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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 -

Navigating New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act, Effective June 1

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/3/2025

On June 1, new job posting requirements took effect in New Jersey under the New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act. The “Pay Transparency Act,” signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in November 2024, requires employers...more

Cleveland’s Pay Transparency and Compensation History Law: Breaking Down the New Employer Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/16/2025

Employers in Cleveland will need to change their hiring practices to comply with the city’s new pay transparency and compensation history law that goes into effect on Oct. 27, 2025. On April 30, 2025, Cleveland enacted...more

Distinguish your Accounting Business in a Competitive Hiring Environment

IR Global on 5/14/2025

Accounting businesses need people to serve Clients and grow. Some will hire full or part-time team members, subcontract and/or offshore their work....more

Don’t make the interview process a living hell

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 4/29/2025

A friend of mine is interviewing for a new job. What was supposed to be one interview has morphed into three. All, it did was bring up bad memories for me. There is nothing as hopeful and agonizing as interviewing for a...more

The whole job offer fiasco

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 4/28/2025

I have been an ERISA attorney since 1998. More than half my career now has been in my practice for 15 years this April. For about a three-year run from 2007-2010, I had three different jobs, and the whole process of working...more

Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 22: Compensation Programs with Carrie Cavanaugh of Find Great People

Maynard Nexsen on 6/20/2024

Filmed live at the annual Greenville SHRM meeting, hosts Tina and Keely welcome Carrie Cavanaugh of Find Great People, a talent acquisition and human resources consulting firm. Carrie shares why all employers should have...more

[Webinar] Key Data for Hiring, Retention and Compensation Planning in 2023 - February 22nd, 10:00 am PT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 1/31/2023

Following a remarkable recovery and hot labor market over the past two years, LaborIQ predicts significant changes in 2023. A shift in the number of job openings, hires and quits will alter the trajectory of how quickly,...more

All Tricks, No Treats: 250,000 Reasons Why Employers Must Act Quickly to Comply with NYC’s New Salary Transparency Law by November...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 11/1/2022

Beginning on November 1, 2022, most employers advertising jobs in New York City, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, will be required to include the salary range for every advertised job....more

Comp & Benefits Info Must Be Included In Washington State Job Postings Starting January 2023

Miller Nash LLP on 8/29/2022

Beginning January 1, 2023, covered employers who post job openings in Washington will be required to include compensation and benefit information with the postings, pursuant to a new statutory provision added to Washington’s...more

Employer Need Not Reimburse Travel Expenses for Drug Test

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 6/17/2022

A federal appeals court recently affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of WinCo Foods in a class action alleging that WinCo should have reimbursed successful job applicants for the time and travel expenses they...more

Washington Update: Comp & Benefits Info Must Be in Job Postings Starting 2023

Miller Nash LLP on 4/18/2022

Beginning January 1, 2023, Washington employers with at least 15 employees will be required to include compensation and benefit information with postings for job openings. Currently, covered employers who have initially...more

Washington Employers Will Soon Need to Post Salary Info in Job Postings: A 3-Step Compliance Plan

Fisher Phillips on 4/12/2022

Washington employers will soon need to include salary and benefits in all job postings thanks to an amended law that was recently signed into effect by Governor Inslee. Starting January 1, 2023, businesses with 15 or more...more

New York City to Require Disclosure of Salary Range in Job Advertisements

Polsinelli on 1/31/2022

Beginning on May 15, 2022, employers in New York City must begin listing salary ranges in any advertisements for jobs, promotions, or transfer opportunities. The new measure is the latest in a nationwide trend of state and...more

[Virtual Event] 2022 Hiring and Compensation Trends - November 10th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 11/2/2021

Confidence is high in the employment market, and the outlook is upbeat as the economy recovers and businesses continue to hire. With the return to a candidate-driven market, are you ready to make the next step in your career?...more

Top 12 Things Employers Need to Know About the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Fisher Phillips on 7/6/2021

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act became effective at the beginning of 2021, but employers across the state continue to have questions about the scope of the new law. While the Colorado Department of Labor and...more

5 Takeaways From Oregon’s New Pay Equity Regulations

Fisher Phillips on 12/14/2018

Weeks before the bulk of Oregon’s new equal pay law will take effect, the state Bureau of Labor and Industries released implementing regulations to clarify the obligations that will soon be borne by the state’s employers....more

Using Salary History in Setting Compensation

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/28/2018

This checklist identifies issues for counsel to consider when assisting employers in determining whether they may use applicant salary history information in setting wages or salaries. Originally published in Bloomberg Law...more

New California Laws Prohibit Employers From Asking About Salary History

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/23/2017

In a continuing effort to combat pay discrimination, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed AB 168 into law. Beginning January 1, 2018, all California employers are prohibited from seeking, by any means, salary history from an...more

California Governor Approves Three More Employment Laws: “Ban The Box”; Expansion of Sexual Harassment Training; and Contractors...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/18/2017

The deadline for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign new bills into law officially expired October 15, 2017. In addition to signing five bills last week, the Governor signed three more employment-related bills into law...more

New Interim Rule Prohibits Federal Contractors From Retaliating Against Employees Who Discuss Compensation With Colleagues

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 10/7/2016

On September 30, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule titled “Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information.”...more

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