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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 -

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

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

Fisher Phillips on 6/24/2025

Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

First 100 Days Report for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/28/2025

Welcome to FP’s First 100 Days Report for Employers. The first 100 days of any new administration set the tone for what’s to come—and in 2025, that tone has been unmistakable: bold, fast-moving, and deeply consequential for...more

EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/22/2025

Employer going to trial in age discrimination case. We had a blizzard last Friday (in North Carolina, 2 inches is a blizzard), and we still have ice and snow on the ground a week later. Anyway, I've had enough of winter now...more

"Tighty whitey" case has 4 good lessons about workplace retaliation

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/6/2024

You can't make this stuff up. I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. A federal judge just down the road from me ruled this week that a woman’s retaliation case should go to a jury, even though her sexual harassment...more

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect January 1

Fisher Phillips on 12/3/2024

As the year wraps up, we’re rounding up the new workplace laws that will take effect on January 1. With so many laws about to kick in, it can be hard to keep track of it all. Here’s a guide to some of the federal and state...more

Trump Shocks Employers by Tapping Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor: The 10 Things Employers Can Expect

Fisher Phillips on 11/25/2024

President-elect Trump surprised the business community on Friday night when he announced Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Her selection was met by skepticism by some in the employer...more

Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow): New Pay Transparency Requirements Effective in 2025

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 11/21/2024

As we have reported previously, 2024 saw a slew of states adopt new pay transparency laws. Several of those laws go into effect in 2025. They include new laws in Illinois and Minnesota (both effective January 1), Vermont...more

New Jersey’s New Pay Transparency Law: Guidance for Employers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/20/2024

Starting June 1, 2025, New Jersey employers will need to be transparent about employee compensation when posting new job openings and providing notice to existing employees of internal promotional opportunities. The...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Developments To Expect Under President Trump

Fisher Phillips on 11/7/2024

Now that we know Donald Trump will return to the White House as President, it’s time for employers to take a look at what they might expect during his second term in office. We have gathered insights from some of our firm’s...more

Labor Department to Crack Down on These 7 Workplace Contract Provisions

Fisher Phillips on 10/18/2024

The Labor Department’s top lawyer announced on Tuesday that the agency would target seven specific employment-related contract provisions that she believes could discourage workers from exercising their rights under federal...more

10 Biggest Changes in United Kingdom’s Sweeping New Employment Rights Bill: What U.S. Employers Can Do To Prepare

Fisher Phillips on 10/17/2024

The United Kingdom just introduced a landmark new Employment Rights Bill, aimed at ending unfair employment practices and helping to deliver economic growth. According to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office, this is...more

Groundbreaking Legal Reforms Under the Employment Rights Bill: What Is the Impact for UK Employers?

Morgan Lewis on 10/14/2024

The Employment Rights Bill was introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, representing the biggest change to UK employment law since the 1990s. Delivering on its promise to introduce legislation within 100 days of coming...more

5 SCOTUS Cases for Employers to Track as 2024/2025 Term Begins

Fisher Phillips on 9/26/2024

The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more

AI Regulation Continues to Grow as Illinois Amends its Human Rights Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/14/2024

Following laws enacted in jurisdictions such as Colorado, New York City, Tennessee, and the state’s own Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, on August 9, 2024, Illinois’ Governor signed House Bill (HB) 3773, also...more

UK: The King’s Speech and What it Means for Employment Law

Littler on 8/13/2024

On July 17, 2024, King Charles delivered the King's Speech, which sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session. In this, the new Labour Government announced an ambitious agenda with some 40...more

Does the Use of AI in the Hiring Process Expand Who Can Be Sued for Discrimination?: One Federal Court in California Says Yes

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/22/2024

The increasing use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools to assist employers with recruiting decisions invites the question of who can be held legally responsible if those decisions allegedly are discriminatory. Typically,...more

Snap Reaches $15M Settlement Over Alleged Equal Pay Violations: Why the Deal Might Be a Sign of What’s to Come for All Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/15/2024

Snapchat’s parent company has agreed to pay $15 million and take extensive measures to ensure fair employment practices as part of settlement to resolve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women at...more

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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

First 100 Days Report for Employers

EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

"Tighty whitey" case has 4 good lessons about workplace retaliation

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect January 1

Trump Shocks Employers by Tapping Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor: The 10 Things Employers Can Expect

Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow): New Pay Transparency Requirements Effective in 2025

New Jersey’s New Pay Transparency Law: Guidance for Employers

Top 10 Workplace Law Developments To Expect Under President Trump

Labor Department to Crack Down on These 7 Workplace Contract Provisions

10 Biggest Changes in United Kingdom’s Sweeping New Employment Rights Bill: What U.S. Employers Can Do To Prepare

Groundbreaking Legal Reforms Under the Employment Rights Bill: What Is the Impact for UK Employers?

5 SCOTUS Cases for Employers to Track as 2024/2025 Term Begins

AI Regulation Continues to Grow as Illinois Amends its Human Rights Act

UK: The King’s Speech and What it Means for Employment Law

Does the Use of AI in the Hiring Process Expand Who Can Be Sued for Discrimination?: One Federal Court in California Says Yes

Snap Reaches $15M Settlement Over Alleged Equal Pay Violations: Why the Deal Might Be a Sign of What’s to Come for All Employers

New UK Government: Employment Law Reforms – What Employers Need to Know

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

Pay Transparency in the Green Mountain State: Vermont Adopts New Pay Equity Law

[Event] Annual Employment Law Summit - May 15th, San Diego, CA

Basing Salary on Prior Pay Risks Discrimination Claim

SCOTUS Predictions: Blockbuster Decision Will Dismantle Workplace Regulations

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