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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 -
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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150,000 in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case

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Settles Federal Lawsuit Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility Fired Physical Therapy Assistant Because of His Age and Sex - CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and...more

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SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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Erie Construction to Pay $99,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

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Home Construction Company Settles Claims That It Fired Sales Representative Because of Her Sex and Opposition to a Sexually Hostile Work Environment - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Erie Construction Mid-West, LLC, a construction...more

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Bako Pays $50,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

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Medical Laboratory Resolves Federal Lawsuit Charging That It Fired Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and Complaints of Pregnancy Discrimination - ATLANTA – Bakotic Pathology Associates, LLC (Bako), a pathology laboratory...more

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4 Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Tracking as New Term Kicks Off

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The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more

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EEOC Sues Paramount Healthcare Consultants for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

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Nazareth Living Care Center Harassed and Retaliated Against Two Housekeeping Employees, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS – Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD...more

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EEOC Sues Interventional Pain Management Associates and Baxter County Regional Hospital for Retaliation

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IPMA and Baxter Fired an Employee for Her Involvement in Sex Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA) and Baxter County Regional Hospital,...more

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Outwest Express and American One Source Agree to Pay $90,000 to Resolve Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Charge

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Companies Fired Female Recruiter After She Complained of Sex Discrimination, Federal Agency Found - LOUIS – Outwest Express, a transportation services company, and American One Source, a professional employer organization...more

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EEOC Sues Gypsum Express for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation and Constructive Discharge

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Trucking Company Subjected Women to Sex-Based Discrimination in Hiring, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it filed suit against Gypsum...more

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EEOC Sues Landmark Dodge and Landmark South for Sex Discrimination in Hiring and Retaliation

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Car Dealership Segregated Sales and Office Positions Based on Sex and Retaliated Against HR Employees Who Challenged the Practice, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS – Landmark Dodge and Landmark South, an Independence,...more

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Plaintiff’s “Paramour Preference” Plan Panned: 9th Circuit Finds Romantic Relationship Not Enough to Show Discrimination Against...

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In another chapter in litigation alliteration, in Maner v. Dignity Health, f/k/a Catholic Healthcare West, the Ninth Circuit held that a male employee’s theory that his supervisor’s long-term romantic relationship with a...more

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Vocal Coach’s Concerns of Disparate Treatment Insufficient to Undo her Dismissal

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Warmington v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota U.S. Dist. Ct., D. Minn. (April 21, 2020) - PROCEDURAL HISTORY:  Warmington, a highly accomplished and nationally recognized track and field coach, resigned in...more

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Rumors, Innuendo Lead Wyoming Highway Patrol to Face Sexual Harassment Trial

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Most people know overtly sexual comments are likely to violate their employer’s rules and could lead to sexual harassment claims. But many don’t understand the comments are a problem not just because they’re sexual. That’s...more

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Federal Court Finds That It Lacks Jurisdiction To Enjoin Employer From Retaliating Against Putative Class Members

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Seyfarth Synopsis – Following a familiar fact pattern, after a named Plaintiff filed a putative class action in Bird, et al. v. Barr, No. 19-CV-1581 (D.D.C. July 23, 2020), she complained that the defendant employer...more

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Fraternizing May Lead to Your Partner’s Promotion, Your Discharge, and Possibly a Lawsuit

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At what point does a company’s application of its anti-fraternization policy become sex discrimination? Last week, a federal court in Alabama found that the answer to this question may be determined by a jury....more

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Second Circuit Rules Against Plaintiff in AutoZone Case and Allows Nixing of her Deposition

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In affirming summary judgment in favor of AutoZone, the Second Circuit rules that a sales associate did not provide enough evidence to satisfy her burden of proof for sex discrimination, retaliation and...more

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Federal Court Rules That Employer Is Not Entitled To EEOC’s Pre-Suit Materials

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After a federal magistrate judge in California ordered the EEOC to provide written discovery responses relative to the substance its pre-suit investigation of a sex discrimination charge in EEOC v. Chipotle...more

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City of Baldwin Park Hit with $7 Million Sex Discrimination Verdict

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Just another day in paradise in Los Angeles… Unless you happen to be an employer. Continuing the recent spate of multi-million dollar verdicts, an LA jury awarded a former police officer $7 million on her sex discrimination...more

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Court Confirms Employer Can Be Liable For Harassment By Non-Employee

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Faced with a question not yet addressed by the Third Circuit, a federal judge in Pennsylvania found an employer, as well as individual managers, may be held liable for an employee’s claim of a hostile work environment based...more

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Atlantic Capes Fisheries & BJ’s Service Co. Pagará $675,000 Para Resolver Demanda Por Acoso Sexual Y Represalias Por La EEOC

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BOSTON - Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. (ACF), una cosechadora y procesadora de mariscos con sede en Nueva Jersey, y BJ's Service Co., Inc., una agencia de personal ubicada en New Bedford, Mass., pagará $675,000 y...more

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Atlantic Capes Fisheries & BJ’s Service Co. to Pay $675,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

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BOSTON - Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. (ACF), a New Jersey-based shellfish harvester and processor, and BJ's Service Co., Inc., a staffing agency located in New Bedford, Mass., will pay $675,000 and furnish other relief to...more

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Do heterosexuals have Title VII rights?

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Bonnie O'Daniel was a Human Resources manager (remember that!) at a workplace in Louisiana. One day in April 2016, she went shopping at a well-known national retail store and encountered a transgender woman in the dressing...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: November 2018

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This month’s key employment law cases address nonsolicitation provisions and arbitration agreements. AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 28 Cal. App. 5th 923, 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 577 (2018) Summary:...more

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November 2018: The Top 12 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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EEOC Sues NDI Office Furniture, LLC For Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

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Furniture Distributor Refused to Hire Women for Warehouse Work and Fired Female Applicant's Son After She Complained About Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nashville-based NDI Office Furniture,...more

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