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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 -

D.C. District Court: Arbitration Agreements Require a Distinct Intention to be Bound

Hogan Lovells on 3/12/2019

Employers seeking to require binding arbitration for employee claims need to take notice of a recent decision. ...more

Employment Law - February 2017

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/27/2017

Ninth Circuit Sends Employment Dispute to Arbitration - Why it matters - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sent an employment dispute to arbitration, reversing a denial of the employer's motion to...more

A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

Littler on 10/13/2015

Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.” Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

NJ Appellate Court Offers New Guidance on Employee Arbitration Agreements

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 9/18/2015

Earlier this month, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that employee arbitration agreements, to be enforceable, must contain a “clear and unmistakable” waiver of an employee’s right to a trial in court. In Milloul v....more

Missouri Supreme Court “Calls an Audible,” Upholds Arbitration Agreement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2015

In recent years, Missouri courts have seemed reluctant to enforce arbitration agreements entered into between employers and employees. But in a recent decision, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed that trend and compelled...more

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