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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 -

The Employer’s Playbook for Managing Remote and Hybrid Workforces

Fisher Phillips on 8/16/2024

The rise of remote work has forced employers to tackle one challenge after another – and now the biggest challenge is effectively managing remote and hybrid workforces for the long term. When the pandemic hit, many employers...more

AI Bias in the Workplace: Top 4 Takeaways From EEOC Commissioner’s Conversation at FP Conference

Fisher Phillips on 11/22/2023

Most HR professionals are no strangers to technology, particularly when it comes to using applicant tracking systems and human resource information systems to hire workers and track key employment data. However, recent...more

Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/21/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving employers to wrestle with the implications of the decision for various diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

Third Circuit Rules That Employment Practices Favoring Employees in Their 40s Over Those in Their 50s Could Constitute Age...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 1/23/2017

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals (which handles appeals of federal cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands) recently ruled that a facially neutral workplace policy that disproportionately affects...more

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The Employer’s Playbook for Managing Remote and Hybrid Workforces

AI Bias in the Workplace: Top 4 Takeaways From EEOC Commissioner’s Conversation at FP Conference

Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

Third Circuit Rules That Employment Practices Favoring Employees in Their 40s Over Those in Their 50s Could Constitute Age...

Proposed EEOC Guidance on National Origin Discrimination Provides Clues to Agency’s Focus

Big Data, Big Problems: The Liability Pitfall Lurking Beneath the Shiny Surface of “People Analytics”

Sixth Circuit Approves Fee Award Against the EEOC for Meritless Criminal Record Action

Hiring & Firing › Employment Policies › Disparate Impact

The Employer’s Playbook for Managing Remote and Hybrid Workforces

AI Bias in the Workplace: Top 4 Takeaways From EEOC Commissioner’s Conversation at FP Conference

Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

Third Circuit Rules That Employment Practices Favoring Employees in Their 40s Over Those in Their 50s Could Constitute Age...

Proposed EEOC Guidance on National Origin Discrimination Provides Clues to Agency’s Focus

Big Data, Big Problems: The Liability Pitfall Lurking Beneath the Shiny Surface of “People Analytics”

Sixth Circuit Approves Fee Award Against the EEOC for Meritless Criminal Record Action

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