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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 -

Considering a Reduction in Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/22/2025

Employers sometimes find it necessary to make the difficult decision to undergo a reduction-in-force (RIF), resulting in employee layoffs and/or terminations. Before moving forward with an RIF, employers should develop an...more

Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/22/2025

In a recent decision that reinforces the importance of consistent policy enforcement, the Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a nurse terminated from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center...more

End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Fisher Phillips on 7/3/2025

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

Employment Terminations Based on “Cultural Fit”: A Cautionary Tale for Employers

Warner Norcross + Judd on 6/19/2025

On June 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Kean v. Brinker International, Inc., an opinion that reverses summary judgment for the employer and sends a former Chili’s general manager’s Age...more

Think Before You Ask: Oregon Cracks Down on Age-Related Hiring Questions and Increases Age Discrimination Protections for...

Littler on 5/23/2025

Oregon is widely considered an employee-friendly state with a robust framework of statutes prohibiting various forms of discrimination and retaliation in employment. When it comes to age, Oregon is one of only a handful of...more

Looking for a "Digital Native" in a Job Ad is Discriminatory!

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/23/2025

The regional labor court (Landesarbeitsgericht) ("LAG") Baden-Württemberg decided that an applicant can claim compensation for discrimination based on a job ad that said the employer was looking for a "digital native" (17 Sa...more

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/22/2025

Employer going to trial in age discrimination case. We had a blizzard last Friday (in North Carolina, 2 inches is a blizzard), and we still have ice and snow on the ground a week later. Anyway, I've had enough of winter now...more

The Ninth Circuit Reminds Us: Every Word Matters

Tyson & Mendes LLP on 4/19/2024

Brian Arnett (“Arnett”) claims that the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) discriminated against him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) when he was deemed ineligible for three positions for...more

The 9 Things Colorado Employers Should Do After Lawmakers Pass Batch of New Workplace Laws

Fisher Phillips on 6/22/2023

The Colorado legislature has been busy this season passing new employment laws, adding to your compliance obligations in a big way. We reviewed the key workplace laws that Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into effect and...more

Employment Flash - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/20/2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more

They’re Back! What Should Employers Expect from the 2020 Connecticut General Assembly Session?

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 2/18/2020

On February 5, 2020, the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on May 6, 2020. Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more

Bakery Says Employee’s FMLA Claims Don’t Rise to the Occasion

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 10/11/2018

Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are required to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees with certain family or medical issues. These issues include attending to serious health conditions that make...more

Federal Court Allows Terminated Employee to Proceed with Age Discrimination Claim Despite Her Execution of a Release of Claims

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 11/4/2015

A recent Colorado federal court decision serves as a good reminder to employers on how not to obtain a release of claims from a terminated employee. For starters, don’t tell the employee her job is being eliminated and then...more

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Considering a Reduction in Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline

End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Employment Terminations Based on “Cultural Fit”: A Cautionary Tale for Employers

Think Before You Ask: Oregon Cracks Down on Age-Related Hiring Questions and Increases Age Discrimination Protections for...

Looking for a "Digital Native" in a Job Ad is Discriminatory!

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

The Ninth Circuit Reminds Us: Every Word Matters

The 9 Things Colorado Employers Should Do After Lawmakers Pass Batch of New Workplace Laws

Employment Flash - July 2020

They’re Back! What Should Employers Expect from the 2020 Connecticut General Assembly Session?

Bakery Says Employee’s FMLA Claims Don’t Rise to the Occasion

Federal Court Allows Terminated Employee to Proceed with Age Discrimination Claim Despite Her Execution of a Release of Claims

Waivers of Age Discrimination Claims in Reduction in Force Cases Continue to Face Intense Scrutiny

California Employment Law Notes - May 2014

Can A Failure To Hire Violate ERISA?

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