News & Analysis as of September 13, 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 -

10 Steps for Built-to-Sell Tech Startups to Lock Down Employment Law Compliance

Fisher Phillips on 8/15/2025

You’ve built a great product, assembled a talented team, and maybe even caught the attention of investors or potential buyers. But your code or growth metrics will only get you so far if your company is not a compliant...more

What You Need to Know about Acqui-Hires

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/13/2023

The term “Acqui-hire” is commonly used to describe an M&A transaction where the buyer is predominantly interested in acquiring key employees of the target and not specifically the underlying business and/or assets. This type...more

Thinking About Selling Your Ag Business? Time to Get Your I-9s in Order

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 12/16/2022

The past two years have seen significant growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions nationwide with many agriculture and farming business owners choosing to liquefy their assets and move on. At the same time, employers...more

Considering selling your business? Get your I-9s in order now!

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/11/2022

The past two years have seen significant growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions nationwide with many business owners choosing to liquefy their assets and move on. At the same time, employers have had to cope with...more

What Every North Carolina Employer Needs to Know About Restrictive Workplace Covenants (Part 2)

Fisher Phillips on 2/16/2022

This is the second in a three-part series that discusses restrictive covenants in North Carolina... This Insight will focus on entering into restrictive covenant agreements in North Carolina. There are three common situations...more

Part 24 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Choice of Law and Covenants Not to Compete

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 9/18/2019

There are many notable east coast-west coast rivalries. In sports (Celtics versus Lakers basketball), in leisure (Atlantic versus Pacific beaches), or in food (Shake Shack versus In-N-Out Burger), to name a few. With respect...more

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