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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 -

Objections to COVID-Testing and Asking Vax Status Up Front: Best Practices

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/27/2021

Employers are being inundated with employee requests for exemptions, not just from mandatory vaccination policies, but also from policies requiring regular COVID-19 testing. How do employers square their duty to provide a...more

[Webinar] LGBTQ+ Employment Law Roundup - June 23rd, 5:00 pm PT

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 6/22/2021

Join Hinshaw and the LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of Los Angeles on June 23, 2021, as we commemorate June Pride Month with a webinar featuring practical guidance on LGBTQ+ employment and workplace issues. This one-hour CLE...more

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2020 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 6/16/2020

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

“When Do You Plan On Having A Baby?” And Other Questions Not To Ask

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 9/10/2019

Employers interviewing women of child-bearing age may be tempted to ask about plans for having a baby, but doing so poses risks. While an employer might be concerned about staffing coverage, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act...more

Equal Pay Audits: Current State of the Law

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/4/2018

On September 20, 2018, Skadden hosted the webinar “Equal Pay Audit: Current State of the Law.” The panelists were Karen Corman, Skadden labor and employment partner; Robin Quittell, managing director, chief human resources...more

Blindfolding Employers: New Laws in California Further Restrict Job Applicant Information

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/4/2018

The state of California has long led the nation in regulating the employment relationship. From continuously expanding the classes of employees protected under its anti-discrimination laws, to passing one of the nation’s most...more

Best practices for employers under the EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan

McAfee & Taft on 6/28/2017

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced its “Strategic Enforcement Plan” for years 2017 to 2021. The 2017 plan replaces the earlier version, issued in 2012, but is not a radical departure from the previous...more

Using Criminal Convictions in the Hire Process: A Hobson's Choice for Employers?

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 8/11/2015

Is the government really telling employers that they are not allowed to disqualify an applicant because of past criminal activity? In a word, yes. That is increasingly becoming the case on the state level and has been the...more

Supreme Court: Motive Matters in Hiring Decisions

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/9/2015

Last week, in EEOC. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The background of the case dates to 2008. A young woman...more

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