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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... more +
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 -
Bowditch & Dewey

Connecticut Private Employer Law Update

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The 2022 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced several laws governing the private employment sector. This article summarizes the major points of those laws....more

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Antitrust Division Indicts Four Individuals for Wage Fixing in Labor Markets (Part III of III)

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Criminal antitrust is burning a path in prosecuting illegal wage-fixing agreements in labor markets.  The Justice Department warned companies over five years ago and now DOJ is executing on its warning.  Over the last two...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part One-COVID-19...

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Following its initial action; https://workingtogether.pullcomblog.com/archives/latest-developments-from-the-connecticut-general-assembly-the-labor-and-public-employees-committee-begins-to-speak-3/; the General Assembly’s...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Regular Attendance Is Essential Even If Employer was Lenient In The Past, Fifth Circuit Holds

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An employer’s past leniency in applying and enforcing its attendance policy did not contradict the employer’s later position that regular worksite attendance was required for employment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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NYC Council Holds Hearing on NYC Essential Workers Bill of Rights

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After a 7-hour hearing on May 6, 2020, at which it heard from a wide variety of interested stakeholders, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor has a lot to consider regarding the proposed NYC...more

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New York City Council to Consider Legislation Impacting Employers

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In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the New York City Council (city council or council) has introduced a package of legislation deemed the “Essential Worker Bill of Rights.” ...more

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New York City Council Announces Proposed COVID-19 Relief Package For Small Businesses, Essential Workers

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As reported by the New York Times, the New York City Council announced that it will introduce a COVID-19 relief package aimed at protecting small businesses, essential workers, tenants and the homeless....more

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