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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 -
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Managing labour cost: Insights and lessons for the resource and other sectors for 2025

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Employers in the resources sector are watchful of legal developments in 2025 that could significantly impact their labour strategies, particularly their ability to engage, utilise and remove contractors. With non-labour costs...more

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Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK’s and Germany’s Approaches to Unfair Dismissal

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Welcome back to our “cross-border perspectives” series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2025 - Your workplace law recap for 2024 and predictions for 2025 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more

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Navigating employee relations: The advisor’s role (Part 5)

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In recent months, I’ve spoken to many HR professionals about all things employee relations or “ER.”...more

Fisher Phillips

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

A Deep Dive Into Internal Workplace Investigations: Tom Cruise's Minority Report — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs are joined by Marie Latoff, president and founder of Verita, LLC, a firm specializing in workplace investigations. Drawing parallels from...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Navigating New Laws - California’s Upcoming Deadlines for Employers - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re focused on California’s array of new and amended laws, including non-competes, employee cannabis usage, minimum wage, and protected time off: New laws are changing the workplace in California, with looming...more

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Navigating Workplace Confidentiality and Compliance When Government Agents Come Calling — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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Explore the complex intersection of agency inquiries and workplace confidentiality in this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast. Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs join Partner Abbey Hazlett to delve...more

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NLRB Protects Solo Worker Protests as “Concerted Activity” Under Federal Labor Law

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On August 31, 2023, the NLRB released its decision in Miller Plastic Products, Inc. and Ronald Vincer, 372 NLRB No. 134 (“Miller”), in which the Board re-established a fact-sensitive totality of the evidence test to determine...more

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[Ongoing Program] Unique Issues in Workplace Investigations: Not Your Typical ‘How To’ - April 11th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Federal Agencies Are Talking About You – and You Can’t Just Ignore It Anymore - April 4th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Take the Target Off Your Back: Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Practices That May Lead to Litigation - March 28th,...

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Back to the Future Part II: The NLRB and the Uncertain State of Labor Law - March 21st, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Workplace Privacy: The Ever-Increasing Risks of Breaches and Maintaining Data and Information - March 14th, 2:00...

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual this...more

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[Ongoing Program] Contingent Workforce Update: The Gamemakers Are At It Again - March 7th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Debriefing the Dobbs Decision: Unpacking What Employers Face in the Aftermath of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade...

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

Fisher Phillips

Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed Over the Holidays

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Happy 2023! We hope you had some time to unwind and recharge over the winter holiday season – but you may be feeling out of the loop now that your attention is turned back to work. We know it’s hard to keep up with all the...more

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[Ongoing Program] The New Union Organizing Model: The Force of Gen Z - February 21st, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] Remote Work in Transition: Trends and Compliance Considerations - February 14th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

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[Ongoing Program] The New Employment Laws: Out with the Old and In with the Unknown - February 7th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series - Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from August 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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NLRB Awards Bargaining Expenses to Union

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By Gerard Morales In a recent case, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Court) enforced an order of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) requiring an employer to reimburse the union for the expenses that...more

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NLRB Rules Two Union Representatives Were Not Fired Over COVID-19 Concerns

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On July 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board published its decision in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, 371 NLRB No. 112, adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that a carpenters’ union did not...more

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