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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 -

2025 Legislative Developments Affecting Washington Employers

Foster Garvey PC on 7/31/2025

Washington employers face a wave of new workplace legislation, some of which recently became effective and some that will begin in 2026 and beyond. These new or modified laws address a broad range of topics, many of which...more

Constangy Clips Ep. 9 - The Penalty Playbook: 3 Pointers for Employee Discipline

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/19/2025

It's tournament time, and just like basketball, employee discipline requires strategy and execution. Employers need to have a game plan and stick to it, or it could land them in hot legal water. In this episode of Constangy...more

NLRB Shakeup – General Counsel Scraps Dozens of Biden-Era Policy Memoranda

Bowditch & Dewey on 2/25/2025

On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/12/2023

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 9/5/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Recent Lawsuit Emphasizes Importance of Proper Immigration-Related Hiring Questions

Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/25/2021

A recent lawsuit initiated against Zoom Video Communications Inc. illustrates how important it is for employers to know the proper immigration-related questions to ask during the hiring process....more

Stopping The Spread Of COVID-19 Hate Crimes In Reopened Restaurants

Fisher Phillips on 10/13/2020

As restaurants continue to reopen out of economic necessity despite a global pandemic, employers and employees alike remain concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. No longer are bad Yelp...more

Legislative Highlights for Oregon Employers in 2020

Littler on 2/14/2020

Oregon’s active 2019 legislative session has prompted the need for several policy and handbook updates for employers doing business in Oregon. This Insight provides an overview of the most notable recent employment law...more

The Time Is Now for Employers in Illinois to Abide by New Laws

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/10/2020

The New Year brings new laws for Illinois employers. Some laws go into effect this Summer, while others are effective as of this month. For employers who have not yet revised handbooks, policies and agreements, the time is...more

New York Enacts Various New Employment Laws

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/20/2019

• The New York State Equal Pay Act (EPA) now will apply to all protected categories (including race, national origin, religion, etc.) rather than just gender, dramatically expanding the reach of the statute. • New York...more

II-25 – Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Employers in 2018

Cozen O'Connor on 1/8/2018

From federal agency changes to anticipated developments in sexual harassment, paid leave, overtime, and marijuana use, this episode of Employment Law Now provides ten issues that employers should resolve to understand in the...more

First Department Finds Work-Product Protection Not Waived by Storage of Documents on Company Laptop

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 6/13/2017

On June 6, 2017, the First Department had an opportunity to apply—and reaffirm—last month’s decision in Peerenboom v. Marvel Entm’t, LLC, where the Court held that use of a company email system for personal purposes “does...more

What Does “At-Will” Employment Mean?

Jaburg Wilk on 1/31/2017

Most Arizona employers are aware that Arizona is an “at-will” employment state. However, many do not understand what that means. In short, it means that an employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason, except a...more

NYC Employers Should be Aware of Stringent Local Laws

FordHarrison on 12/6/2016

New York City employers should be aware of local laws that directly affect a company’s hiring and termination practices, including a recent one that makes it illegal for employers to discriminate based on “caregiver status.”...more

Employment Law Trends for 2015

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/14/2015

Few can quibble with the fact that 2015 has been a busy year for employment law. From historic pronouncements of the Supreme Court concerning fundamental and civil rights, to the Department of Labor’s release of guidance to...more

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