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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 -
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Staffing Agency Employee Considered a School District Employee for Title VII Claim

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In 2022, Khalil Larkin worked for a staffing agency, U.S. Medical, which contracted with Upper Darby School District to provide temporary staffing to the school district. U.S. Medical placed Larkin at Beverly Hills Middle...more

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Job Seekers Not Hired by Radiant Services in Gardena May Have Suffered Discrimination, EEOC Says

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People Not Selected to Work at Gardena Laundry Encouraged to Contact Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES -- On Sept. 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los...more

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Job Seekers Who Applied to National Staffing Agency BaronHR May Have Suffered Discrimination, EEOC Says

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People Not Selected for Job Placement Encouraged to Contact Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES -- On Sept. 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against BaronHR for...more

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Federal Court Awards More Than $2.6 Million to EEOC Against Green JobWorks LLC

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Staffing Company Excluded Female Workers From Specific Job Assignments and Duties, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained a default judgment in U.S....more

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Anchor Staffing to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit

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Staffing Company Denied Employee Future Work Assignments After She Complained About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Anchor Staffing, Inc., a Chicago-based staffing agency, will pay $30,000 to settle a sexual...more

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EEOC Sues Staffing Solutions for Multiple Discriminatory Hiring Practices

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Owner Frequently Used Racial Slurs and Forced Out Manager Who Opposed Hiring Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BUFFALO, N.Y. - Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc., a Buffalo-based staffing company that places employees...more

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IT Staffing Company Pays $50,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

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Company Told Applicant "Age Will Matter," Federal Agency Says - NEWARK, N.J. --- Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm with offices in Princeton and Noida, India, will pay $50,000 and will...more

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Dependable Health Services to Pay $38,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Health Care Staffing Agency Fired Employee Following Request for Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Dependable Health Services Inc., a health care staffing agency, will pay $38,000 and furnish...more

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HospitalityStaff To Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

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Staffing Company Refused to Accommodate Rastafarian Employee's Dreadlocks, Federal Agency Charged - ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando staffing company dedicated to Central Florida's massive hospitality industry will pay $30,000...more

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Keys To Successor Liability: EEOC Discrimination Suit In Alabama

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Seyfarth Synopsis: An Alabama district court granted a temporary staffing company’s motion to dismiss all claims in one of the EEOC’s most high-profile lawsuits asserting hiring discrimination and abuse of vulnerable workers....more

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Federal Judge Awards EEOC $179,000 Default Judgment Against Workplace Staffing Solutions For Sex Discrimination

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Louisiana Staffing Firm Failed to Hire Six Qualified Women Because of Their Sex While Hiring Only Men, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge has ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

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HospitalityStaff Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

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Orlando Staffing Company Fired Rastafarian Employee Because of His Dreadlocks, Federal Agency Charges - ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando staffing company dedicated to Central Florida's massive hospitality industry violated...more

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Third Circuit Opens a New Avenue of Liability to Temporary Employees

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When it comes to using temporary employees, the set-up is all too familiar. An employer engages a staffing firm, which hires, pays, and places temps to meet the employer’s needs. The employer’s costs are fixed and payable...more

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QSI Business Solutions, LLC Sued By EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

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Company Violated Federal Law by Refusing to Hire Pregnant Employee, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - QSI Business Solutions, a Dalton, Georgia, staffing and temporary employment agency, violated federal law by refusing...more

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State Appellate Court Considers Employer’s Duty to Conduct Criminal Background Checks

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In the last few years, there has been a significant spike in the number of lawsuits challenging employer use of criminal background checks, including class action lawsuits brought under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. ...more

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The Joint Employer Doctrine Strikes Again

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In a post last month (Serving Two Masters- Fourth Circuit Recognizes the Joint Employment Doctrine), we discussed the July 15th Fourth Circuit opinion of Butler v. Drive Auto. Indus. of Am, which made the joint employment...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Host User of Temporary Employee Liable for Title VII Violations

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Most employers using temporary workers from an employment agency assume that they are liable as employers for certain legal claims. While a reasonable assumption, until last week, this status had never been formally...more

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Despite settlement, EEOC continues and expands discrimination investigation

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At this point, employers have become all too familiar with the new, aggressive enforcement agenda of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency’s systemic initiative to root out alleged discriminatory employment...more

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