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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... more +
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 -
Payne & Fears

[Event] Employee Mobility and Confidential Information: Key Issues to Consider When Onboarding and Offboarding Employees -...

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A company can reduce legal risk by adopting strong policies and procedures when onboarding an employee from a competitor. Similarly, when offboarding, there are several measures companies should consider to prevent theft of...more

Verrill

Five Employment Law Traps For CFOs Tasked with HR Oversight

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Overseeing human resources -- a hat that many CFOs wear -- may mean having to make crucial decisions about hiring and policy, performance management and discipline, and employee terminations. Such decisions may affect HR...more

Carlton Fields

10 Tips for Minimizing Company Liability for Terminating Employees who Steal Trade Secrets

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When your company uncovers evidence that an employee misappropriated trade secrets it must act swiftly. The company may want to fire the employee to protect itself from the potentially devastating consequences. But how can...more

Knobbe Martens

Recommendations for Avoiding Trade Secret Misappropriation

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Although the following recommendations will not eliminate all risks, each one will have a cumulative effect toward establishing a structure that is most likely to prevent the disclosure or use of trade secrets by new...more

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