News & Analysis as of September 19, 2024

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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 -

Misdemeanor Convictions in Hiring Decisions: What are the Limits?

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 3/7/2019

Over the last few years we have seen “ban the box” laws enacted in various states and municipalities. In California, these laws limit the timing of an inquiry into a job applicant’s criminal history to after a conditional...more

FDIC Publishes Final Rule On Section 19

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/17/2018

On August 3, 2018, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published its final rule on proposed modifications to the Statement of Policy under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act....more

French Labor Court Holds: Look The Other Way And Pay

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/28/2016

France is world-renowned for its protection of employees against adverse employer actions, particularly unilateral terminations. Like virtually all other countries outside the United States, France does not recognize at-will...more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 7/17/2015

Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more

Did You Know…San Francisco “Bans The Box”: Are Your Job Applications Up To Snuff?

Nossaman LLP on 3/13/2014

San Francisco recently “banned the box” by adopting the Fair Chance Ordinance, which prohibits the popular criminal history check box on employment applications. Last year, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 530...more

Banning the Box From Your Employment Application

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 12/6/2013

As the New Year approaches, you are expecting better economic times ahead and a more profitable year for your business. Jumpstarting your entrepreneurial endeavors by hiring more help seems like the way to go, so you place...more

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