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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 -

Elevating Your Partner Recruiting Strategy to Attract Top Talent

Leopard Solutions on 12/21/2023

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

Talent Management: 2023's Buzzword (For What You're Already Doing)

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 5/31/2023

Over the last few months, you may have noticed a new buzzword emerge: talent management. Talent management has always been a part of the game for people who have worked in human resources, people operations, and people...more

Massachusetts Appeals Court Decision Reminds Employers That Succession Planning Must Be Handled With Care

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 8/31/2022

There is no doubt that employers have a legitimate interest in succession planning. However, a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court decision underscores the importance of utilizing and communicating age-neutral criteria when...more

Maximizing Human Capital Disclosure Under New Guidance

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/13/2020

A new SEC rule requires, to the extent material to a company’s business as a whole, expanded human capital disclosures, but its disclosure requirements are very general and give companies the ability to “tell their own story”...more

Executive Compensation: Moving Forward in a COVID-19 World

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 6/3/2020

Employers reacted in a variety of ways to cope with the unprecedented financial impact of COVID-19. Many of the initial executive compensation responses were designed as cost-cutting measures that would ease cash flow burdens...more

Employment Law Risks for Family Businesses

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/11/2020

One of the benefits of operating a family business is the opportunity to work closely with other family members on a daily basis. However, it is important to remember that a family member is just like any other employee in...more

Hope For the Best, Prepare For the Worst: How to Effectively Manage the Perpetual Risk of Employee Loss

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 6/7/2017

Inevitably, all businesses must deal with employee turnover and the departure of key employees. Such departures have become more frequent of late, as the economy is again on the rise, more jobs are available, the unemployment...more

NLRB Decision Potentially Expands "Perfectly Clear" Successorship Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/22/2016

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Nexeo Solutions, LLC earlier this week, ruling that the buyer in an asset purchase of the seller’s business was a "perfectly clear" successor. As a result, the...more

Why Can’t We Be Friends? Compliance And HR

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/13/2013

I have long been an advocate of the compliance function working with the Human Resources (HR) function in any company to help achieve greater compliance under anti-corruption laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more

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