News & Analysis as of August 15, 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 -

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/15/2025

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more

Another Win for the Administration, at Least for Now - SCOTUS Today

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/9/2025

The motions docket of the U.S. Supreme Court remains busy. Following the April 4 decision in Department of Education v. California—in which the Court, treating a temporary restraining order (TRO) as if it were a preliminary...more

Federal government clarifies status of rehired probationary employees

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/21/2025

On March 18, the federal government filed a response to U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup’s request for information regarding the status of rehired federal probationary employees. In the request for information, Judge...more

Labor & employment in Week 3 of Trump 2: The Empire Strikes Back

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/7/2025

Resistance is building. In his third week in office, President Trump is beginning to meet with resistance to some of his initiatives. Here is the latest. Court blocks voluntary separation program -- at least, until Monday....more

Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off

Cozen O'Connor on 5/31/2022

As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more

Two Seventh Circuit Cases Clarify Necessity of Termination Hearings for Public Employees

Franczek P.C. on 5/8/2018

When is a hearing required in order to terminate a contracted public employee? The Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from taking away an individual’s property...more

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