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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 -

Avoiding Unintended Outcomes With Fixed-Term Workers

Ius Laboris on 6/20/2025

Different categories of worker exist in Japan and the classification can have a significant impact on various aspects of employment. Below, we explore the key considerations for employers when it comes to fixed-term...more

Written Contract Will Be Required For Many Independent Contractors And Freelance Workers In Los Angeles Starting July 1, 2023

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/3/2023

A new city ordinance in Los Angeles will take effect on July 1, 2023, which requires a written contract for many independent contractors and freelance workers who work in the city. This ordinance, known as the Freelance...more

Contract Is King: High Court of Australia Provides Clarity on 'Employee vs Contractor' Test

Jones Day on 3/3/2022

On 9 February 2022, the Australian High Court heard two appeals together—Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Anor v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 ("Personnel") and ZG Operations Australia...more

Key Considerations for Emerging Companies: Employment Law Risks

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/22/2021

The first few years of operations can be an overwhelming task for emerging companies, especially when it comes to navigating the wide range of employment laws that come with hiring new members of the team. Below is a list of...more

Ontario, Canada: Calculation of Reasonable Notice Period When a Contractor Becomes an Employee

Littler on 2/26/2020

Cormier v. 1772887 Ontario Limited (St. Joseph Communications) (“St. Joseph”), 2019 ONCA 965, is an appeal from a summary judgment motion arising from the wrongful dismissal claim of a contractor who worked for St. Joseph for...more

Engaging Independent Contractors in the Gig Economy: 3 Things for Employers to Know

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 2/19/2020

With more and more individuals taking on the so-called “side hustle” of driving for Uber or even entirely leaving the traditional 9 to 5 work life and opting to make the “gig economy” work as their full time occupation,...more

2020 California Employment Law Roundup

Vedder Price on 12/30/2019

As 2019 draws to a close, employers in California have a busy new year ahead of them with expanded legal obligations, including significant new legislation regarding independent contractor status and mandatory arbitration...more

Rewriting California’s Independent Contractor Rules: A Business Survival Guide

Fisher Phillips on 9/23/2019

With his signature on AB 5 on September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom has completed the year-long overhaul of the state’s independent contractor test. What was once governed by a balancing test that provided...more

Non-Compete News: Georgia Court of Appeals Clarifies Definition of "Key Employee" Under the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

FordHarrison on 3/14/2019

The Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) governs non-compete agreements in Georgia entered into after May 2011 and sets forth that such agreements can be used only with respect to certain employees. ...more

Working Wise: Tips for Avoiding Independent Contractor Misclassification

K&L Gates LLP on 8/28/2018

In this episode, Joshua Rinschler discusses misclassification of employees as independent contractors and provides tips to employers for avoiding misclassification....more

New ABC Test For Independent Contractors Sends California Employers Reeling

Fisher Phillips on 7/6/2018

The “ABC test” recently adopted by the California Supreme Court in the Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court case is now touted as the best way to make the distinction between an “exploited employee” and an...more

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Test for Determining Who is an “Employee” for Purposes of Workers' Compensation...

White and Williams LLP on 5/11/2018

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held yesterday in Camargo’s Case that a worker’s eligibility for workers' compensation benefits is contingent upon the worker proving that he/she is an “employee” under the...more

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