For your reference, here's a recap of well-read posts focused on hiring, firing, and other HR-related workplace issues published on JD Supra in the first weeks of fall, 2015:

1. Blocked: Managing Social Media at Work Under Virginia’s New Privacy Law - by Jimmy Robinson, Jr. and J. Clay Rollins at Ogletree Deakins
2. To Follow or Not To Follow … (Social Media in the Workplace—Part 1 of 2) - by Elizabeth Levy at Seyfarth Shaw
3. Employment Law - October 2015 - by Sharon Bauman, Alan Brunswick, and Esra Hudson at Manatt
4. New York Employment Law Roundup: July, August, & September 2015 - by Mark Goldstein and Cindy Minniti at Reed Smith
5. Court Allows EEOC’s Discrimination Suit Over Religious Garb To Proceed To Jury - by Christina Janice and Gerald Maatman at Seyfarth Shaw
6. Reducing Your Company’s Exposure to Trade Secret Litigation when Key Employees Come and Go - by Alyssa Kovach and Larry Turner at Morgan Lewis
7. EEOC Criminal Background Check Cases Come With Big Price Tags for All Parties - by Patricia Devoy and Edward Hollis at Faegre Baker Daniels
8. A Friendly Reminder from the EEOC—Don’t Toss Your Unselected Candidates’ Applications Just Yet - by Anne Averitt at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
9. Is It Legal to Ask For a Social Security Number On an Application? - by Ryan B. Frazier at Kirton McConkie
10. Cat’s Paw, Part II: “Termination Review” by Independent Decision Makers Can Break the Causal Chain - by David Froiland at Foley & Lardner
11. FCRA Class Action Suits on the Rise - by Katie Ostrander at Baker Donelson
12. Recent EEOC Settlements A Reminder That Employers Face Substantial Liability If Pre-Employment Exams Are Not Job-Related - by Antonio Caldarone at Laner Muchin
13. California Passes Law Aimed to Bridge the Gender Wage Inequality Gap - by Jennifer Savion and Denise Visconti at Littler

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