent. This level of legal practice demands a unique combination of legal expertise, business acumen, and a...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

7 Ways DEIB Impacts Hourly Hiring

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In the dynamic world of hiring, it’s important to consistently keep DEIB – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) – in mind. Each of those elements, together and separately, has a profound impact on hourly hiring....more

Ius Laboris

Social media and protected beliefs at work

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The Belfast Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland has recently rejected two claims of unfair dismissal following sectarian (anti-Catholic) chants posted on social media. We look at the implications of clashing views on...more

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Choosing the Right Software for Background Checks: Key Features to Consider

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This blog post will explore the key features when selecting background check software. From improving candidate flow and upgrading your hiring workflow to ensuring global coverage and maintaining trusted speed and...more

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Leveraging Social Media for Recruitment Strategies

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Now is the time to be leveraging social media for your recruitment strategies. 73% of millennials found their last job on a social network (HR Network). Social media is a great outlet to showcase your company’s culture and...more

K2 Integrity

Why a Standard Background Check on NY Mets GM Jared Porter Was Bound to Fail

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Businesses facing scandalous revelations about a high-profile hire often wish they had known about it sooner. Before it played out in public through adverse press coverage. Before, even, they moved ahead with the hire. But as...more

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Healthy Workplace Discussions About Diversity, Part 2: Explaining the Foundations of Support for Organizational Diversity and...

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Only just a few days ago, Virginians like me were marking the second anniversary of the violent clashes in Charlottesville that erupted when white supremacists marched through town for the deadly and contemptible “Unite the...more

Hutchison PLLC

How Companies Address #MeToo Claims in Executive Employment Agreements Matter

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In a recent working paper, researchers at UCLA and the University of Amsterdam determined that a single sexual harassment claim can cause more damage to a company’s reputation than financial misconduct or fraud. In this...more

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Top Tips for Reviewing Your Social Media Profile

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Fifty-six percent of law school admissions officers say they look at an applicant’s social media profile to learn more about them, according to a survey by Kaplan Test Prep of 117 law schools. Ninety-one percent of law...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation

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Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses how to engage your employees in today’s unique workplace and navigate a multi-jurisdictional set of employment laws. This episode...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Amazon’s motion for summary judgment denied in FCRA class action suit

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U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman denied Amazon, Inc.’s (Amazon) motion for summary judgment on October 7, 2015, in Illinois federal court, in a class action case over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

The Volkov Law Group

Calculating the Incalculable: Reputational Damage (Part I of III)

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Today I am beginning a three-part series on reputational damage. The first part tries to define the term “reputational damage;” the second part focuses on managing threats to a company’s reputation and the final posting...more

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The “Twitterverse” Reacts After Employer Revokes Job Offer to Teen Over Tweet

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Last month, a Texas employer fired a new hire over Twitter before the new hire showed up for her first day of work, causing a frenzy of social media activity and some negative publicity for the employer. The day before...more

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