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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 -

[Webinar] Ninth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar - September 13th, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/2/2023

Join us Wednesday, September 13 at noon for our Ninth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar. This year’s event will be livestreamed from our Chicago office. Our attorneys will discuss the latest employment law updates...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/22/2021

This week, we’re recapping some of the biggest changes that impacted employers in 2021. We also look ahead to what’s in store in the new year. A Shift in Labor Policy and Enforcement The Biden administration is ushering in...more

#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/6/2021

It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. Workplace Safety...more

Rule 5: Yes, My Employer Can Do That: Balancing employers’ rights and responsibilities with employee privacy – Return to Work in...

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/11/2020

By now, those who have been following this series know the basics. You’ve formulated (or are in the process of formulating) a “return to work” plan, which includes, among other things, implementing policies and guidelines...more

Employment Flash - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/20/2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more

The EEOC Continues to Update Guidance on Returning to Work Pandemic-Prepared

Payne & Fears on 4/30/2020

The EEOC continues to update its pandemic preparedness guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the wake of COVID-19. The guidance...more

EEOC Updates Its COVID-19 Guidance

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/17/2020

On April 9, 2020, the EEOC issued additional, revised technical assistance to employers as to best practices for balancing obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with adherence to guidance from the Center...more

CDC Provides New Guidance For Returning Critical Infrastructure Workers To Work Following Potential Exposure To COVID-19

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/9/2020

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced new Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. The new...more

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19 and Federal Disability Discrimination Laws

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/7/2020

- The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for employers trying to protect their workforce from the spread of the virus, while also protecting the privacy of employee medical information. - The EEOC has issued new guidance...more

BUBBLER – California Keeps Saying No(vember)

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 11/8/2019

In addition to death and taxes, there’s one more certainty in life -- that California’s General Assembly will keep employment lawyers in business. In September and October, California enacted a pair of ground-shifting new...more

Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services To Pay $60,000 To Settle Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/19/2018

Social Services Agency Fired Employee Because She Complained About Disclosure of Confidential Medical Information, Federal Agency Alleged - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jewish Board of Family and Children Services, a social service...more

Employment Law Reporter – August 2015

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/26/2015

THE INCREASING DANGER OF BACKGROUND CHECKS - New Laws and Emerging Privacy Rights Complicate an Already Difficult Process. The intersection of privacy laws and employment practices can be a dangerous one. Employers...more

Employment Flash - July 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/17/2015

The July 2015 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including: the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that job applicants need only show that a religious accommodation was a factor in denying employment to...more

Background Checks? That is the Question

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/24/2015

Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city,...more

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