News & Analysis as of August 12, 2025

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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 -

Adverse employment actions require a decision maker. Make sure you have one.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/17/2025

Among the first questions I ask when investigating a lawsuit accusing my client of discriminatory conduct is, “Who made the decision?” The reasons are simple. First, an adverse employment action – like termination,...more

Compensation ordered after email slip reveals age discrimination

Ius Laboris on 9/13/2023

The Brussels Labour Court recently considered the case of an unsuccessful job applicant who was inadvertently emailed evidence that she had been discriminated against due to her age....more

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Favors Employers on Business Reorganization and Unjustified Dismissal

Littler on 4/19/2022

In a recent case issued by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (“the Court”), the Court addressed the standard and level of proof that must be presented by employers when raising as an affirmative defense a corporate...more

EEOC Sues S&C Electric Co. for Age and Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/20/2017

Employer Fired Employee After 52 Years of Service Rather Than Returning Him From Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - S&C Electric Co. in Chicago unlawfully fired an employee on the bases of age and...more

D.C. District Court Examines an Employer’s Burden to Prove a Failure to Mitigate Damages in an Employment Discrimination Action

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 3/25/2016

As a general principle, an employee alleging employment discrimination has an affirmative obligation to mitigate his or her lost wages by making a good faith effort to secure alternative employment. The employer however,...more

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