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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 -
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Employer Justified in Terminating Employees Who Hosted Christmas Party During COVID-19

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​​​​​​​During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers were understandably concerned that regardless of the measures taken to prevent workplace infections, employees could still place co-workers and third parties in...more

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Was There a Rainbow Connection? Arkansas Court Allows Religious Discrimination Case to Go Forward over Apron Symbol

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Accommodating an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs can be tricky. In EEOC v. Kroger, a court in Arkansas gives some guidance on how to handle these claims. The case law surrounding religious failure-to-accommodate...more

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Men Refusing To Work Alone With Women: The HR And Legal Guide

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Can a sincerely held religious belief – or a wife’s personal jealousy – justify a male employee refusing to work with women coworkers or other professional contacts? A federal district court in North Carolina is poised to...more

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Religious Discrimination Against One of "Your Own"? Yes, It Can Happen.

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It's possible to discriminate against someone of your own faith. And illegal. Carl Smith, a Catholic, was a trainee in Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspection. ...more

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Employer Vaccine Programs: A Case Where Religion is NOT a Factor

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This year flu season came early and with a vengeance. As we mentioned in our October post, The Rise of Employee Religious Discrimination Claims, mandatory flu vaccines present a common pitfall for employers. As employers seek...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Failure to Replace Employee Does Not Defeat Discriminatory Termination Claim

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When a terminated employee alleges that her firing resulted from discrimination or retaliation, employers often dispute those claims by noting that the employer never hired anyone to take the terminated employee’s position....more

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The EEOC's Battlecry: Cracking Down Hard on Religious Discrimination

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On the heels of the biggest religious discrimination case in years, and in line with the EEOC's "hottest litigation trend" (according to David Lopez, General Counsel of the EEOC), the EEOC continued its charge against...more

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Yes, Employers May Have To Accommodate Even “Crazy” Religious Beliefs.

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Employers, it is a losing battle to debate theology with your employees who request religious accommodation. If you don’t believe me, ask Consolidated Coal Company and its parent, CONSOL Energy, which have been ordered to pay...more

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Food Lion Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

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Grocer Refused Accommodation for Jehovah's Witness's Worship Services, Federal Agency Charged - WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - Supermarket chain Food Lion, LLC violated federal law when it refused to provide a religious...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Utah Unemployment Law Update - Part 2

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In this Issue: - Mobile Phone / Driving Laws - Unemployment Benefits - Facts - Procedural History - The Law - Court of Appeals Decision - Takeaway - Wrongful Termination - Religious...more

Jaburg Wilk

What is at will employment law?

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Phoenix Business law firm Jaburg Wilk's employment law attorney Kraig Marton discusses at will employment, various types of employment cases, types of discrimination and how employment cases are assessed....more

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Funeral Leaves Are Not Always What They May Seem

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We often counsel employers to be wary of employment law considerations in situations that may not seem obvious at first glance. For example, prohibiting employees from using certain language on social media sites has proven...more

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Employers Prevail In Two U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two closely watched decisions Monday affecting Title VII cases....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Loosen Causation Standards for Employee Retaliation Claims in University of Texas Southwestern...

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On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court rejected a lower standard of proof for employee retaliation claims under Title VII, finding that a lower causation standard could tempt poorly performing employees to file frivolous claims...more

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Too Little, Too Late: The Supreme Court Adopts But-For Causation for Title VII Retaliation Claims

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On June 24, 2013, in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, 570 U.S. ___ (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court broke its long string of pronouncing expansive standards in the context of Title VII retaliation...more

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EEOC Sues Star Transport, Inc. for Religious Discrimination

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Agency Charges Trucking Company Failed to Accommodate and Wrongfully Terminated Two Muslim Employees For Refusal to Deliver Alcohol Due to Religious Beliefs - PEORIA, Ill. - Star Transport, Inc., a trucking company...more

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Leading Senior Assisted Living Company Settles Religious Discrimination Suit with EEOC

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Employee Fired After Refusing to Violate Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged - ABILENE, Texas - Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities in Texas, will pay $42,500 and...more

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Christian School Files Lawsuit Against Former Teachers

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The Little Oaks Private School, a Christian school based in Thousand Oaks, California, recently filed a lawsuit against two of its former teachers after they threatened a lawsuit. The teachers were fired last August when they...more

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Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals - February 2013

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In This Issue: - Asia Employment Law Update - France Employment Law Update - UK Employment Law Update - United States Employment Law Update...more

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Burger King Franchisee Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

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Fries Restaurant Management Pays $25,000 After Firing Teenage Employee For Seeking to Wear Skirt to Work - DALLAS - Dallas-based Fries Restaurant Management, which operates numerous Burger King franchises in Texas,...more

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Vegan Employee May Proceed with Religious Discrimination Claim

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A federal district court in Ohio has refused to dismiss a complaint for religious discrimination made by a hospital employee after the employee was fired for refusing to be vaccinated for the flu. The basis of the refusal to...more

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