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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 -

Successfully integrating new partners

IR Global on 6/21/2024

In this new issue of Insights, dedicated to the integration of new partners in legal organizations, we will look at the many benefits of successfully integrating new partners, but also the many risks incurred by an...more

Ogletree Deakins Benchmarking Survey Finds Hiring and Retention Issues Top Employers’ List of Concerns

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/28/2024

A recent Ogletree Deakins internal benchmarking survey of nearly 1,100 companies revealed that a chief concern of employers was how to hire and retain employees. The survey included companies of all sizes, varying from fewer...more

Revealing How Large Companies Conduct Legal Talent Acquisition for Corporate Growth

Leopard Solutions on 11/1/2023

Have you ever wondered how Fortune 500 companies structure their legal departments and acquire in-house legal talent for growth? A recent Leopard Solutions webinar provided an exclusive look into this intriguing process....more

EEOC Adopts 2022-2026 Strategic Plan With an Emphasis on Large-Scale Litigation, Improving Internal EEOC Processes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/24/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 22, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially adopted its new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026. The Strategic Plan outlines the Commission’s major goals and objectives...more

How AI and Automated Systems Use Can Lead to Discrimination in Hiring

Perkins Coie on 2/20/2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated systems can increase efficiency and help reduce human error. However, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the White House, and the Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Law Firms Are Adjusting Their Lawyer Staffing and Promotion Strategy, According to Leopard Solutions’ Data

Leopard Solutions on 12/19/2022

Leopard Solutions' data shows that firms, following the post-pandemic hiring boom of 2021, are adjusting their staffing strategy when it comes to their partner and counsel promotions. While some firms have announced layoffs,...more

[Webinar] Revealing the Results of Leopard Solutions' 2022 State of the Legal Industry Report - January 17th, 1:00 pm ET

Leopard Solutions on 12/16/2022

Leopard Solutions' annual state of the legal industry report covers topics such as lateral and entry level hires, attorney exits and retention, promotions, law firm growth and decline, diversity changes within the industry,...more

NILG 2022 - OFCCP Focus on Strategic Impact

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 8/4/2022

Circa again attended the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference, this year held in Boston, where the theme was “Be a Beacon of Change.” Tuesday’s opening speaker was OFCCP Director, Jenny Yang, who greeted the...more

Strategies and Benchmarks for the Workplace: Ogletree’s Survey of Key Decision-Makers - April 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/20/2022

In the spring of 2021, we conducted our first benchmarking survey of in-house counsel and senior HR professionals. At that time, the world remained firmly in the grips of the pandemic, with employers facing many new and...more

Developing a Diverse Workforce

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/2/2020

Issues of racial equality have at times dominated news cycles this year. Against this backdrop, and notwithstanding the other challenges of 2020, many employers are working to meaningfully enhance their approaches to...more

Belgium: Spring Cleaning Tasks for Human Resources in 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/29/2020

Belgium has spent much of the last 12 months without a government following gridlock in coalition negotiations after the general election in May 2019. As such, there has not been any new legislation covering employment law....more

USCIS Announces Timeline for FY 2021 H-1B Electronic Pre-Registration Process

Littler on 12/17/2019

On December 6, 2019, USCIS announced that it officially plans to implement the electronic H-1B registration process for petitioners seeking to submit H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2021....more

What Does California's New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements Mean for Staffing Firms?

Littler on 2/12/2019

Last year, California enacted SB 1343, amending California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to expand employers' sexual harassment training requirements. Previously, employers with 50 or more employees had to provide...more

Taking Your Business International

Carlton Fields on 6/8/2015

Going international is a complicated undertaking. The steps required will depend on your specific situation and concerns. The following outlines, in very general terms, some of the issues you must consider as you begin to...more

Hiring From a Competitor? Play Defense to Limit Trade Secret Risk

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/23/2015

When discussing trade secrets and strategies to protect valuable proprietary information, most companies focus on their outbound risk. In other words, companies pay close attention to protecting their own valuable trade...more

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