News & Analysis as of September 19, 2024

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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 -

#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 2

Cozen O'Connor on 9/13/2019

Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. ...more

Employers Should Immediately Review Recruitment Ad Practices Due to Facebook Class Litigation

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 1/21/2019

A little over a year ago, three major employers—T-Mobile, Amazon, and Cox Communications—were sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of age in the way they recruited new employees via Facebook. The plaintiffs’ lawyers...more

Modern Recruiting Hits a Snag

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 12/22/2017

The former general counsel of the EEOC under President Obama leads a team that is giving many, many employers an early holiday nightmare. A union and a class of plaintiffs are seeking damages from a class of employers; if...more

Cybersecurity in the Workplace: Obama's Proposals and More

Baker Donelson on 1/28/2015

In the past five years, employers both big and small have become accustomed to social media and increased technology in the workplace. Everyone and their parents are on Facebook, and one cannot go anywhere without being asked...more

Social Media Is Part of Today’s Workplace but its Use May Raise Employment Discrimination Concerns

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/13/2014

Experts Tell EEOC That Use of Social Media by Employers, Applicants and Employees May Implicate the Laws EEOC Enforces - WASHINGTON-The use of social media has become pervasive in today's workplace and, as a result, is...more

5 Best Practices for Employers Addressing Social Media Use in the Workplace

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 1/7/2013

For the second year in a row, Proskauer has conducted a global survey, “Social Media in the Workplace Around the World 2.0”, which addresses the use of social media in the work place....more

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