Employment Policies, Best Practices, Discrimination

Key Takeaways - Terminating the Problem Employee

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/23/2025

In our recent webcast, “Terminating the Problem Employee," the Labor & Employment team shared key considerations for employers looking to terminate a “problem employee” while avoiding controversy and litigation. Below are our...more

Department of Labor’s AI Best Practices: Key Takeaways for Employers

Woods Rogers on 1/13/2025

In October 2024, the Department of Labor released its principles and best practices for developers and employers using AI (pdf), aiming to provide employers with guidelines to promote workplace augmentation through the use of...more

Dan Mateo Shares the Advantage of Being Authentic in the Workplace

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/21/2022

Holland & Knight's Diversity Council and Hispanic Affinity Group are proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and pay tribute to the generations of Hispanics who have enriched America's history and continue to play a role...more

HR ‘Don’ts’ Inspired by Netflix’s Tiger King

FordHarrison on 4/6/2020

In the midst of our pandemic-induced self-isolation and, in many cases, mandatory shelter-in-place orders, some of you have probably used this time to better yourselves. Perhaps you’ve tried out some new recipes or began an...more

Help! I Just Received a Charge of Discrimination. Now What? - Part 2 of 3

FordHarrison on 11/13/2018

In this three-part series, we are exploring best practices for handling a charge of discrimination. The first part of the series addressed important preliminary questions you should be asking upon initial receipt of the...more

Workplace Violence – Putting Employers on the Horns of a Dilemma

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/14/2015

Employers today can find themselves in a seemingly untenable dilemma when they have violence threaten to invade their workplaces. Two recent cases illustrate the competing liabilities that employers face in their...more