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Age Discrimination

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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 -

Considering a Reduction in Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/22/2025

Employers sometimes find it necessary to make the difficult decision to undergo a reduction-in-force (RIF), resulting in employee layoffs and/or terminations. Before moving forward with an RIF, employers should develop an...more

End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Fisher Phillips on 7/3/2025

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

Is Your Severance Program Release Enforceable?

Snell & Wilmer on 2/4/2019

As most practitioners are aware, pursuant to the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), in order for a release obtained in connection with a reduction-in-force (“RIF”) or severance program to be enforceable with...more

Dos and Don’ts for Drafting Severance Agreements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/1/2018

There are a number of important considerations for employers to keep in mind when drafting a severance agreement. Join Milwaukee shareholders Bud Bobber and Brian Radloff for a discussion of practical tips for drafting...more

March Sadness: How Not to Drop the Ball When a RIF is on Your Schedule

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/27/2017

No matter how long you’ve played the game, administering a Reduction-in-Force or RIF is never easy. In fact, it is often painful not only because they are difficult to administer, but because of the toll it takes on the...more

7th Cir. Won’t Let EEOC Skip Pre-Suit Conciliation

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/21/2015

When CVS fired store manager Tonia Ramos in 2011, it offered her its standard severance agreement that included a broad release of waivable claims, including claims under Title VII, but explicitly preserving the right to...more

Federal Court Allows Terminated Employee to Proceed with Age Discrimination Claim Despite Her Execution of a Release of Claims

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 11/4/2015

A recent Colorado federal court decision serves as a good reminder to employers on how not to obtain a release of claims from a terminated employee. For starters, don’t tell the employee her job is being eliminated and then...more

Waivers of Age Discrimination Claims in Reduction in Force Cases Continue to Face Intense Scrutiny

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 5/30/2014

A Federal court in Colorado recently permitted a former employee to advance an age discrimination claim despite his prior execution of a severance and release agreement after his employment ended in connection with a...more

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