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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 -

#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 4

Cozen O'Connor on 6/14/2021

Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. However, those bygone times have been replaced by a modern...more

2016 presidential election dynamics in the workplace: Free speech? ‘You’re fired’

McAfee & Taft on 10/12/2016

None of us are immune from this year’s presidential election dynamics. Disrespect and name-calling seem more prevalent than policy discussions. The election is highly polarizing, potentially pitting employee against employee....more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: December 7, 2015 #2

Zelle LLP on 12/14/2015

Data breaches were in the news again last week. The Association of Corporate Counsel released findings including the startling news that one-third of in-house counsel reported their organization had suffered a data breach...more

Harassing Facebook Posts Justify Termination

Allen Matkins on 6/15/2015

A recent labor arbitration decision illustrates that an employer can terminate an employee who uses social media to insult and threaten co-workers in violation of a workplace harassment policy. This case arose when the...more

15 For ’15: Employment And Labor Resolutions For The New Year

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/8/2015

While the year is still young, here are 15 New Year’s resolutions that employers may want to make: 1. Make sure your “independent contractors” are really independent contractors. ”Independent contractors” are under...more

The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute

Littler on 2/22/2013

In this report: - I. Sustainable Innovations for a Changing Global Workforce - II. Forging a Global HR Team to Align with a Global Business: Transparency and Integration - III. Developing an Effective Global...more

NLRB Orders Reinstatement of Employees Fired Over Discussion on Facebook

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/22/2013

In Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., 359 NLRB No. 37 (Dec. 14, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that an employer violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by firing five...more

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