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Hiring & Firing Termination Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

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 -
Saul Ewing LLP

Higher Education Highlights - Spring 2016

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Upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act salary-basis test may convert many of your smartphone-toting exempt employees into non-exempt employees, requiring you to track the evening and weekend time these employees...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

The Importance of Timing in Employment Terminations

There is a saying that “timing is everything,” and in some instances of employment termination, the timing, if not everything, may still be an important consideration....more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

View From Proskauer: Investigating and Deciding Severance Benefits Claims

Plan administrators charged with administering Employee Retirement Income Security Act-governed severance plans are often confronted with the question of whether they should conduct an independent investigation into the...more

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Improve Compliance Of Retirement And Group Health Plans In 2014

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Retirement plan fiduciaries should consider the following best practices to improve their plan’s governance in 2014: (i) if fiduciary duties have been delegated, make certain that the delegations are in writing and are being...more

Carlton Fields

How To Control A Reduction In Force

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Reductions in force (RIFs) can lead to expensive and distracting litigation, and potential liability. ...more

Franczek P.C.

ERISA Severance Plans and Non-Compete Agreements Must Work Together

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In an ever-more competitive business climate, employers are increasingly interested in protecting revenue streams through enforceable non-compete restrictions on employees. A recent federal district court decision highlights,...more

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Seventh Circuit Resolves Question of Whether Informal Complaints Can Provide the Foundation for Retaliation under ERISA

Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) prohibits retaliation “against any person because he has given information or has testified or is about to testify in any inquiry or proceeding related to...more

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