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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 -

Employment Contracts in Japan: A Quick Guide

Ius Laboris on 7/16/2025

Understanding employment contracts in Japan is essential for ensuring compliance and maintaining fair workplace practices. In this article we outline the key legal requirements and best practices for employers to follow....more

Änderung des Nachweisgesetzes erfordert Anpassung von Arbeitsverträgen bis zum 1. August 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/1/2022

Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat das Nachweisgesetz überarbeitet, das die inhaltlichen Vorgaben für Arbeitsverträge regelt. Arbeitsverträge müssen nun zusätzliche Angaben und Informationen für die Arbeitnehmer beinhalten. Bei...more

One Rule to Guide Them All: West Virginia Legislature Enacts Uniform Rule for Distinguishing Independent Contractors from...

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/19/2021

For years, West Virginia businesses have had to consider varying standards for determining whether a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor by state agencies. The West Virginia Legislature has attempted...more

Massachusetts’ High Court Pumps the Brakes on Equitable Tolling of Restrictive Covenant

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/5/2020

For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the...more

Working Wise: Tips for Avoiding Independent Contractor Misclassification

K&L Gates LLP on 8/28/2018

In this episode, Joshua Rinschler discusses misclassification of employees as independent contractors and provides tips to employers for avoiding misclassification....more

Do You Pass The Test? New Safer Workplaces Act Expands And Limits Drug And Alcohol Testing

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 8/2/2017

As noted in our June 2017 Employment Law Letter, the West Virginia Legislature passed the West Virginia Safer Workplaces Act. The new law, which went into effect on July 7, 2017, generally expands the circumstances under...more

Big For Gigs: New Florida Law To Eliminate Misclassification Battles

Fisher Phillips on 4/27/2017

I wrote an article yesterday about the new law that is about to be signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott that will ensure ride-sharing drivers are classified as independent contractors and not employees. You can check out the...more

Freelance Isn’t Free Act Signed by Mayor De Blasio

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/5/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Freelance Isn’t Free Act, granting protections for freelancers in New York City, was signed by Mayor De Blasio on November 16, 2016. The law, on which we previously reported in detail here, will go...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds That UWOA Language Does Not Waive Right to Challenge Adequacy of Consideration for Restrictive...

Fisher Phillips on 11/24/2015

On November 18, 2015, in a highly anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that employers could not use the language set forth in Pennsylvania’s Uniform Written Obligations Act (“UWOA”) to avoid providing...more

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