News & Analysis as of September 24, 2024

Guns-in-Trunks Legislation

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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 -

Differences in Public Policy Can Affect Claims of Wrongful Discharge

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 9/12/2016

Most jurisdictions, including Connecticut, recognize a tort of “wrongful discharge” as an exception to the principle of employment at will. Although employment at will generally allows either the employer or the employee to...more

Annie Get Your Gun – Court Rules Termination For Bringing Gun to Work Unlawful

Baker Donelson on 8/29/2016

In a recent decision that could have implications in many states, a federal appeals ruled that an employee could state a claim for wrongful termination under state law after being discharged for storing a gun in his car on...more

Fired For My Firearm? I’ll Sue!

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/24/2016

As if employers already did not have enough reasons to have to think through termination decisions carefully, here is yet another “trigger” word that should make employers think twice about plans to discipline or fire an...more

New Decision Allows Employee Suit for Violation of Concealed Handgun Law

Cozen O'Connor on 8/11/2016

Texas and many other states in the South have passed state laws in recent years restricting employers from terminating employees who keep their lawfully-licensed concealed handgun locked in their vehicle. For the most part,...more

Mississippi Says Employers Can’t Prohibit Employees from Having Guns in Their Cars

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/10/2016

Many people are saying that this California Employment Law Blog doesn’t spend enough time discussing Mississippi law. Well today that’s going to change....more

New Tennessee Business Related Laws Go Into Effect

Burr & Forman on 7/3/2015

Hundreds of new Tennessee laws went into effect on July 1, 2015. The following is a summary and link to several new laws which can affect Tennessee businesses. SB 1058 – Wrongful discharge for firearms and ammunition....more

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