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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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New Hampshire Supreme Court Vacates Arbitration Award Based on “Plain Mistake” of Law

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The city of Portsmouth terminated a police officer in the wake of a bequest made to the officer by a 92-year-old woman he had met while on duty. The officer had assisted the woman in finding an attorney to draft a new will...more

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Tell a Lie and All Your Truths Become Questionable: Appellate Court Orders an Untruthful Officer to be Fired On Public Policy...

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On December 24, 2020, the Illinois Appellate Court First District ruled that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois that police officers are to be honest and truthful in conducting their police duties. In City of...more

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Mississippi Federal Court Decision Shows Degree Of Burden To Challenge Arbitration Award

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A decision of a Mississippi federal district court illustrates the weighty burden that a party must carry in order to vacate an arbitration award. The dispute was over an executive terminated from a company and whether his...more

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Confirms Arbitration Award In Favor Of Philadelphia Union Soccer Team In Wrongful Termination Suit With...

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A Pennsylvania federal court recently confirmed an arbitrator’s decision in a wrongful termination suit which held in favor of the Philadelphia Union soccer team, finding it did not violate former head coach Piotr Nowak’s...more

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LMRA Arbitration Award Upheld By The Third Circuit

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The Third Circuit affirmed an arbitration award under the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) as the decision reached by the arbitrator comported with the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between the parties....more

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