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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 -

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Using AI in Human Resources: Generative AI in the Workplace

Gould + Ratner LLP on 7/10/2023

This post is the third in a three-part series examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Human Resources. In Part I, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the...more

Can a Robot Tell You That an Employee is About to Quit? The Use of People Analytics to Prevent Trade Secret Theft

Fisher Phillips on 3/2/2022

How do you predict when an employee is about to leave your company? Many people say that experience, personal knowledge of the specific person, and “gut feel” can forecast when someone may leave. But what if – rather than...more

5 Trade Secret Protection Steps Employers Should Take in Response to New Corporate Espionage in Florida Act

Fisher Phillips on 6/22/2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the Combating Corporate Espionage in Florida Act into law, and it will take effect on October 1, 2021. The new law was created to protect intellectual property in Florida from...more

[Virtual Event] Hot Employee Mobility Issues in the COVID-19 Era - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/29/2020

COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers: - How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more

Web Exclusive: February 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 3/14/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first two months...more

Take 5 Newsletter - November 2017

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/29/2017

Five Issues in Focus for Financial Services - For this edition of the Take 5 for financial services, we focus on a number of very well-publicized issues. The tidal wave of sexual harassment allegations that followed the...more

That is SO last week - October 2015

Zelle LLP on 10/6/2015

Last week saw a lot of media coverage about “Yelp for People.” The app, called Peeple, allows users to rate friends, co-workers, and romantic partners based on a five-star rating system. Recruiters could review the ratings...more

10 Tips for Minimizing Company Liability for Terminating Employees who Steal Trade Secrets

Carlton Fields on 7/28/2015

When your company uncovers evidence that an employee misappropriated trade secrets it must act swiftly. The company may want to fire the employee to protect itself from the potentially devastating consequences. But how can...more

Closing a Facility? Don’t Create Human Capital Problems

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/8/2015

In recent years, manufacturers have closed facilities, corporate offices, warehouses, and production plants, for a variety of reasons. All too often, manufacturers overlook important legal requirements or planning steps,...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

Recommendations for Avoiding Trade Secret Misappropriation

Knobbe Martens on 10/10/2013

Although the following recommendations will not eliminate all risks, each one will have a cumulative effect toward establishing a structure that is most likely to prevent the disclosure or use of trade secrets by new...more

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