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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 -

New Hiring and Employment Records Laws Take Effect in Washington

Miller Nash LLP on 6/6/2025

During the 2025 legislative session, Washington State enacted several new measures that will significantly impact employer obligations related to hiring practices and personnel recordkeeping. Two statewide bills—HB 1308 and...more

New Requirements for Washington State Employers

DLA Piper on 6/6/2025

In recent weeks, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed numerous employment-related bills, amending employer obligations and employee rights related to pay transparency, paid leave, use of criminal records, personnel...more

Compliance Check: Massachusetts Employers, Do Your Applications Contain Required Lie Detector Disclosures?

Verrill on 6/6/2025

Last year, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision in Baker v. CVS Health Corporation with an important reminder to employers regarding their required disclosure in employment applications...more

Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends All Cases Discussing Contractor Reclassification: What Businesses Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 6/5/2025

Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court recently suspended all pending lawsuits alleging that contractors should be reclassified to employees. The suspension, which was issued last month, covers both contractors who are engaged...more

Have You Considered How a Reduction in Force Impacts Your 401(k) Plan?

Bricker Graydon LLP on 6/4/2025

As businesses continue to respond to recent shifts in the U.S. economy, some employers have had to make the challenging decision to implement cost-cutting measures and reductions to their workforce....more

Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Plan to Terminate Work Authorizations for Over 500,000 Foreign Nationals: 5 Steps for CHNV Parole...

Fisher Phillips on 6/4/2025

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate the humanitarian parole program giving approximately 532,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela the right to hold work...more

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card-Holder Survives Employer’s Motion to Dismiss

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/4/2025

A recent opinion from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania serves a win to a medical marijuana card-holder who brought claims against an employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Pennsylvania Medical...more

New Jersey Employers Should be Aware of Pay Transparency Law, Effective June 1, 2025

Cole Schotz on 6/4/2025

The New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act (the “Act”) became effective on June 1, 2025 and covered New Jersey employers should be ready to comply with this new law immediately. The Act requires that applicants for...more

AI on Trial: Implications of the Workday Lawsuit for Automated Hiring

Dickinson Wright on 6/4/2025

Artificial intelligence continues revolutionizing HR and talent acquisition, promising efficiency and scalability in hiring processes. However, as a recent lawsuit against Workday shows, automation does not absolve employers...more

The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape of State and Federal Regulations for Using AI in Candidate Recruiting and Screening

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 6/3/2025

According to a University of Southern California study, 55% of businesses are investing in automated recruiting measures that use artificial intelligence (AI). Using AI tools in employee recruiting and screening offers a...more

2025 Year-To-Date Review of AI and Employment Law in California

K&L Gates LLP on 6/3/2025

California started 2025 with significant activity around artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Legislators and state agencies introduced new bills and regulations to regulate AI-driven hiring and management tools,...more

Employing teenagers in Israel during summer vacation

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 6/3/2025

In Israel, many employers customarily employ teenagers during the summer vacation. Since the school year is coming to a close, we are recapping highlights of the Youth Employment Law to remind employers about what is...more

Navigating New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act, Effective June 1

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/3/2025

On June 1, new job posting requirements took effect in New Jersey under the New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act. The “Pay Transparency Act,” signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in November 2024, requires employers...more

Coffee Badging: Mastering the Art of Office Presence — Hiring to Firing Podcast

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/3/2025

In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter explore the concept of “coffee badging”—a post-pandemic workplace phenomenon where employees badge in, grab a cup of coffee, and then work remotely...more

Not So Dependable? BC Court Says Employers May Not Expect Dependent Contractors to Get Less Reasonable Notice than Employees

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/3/2025

In the recent decision of Ursic v Country Lumber Ltd., 2025 BCSC 970 (Country Lumber), the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that there is no presumption that dependent contractors ought to receive less reasonable notice...more

Canada: Ontario Government Introduces Significant Changes to Key Workplace Legislation

Littler on 6/2/2025

On May 28, 2025, the Ontario Government introduced the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30). If passed, Bill 30 will amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and...more

California Employers: Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Brings New Compliance Risks

Goldberg Segalla on 6/2/2025

Federal and California agencies have increased their focus on how AI and automated decision-making tools are being used in hiring, promotions, and employment screening processes. Employers using such technologies may be...more

New Washington Mini-WARN Act for Mass Layoffs and Business Site Closures

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/2/2025

Washington is the latest state to enact a Mini-Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) law. Effective July 27, 2025, the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (SB 5525) imposes...more

Amend (Don’t End) DEI: What SHRM’s BEAM Framework Means for Law Firms - On Record PR

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 6/2/2025

Elizabeth Catterall Ogilvie joins Jennifer Simpson Carr to unpack SHRM’s newly introduced BEAM Framework—Belonging Enhanced by Access through Merit—and what it means for law firms navigating today’s diversity, equity, and...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your June To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/30/2025

Here are the top items you should tackle in June, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more

New York Employers Need to Prepare for Three Major Workplace Laws Taking Effect in June

Fisher Phillips on 5/30/2025

New York employers will see three significant workplace laws come into effect in June, and retail, warehouse, and fashion industry employers throughout the state need to take notice. You’ll face new requirements for workplace...more

AI in the Workplace Series - Part 3: Artificial Intelligence in Employment: How States Surrounding Pennsylvania are Approaching...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 5/30/2025

This article is the third installment in our AI in the Workplace series. In Part 2: From Harrisburg to the White House, Allyson Lonas explored the growing legal uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) adoption...more

AI job interviews: What we have to "look forward" to

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/30/2025

Don't quit your current job! Bloomberg Law had a good article yesterday by Jo Constantz about AI-conducted job interviews. (Paid subscription may be required to access.) According to the article, many companies are now...more

Washington Expands Employee Access to Personnel Files

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 5/30/2025

Washington law provides employees with the right to inspect their personnel file annually upon request. In April, the Washington legislature amended the personnel file access requirements. The updated law is effective July...more

Whistleblowing Job Applicants, Discrimination Outside Employment, and Liability for HR Consultants, Plus a News Roundup - UK HR...

BCLP on 5/29/2025

Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010 because it was not made “in...more

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