News & Analysis as of

Hiring & Firing › New Hires

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 -
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

NYC Department of Consumer and Work Protection Issues New Notice to be Provided to Current Employees and New Hires

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) is requiring that all City employers conspicuously post its Know Your Rights at Work poster by July 1, 2024, and also provide a copy to current employees...more

Trusaic

[Webinar] Equity of Equity: Navigating Pay Equity in Long-Term Incentives - January 23rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Trusaic on

Join our upcoming webinar featuring renowned experts Gail Greenfield, EVP of Pay Equity & Total Rewards at Trusaic, and Bill O’Connor, Partner for Aon's compensation consulting practice. In today's dynamic work...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ICE Announces July and August Deadlines for Employers: Preparing for the DHS Planned Sunset of the COVID Pandemic Remote I-9...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on May 4, 2023 a planned end to the COVID-19 remote I-9 flexibility. The flexibility ends on July 31 and prior pandemic I-9s must be remediated by Aug 30, 2023. Therefore,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Employment Offer Letter: Practical Tips for Minimizing Litigation Risk

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on

The process of selecting the right candidate for a new position involves time and resources. Extending an offer of employment is generally an exciting endeavor for both the employer and its new hire - which is why the details...more

Perkins Coie

How AI and Automated Systems Use Can Lead to Discrimination in Hiring

Perkins Coie on

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated systems can increase efficiency and help reduce human error. However, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the White House, and the Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Leopard Solutions

Law Firms Are Adjusting Their Lawyer Staffing and Promotion Strategy, According to Leopard Solutions’ Data

Leopard Solutions on

Leopard Solutions' data shows that firms, following the post-pandemic hiring boom of 2021, are adjusting their staffing strategy when it comes to their partner and counsel promotions. While some firms have announced layoffs,...more

Leopard Solutions

[Webinar] Revealing the Results of Leopard Solutions' 2022 State of the Legal Industry Report - January 17th, 1:00 pm ET

Leopard Solutions on

Leopard Solutions' annual state of the legal industry report covers topics such as lateral and entry level hires, attorney exits and retention, promotions, law firm growth and decline, diversity changes within the industry,...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Substantial Changes to Form I-9 Effective on November 1, 2022

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on

Starting on November 1, 2022, employers verifying their employees’ identity and employment authorization eligibility must use the new I-9 Form version....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Änderung des Nachweisgesetzes erfordert Anpassung von Arbeitsverträgen bis zum 1. August 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat das Nachweisgesetz überarbeitet, das die inhaltlichen Vorgaben für Arbeitsverträge regelt. Arbeitsverträge müssen nun zusätzliche Angaben und Informationen für die Arbeitnehmer beinhalten. Bei...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Summer Hiring Season is Almost Here- Time to Plan Ahead for Employing Minors

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

With summer approaching, many employers will be turning their attention to staffing up for the season. The summer workforce includes a substantial number of minors. So, this is a good time to consider the issues involved...more

Dickinson Wright

2020 USCIS I-9 Guidance Round-Up

Dickinson Wright on

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, employees continue to work from home in record numbers, and employers continue to scramble to adjust their business operations and employee relations policies to...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: March 2020

Payne & Fears on

Scalia v. Employer Solutions Staffing Group, LLC, 951 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2020)  - Summary: Neither the Fair Labor Standards Act nor federal common law provide an employer with a right to seek contribution or...more

Littler

What Does California's New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements Mean for Staffing Firms?

Littler on

Last year, California enacted SB 1343, amending California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to expand employers' sexual harassment training requirements. Previously, employers with 50 or more employees had to provide...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Changes Coming Soon to H-1B Work Visa Program?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on

Employers are facing a crackdown on the H-1B visa program with a long-awaited immigration reform in the pipeline....more

Fisher Phillips

Top 10 Ways Employers Can Avoid Getting Ghosted This Halloween…And Beyond

Fisher Phillips on

As if things aren’t spooky enough this time of year, employers have a new concern: getting “ghosted” by an applicant, a new hire, or even an existing employee. But this modern phenomenon isn’t just something to worry about...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New York Response to #MeToo: New Laws Target Sexual Harassment

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

Sweeping new legislation in New York aims to prevent and shine light on sexual harassment. New York State employers will soon be prohibited from mandating arbitration of sexual harassment claims. They must also obtain...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

New York Says #MeToo to Stronger Sexual Harassment Protections: A Summary of Action Items for Employers

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on

In the wake of the #MeToo movement and the nationwide discourse over the prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace, New York State and New York City have taken aggressive steps to implement stronger protections against...more

Fisher Phillips

US Employers Hiring In Canada – The Basics Part I: Good Bye Employment At-Will; Hello Entitlements

Fisher Phillips on

Fisher Phillips’ International Employment Practice Group routinely counsels employers that are planning to move into the Canadian employment market (or have done so already without the requisite due diligence). In these...more

Fisher Phillips

The Next Big Thing: Recruiting With Snapchat

Fisher Phillips on

Forward-thinking businesses are using social media to further their recruiting efforts. They know that in order to communicate with Millennials, you have to speak their language. To that end, the latest social media platform...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Court Confirms that Vacation Accrual Can Be Restricted for New Employees

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on

Employers seeking to limit the vacation accrual of new employees just received some welcome news. The California Court of Appeal reaffirmed that California law does not prohibit employers from imposing a waiting period...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mass. Court Clouds Marijuana in the Workplace Issues

Foley & Lardner LLP on

A recent unanimous decision by the highest state court in Massachusetts sends a warning signal to employers in all states. Marijuana in the workplace is a complex and unsettled legal issue that will require all employers to...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Oregon Expands Pay Equity Protections

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on

Oregon recently enacted the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (H.B. 2005) (the “Act”). The Act broadly expands Oregon’s existing equal pay protections and imposes new restrictions on Oregon employers’ use of salary histories in...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: An Employee's Balm; an Employer's Bane

Bowditch & Dewey on

On July 17th, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Massachusetts employers may not terminate an employee merely because of his or her off-site use of medical marijuana. According to the Court, the use of medically-prescribed...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Who Should Eye Your I-9s?

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Our readers should be well aware that every newly-hired employee in the United States must complete a Form I-9 and present supporting documentation confirming their ability to legally work in the job they are being hired...more

Fisher Phillips

FAQs On “Generation Z” In The Workplace

Fisher Phillips on

A classic managerial mistake is to focus so much on the present that you ignore what’s about to come around the corner. And what’s about to come around the corner at your workplace is the next generation of American worker....more

49 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide