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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 -

Publicity: The Not-So-Hidden Cost Of A Lawsuit

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/23/2021

And then you go and make it worse. The Volokh Conspiracy posted last week about a Human Resources Business Partner who sued his former employer in federal court (Oregon). I am in a charitable mood as I write this post,...more

Why a Standard Background Check on NY Mets GM Jared Porter Was Bound to Fail

K2 Integrity on 4/16/2021

Businesses facing scandalous revelations about a high-profile hire often wish they had known about it sooner. Before it played out in public through adverse press coverage. Before, even, they moved ahead with the hire. But as...more

Vermont Legislative Update 01-17-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 1/20/2020

Paid Family Leave bill heading to a showdown - The Senate approved the conference committee report on the paid family and medical leave bill on Friday, with a vote of 20-9-1. H.107 will now head to the House for a vote....more

Can they Resign? Privacy Issues for Iowa Public Employers

Dentons on 8/31/2017

In a post last week, we covered some of the implications of allowing an employee to resign rather than be terminated. House File 291, signed into law earlier this year by Governor Branstad greatly impacts public employers and...more

Notice versus Strict Procedures – Section 613

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/27/2015

Section 613 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires that consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), when reporting a consumer report for employment purposes which contains public record information, which are likely have an...more

Rogue CFO III – Background Checks

Sands Anderson PC on 5/29/2014

Perform Background Checks. It seems obvious. Why would a company not want as much information about a candidate for its CFO position that it can legally obtain? But this oversight is common. Too many smaller companies hire...more

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