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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 -

Skills Are the New Currency—And Most Companies Are Broke

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 5/16/2025

Skills are the new currency! Is your company going broke? Discover how a powerful workforce development platform like Mitratech Trakstar helps future-proof your business by closing the skills gap, boosting employee...more

Prove It or Lose It: New York City Cracks Down on AI Hiring Software

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/24/2023

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) programs have gained notoriety by injecting ease into otherwise burdensome and difficult daily tasks. However, as with most innovative advancements, AI has also drawn concern from skeptics...more

EPIC Files Complaint with FTC Regarding AI-Based Facial Scanning Software

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/9/2020

As we have previously blogged, use of third-party digital hiring platforms to select job applicants using video interviews can present an array of potential legal issues. A recent Complaint filed with the Federal Trade...more

Illinois Employers Will Need To Obtain Informed Consent To Use “Interview Bots”

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/1/2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions have been touted as a way for employers to make better hiring decisions than a conventional interview process, because, among other considerations, the software will not take into...more

A Host of Biometric Privacy/Facial Recognition Bills Currently Circulating in State Legislatures

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 2/24/2017

We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: January 2017 #4

Zelle LLP on 1/24/2017

Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was asked to overturn its own precedent in a case involving discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The case was brought by an advertising executive who alleged that...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016 #3

Zelle LLP on 8/15/2016

Last week, Vanity Fair reported that the ongoing settlement talks between Gretchen Carlson and Roger Ailes may contemplate a settlement payment in the eight-figure range as more and more women claim sexual harassment by the...more

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