News & Analysis as of October 13, 2024

Federal Contractors

+ Follow

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 -

DE Under 3: Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools

DirectEmployers Association on 7/22/2024

Interesting story for employers whose ATS uses AI for hiring activities! Listen in as Candee and John discuss the Mobley v. Workday case in which a District Court recently ruled that Workday acts as agent of the employer,...more

Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/5/2024

Do you have 10 minutes or less to stay on top of the ever-changing laws and regulations around labor and employment? Check out PilieroMazza‘s podcast “Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government...more

New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/5/2024

A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...more

[Webinar] 2024 Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys - February 28th, 2:30 pm EST

DCI Consulting on 1/29/2024

DCI Consulting is excited to present its second annual Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys. DCI is providing this Expert Summit as a service to the legal community. The webinars that comprise the Expert Summit will focus...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 9/5/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

DE Under 3: EEOC Settled Its First Lawsuit Alleging AI Hiring Discrimination

DirectEmployers Association on 8/14/2023

In this episode, our experts discuss EEOC's first lawsuit settlement alleging AI hiring discrimination, how the case doesn't actually involve AI, and what companies with managers in other countries need to be aware of when it...more

Ban on Salary History Inquiries to Expand to Federal Contractors

Polsinelli on 3/18/2022

The emerging trend of laws banning inquiries into salary history and promoting pay transparency will soon expand to federal contractors. On March 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on...more

Federal Government’s “Ban the Box” Policy in Effect

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 2/1/2022

The federal government is the latest employer to adopt fair chance hiring requirements for certain parts of its workforce and contractors. The goal being to assist qualified workers with a criminal history to compete for...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/22/2021

This week, we’re recapping some of the biggest changes that impacted employers in 2021. We also look ahead to what’s in store in the new year. A Shift in Labor Policy and Enforcement The Biden administration is ushering in...more

A Brand-New Employment Equation? The Biden Administration 100-Day Report for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 5/4/2021

Why are the first 100 days so important? It’s often said that a president’s first 100 days in office are the most critical in their administration, as that’s when they have the most political capital – and therefore can...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/3/2020

NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

Ban-the-Box Reaches Federal Civilian and Defense Contractors

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 17, 2019, Congress passed "The Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs Act of 2019" (the “Act”) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. ...more

Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/3/2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

OFCCP Proposes Rule to Clarify Religious Exemption

Polsinelli on 8/20/2019

On August 15, 2019, the Office of Federal Compliance Contract Programs (OFCCP) proposed a new rule broadening the religious exemption that applies to its equal employment opportunity regulations. ...more

Financial Daily Dose 8.16.2019 | Top Story: : Cathay Pacific CEO Resigns Amidst Turmoil in Hong Kong

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/19/2019

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned in order to “take responsibility” a week “after the carrier was rebuked by China for staff involvement in the anti-Beijing protests rocking Hong Kong.” Hogg...more

15 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

Hiring & Firing › Labor Regulations › Federal Contractors

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"