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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 -
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Brain Tumor: A Little Too Little, Too Late — Sixth Circuit Addresses Late Disclosure of Disability

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Employers sometimes face difficult decisions after learning of an employee’s disability. What if you learn of a disability after ongoing repeated employment deficiencies or even after a disciplinary or discharge decision...more

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Suit based on notice of intermittent FMLA absences will go to trial

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Employers, don't be too rigid about employee notice requirements. Weird case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Imagine this: You're the HR manager at a manufacturing facility. An hourly employee has...more

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Managers: Your Company’s Employee Handbook Has This, Right?

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“This” is a no-call/no-show policy, the terms of which are generally something like: “An employee who is absent from work for three consecutive days without giving proper notice to the Company will be considered to have...more

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‘Cause We’re Still Living – At Appropriate Distance – in a World of Fools (Spanning the Globe Because You Still Can’t)

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WARNING: this article is intended for immature audiences. Hopefully, that light at the end of the tunnel is not the on-coming 5:15 from New Haven. While we’ve been fortunate to have continued working safely and responsibly...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: October 2020

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Summary: Employers have a duty to investigate the accuracy of any criminal conviction report prior to terminating an employee on the basis of such information where there is evidence that the report may be incorrect.  ...more

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Federal Law in Mexico Regarding Special Declaration of Absence for Missing Persons

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On June 22, 2018, the Federal Official Gazette published the executive order issuing the Federal Law regarding Special Declaration of Absence for Missing Persons in which several legal provisions of the Federal Labor Law...more

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Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Benefits Upon Discharge for Absenteeism – the Employer’s Policy May Be More Generous, But Not...

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued a decision in an unemployment insurance benefits case on March 8 that provides clarity where an employee is discharged for absenteeism. The case is Wisconsin Department of Workforce...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015 #3

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New California Employment Laws on Fair Pay, Waiver of Meal Periods - Why it matters: California continues its focus on employment-related legislation. Touted as the toughest law of its kind in the nation, Senate...more

Maynard Nexsen

Tricks or Treats: Human Resources Challenges Ahead

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Halloween is traditionally a time for “trick or treating.” For human resource professionals, many days can be Halloween-like, filled with unexpected events or career rewards. Recently, dozens of HR professionals participated...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds That FMLA Limitations Period Begins To Run At Time Of Each Leave Denial

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On October 20, the Seventh Circuit held, in Barrett v. Illinois Department of Corrections, that a former state employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) denial of leave claim was untimely because suit was not filed...more

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Employee's History Of Absenteeism Sufficient To Deny UC Benefits Even If Final Incident Justified

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Historically, in determining whether an employee discharged for absenteeism and tardiness was eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, the court’s analysis had focused on the final incident that led to termination....more

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