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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 -

Understanding Employment Terminations: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and Poland

Littler on 4/2/2025

Termination of employment contracts is a critical aspect of labor law in both the UK and Poland, ensuring that employers and employees alike are aware of their rights and obligations in the event of contract dissolution....more

You Thought You Were Protected? When a Non-Compete Isn’t Enforceable (Maybe)

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/8/2022

If you have or want enforceable non-compete agreements with employees, read on. Here’s a hypothetical: You are looking to hire a salesperson, and you find just the right person, John. Your company has a great...more

2019 Law At Work - Year In Review

Flaster Greenberg PC on 12/9/2019

They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more

Global Employment Contracts: The Modern Tower of Babel

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/4/2019

Although multi-jurisdictional compliance is a challenge in relation to every aspect of employment law, the structure of employment contracts and the enforcement of global policies require particularly careful consideration. ...more

Employment news - November 2018

Hogan Lovells on 11/12/2018

Informed choice – choosing English law relevant to jurisdiction - In The British Council v Jeffery and Green v SIG Trading Ltd the Court of Appeal confirmed that choosing English law to govern an employment contract is a...more

Massachusetts Enacts Law on Noncompete Agreements

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2018

• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed into law the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (Act), governing noncompetition agreements signed on or after Oct. 1, 2018, by employees and independent contractors...more

Non-Compete: Who is the Bad Actor?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/17/2018

Against the backdrop of a continuing trend of low rates of unemployment throughout the United States, there has been a recent surge of people searching for new and better jobs. As a result, there has also been increased...more

Courts Continue to Enforce Foreign Non-Competes in California While the Window for Such Agreements Slowly Closes

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 7/13/2017

Contrary to common perception, California employees who signed restrictive covenants prior to January 1, 2017 are not completely immune to enforcement of all restrictions on competition. For the second time in several years,...more

The Latest East Coast/West Coast Conflict: Massachusetts Courts Consider the Application of California Law in Non-Compete...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/22/2017

Hearkening back to the rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, Massachusetts courts (as well as others around the country) have increasingly been asked to analyze the application of California...more

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