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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 -

Employing teenagers in Israel during summer vacation

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 6/3/2025

In Israel, many employers customarily employ teenagers during the summer vacation. Since the school year is coming to a close, we are recapping highlights of the Youth Employment Law to remind employers about what is...more

Looking Ahead to 2025 – A New Era of Employment Law in the UK

Littler on 12/12/2024

As 2024 comes to an end, we reflect on the year's developments and turn our attention to the significant employment law changes that await UK employers in 2025 and beyond....more

Guide to Employment Law in Hong Kong

Mayer Brown on 3/1/2024

Overview - The primary piece of legislation, the Employment Ordinance (the “EO”), prescribes certain basic rights and protection for most employees. The EO applies to every employee engaged under a contract of employment...more

[Webinar] New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2023 - November 15th, 9:30 am - 10:45 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/17/2022

On November 15, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Alison Tsao will be presenting our annual complimentary "Year in Review" webinar that will cover 2022's new laws, key judicial...more

Golden Rules for Redundancies

King & Spalding on 3/31/2022

Redundancy and consultation processes have made headlines this month after P&O Ferries made around 800 of its staff redundant with immediate effect via a pre-recorded video message....more

Provisional Measure #905 – A New Mini Labor Reform in Brazil

Littler on 1/7/2020

Provisional Measure # 905 (“PM”), published on November 12, 2019, establishes a new type of labor relationship in Brazil. The PM aims to reduce the alarmingly high unemployment rate affecting younger workers in the country,...more

South Carolina Legislative Update: Bills to Watch

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/24/2019

South Carolina is not known as a hotbed of legislative action protecting employee rights, let alone creating new ones. However, several bills are pending in the state legislature that, if passed, would impact South Carolina...more

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2019

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/2/2019

• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that become effective on Jan. 1, 2019 • California's minimum wages and exempt salary thresholds increase on Jan. 1, 2019 • These laws were among the...more

Seattle Passes Ordinance to Expand Employment Rights to Domestic Workers

Littler on 8/28/2018

On July 27, 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed into law the Domestic Worker Ordinance (“the DWO”). Effective July 1, 2019, the ordinance is expected to impact approximately 33,000 domestic workers in Seattle. ...more

UK: The Biggest Shake Up of Employment Law in a Generation?

Littler on 7/19/2017

On July 11, 2017, the UK government published the Review of Modern Working Practices. The report was issued by Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and a former policy chief to Tony Blair. Current...more

Los Angeles Ensures Employees Know Their Rights. Employers, Take Notice.

Lewitt Hackman on 6/12/2017

If Los Angeles was a person rather than a city, you could practically hear her telling employers, “It’s ON.” The warning comes by way of a massive ad campaign to remind members of the working public they have certain...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - July 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/28/2015

New Amendments Clarify California Paid Sick Leave - This month, the California Legislature enacted AB 304, an urgency measure that became effective on July 13 and provides much needed clarity on various aspects of...more

Seattle Increases Minimum Wage to $15.00 Per Hour

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/10/2014

Joining Hawaii, Maryland and Connecticut, all of which have voted to gradually raise their state minimum wages to $10.10 per hour, and Massachusetts, which has voted to gradually increase its minimum wage to $11.00 per hour,...more

General Assembly Approves New Laws for Illinois Employers

Franczek P.C. on 6/6/2014

As the legislative session drew to a close at the end of May, the Illinois General Assembly approved several new laws that will affect Illinois employers beginning January 1, 2015. The laws are now awaiting approval by...more

Thinking about Hiring Interns? New Case Reminds Employers of Rules on Interns

Bracewell LLP on 5/21/2014

Following similar decisions involving Hearst Corporation and Viacom, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York recently granted conditional certification of a potential nation-wide class of approximately 3,000...more

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