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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 -

Don’t You Forget About Me: Terminating Employees and Benefits to Think About

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/29/2024

No matter the size of your organization, at some point in time employees leave. As we noted previously, it behooves human resources and other departments to provide departing employees with an exit letter that includes...more

[Webinar] So, we're making a change … Coaching contracts in the NCAA and the Pros - December 8th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Hogan Lovells on 11/15/2021

Join us for the second program of the intercollegiate webinar series on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 as we unpack legal issues related to the hiring (and firing) of college coaches. We have special guests from both sides of...more

Financial Daily Dose 6.10.2020 | Top Story: Fed Expected to Stay the Course Despite Jump in May Jobs

Robins Kaplan LLP on 6/10/2020

The Fed is expected to hold rates steady as its June Open Market Committee meeting wraps today. Analysts expect that the better-than-expected May jobs numbers won’t be nearly enough for the central bank to suggest it is close...more

Benefits Considerations In Light Of Changing Employment Conditions And The COVID-19 Pandemic

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/25/2020

In light of the current COVID-19 health care crisis, employers are considering numerous options in the face of closed businesses and reduced income. These considerations include reducing employee work hours, furloughing...more

SEC Expands Manager-of-Managers Relief to Affiliated Sub-Advisers

Carlton Fields on 10/9/2019

On May 29, 2019, the SEC granted an exemptive order to Carillon Series Trust and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (a Raymond James affiliate) to hire and replace affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder...more

Sixth Circuit Finds No Fiduciary Duty To Give Notice Of Conversion/Portability Rights On Termination Of Employment

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog on 11/27/2018

In Vest v. Resolute FP US, Inc., 905 F.3d 985 (6th Cir. 2018), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of a claim by the beneficiary of a deceased employee that the employer breached its fiduciary duty under ERISA...more

Expect Focus - International - March 2018

Carlton Fields on 4/11/2018

Trends Against BITS and Investor State Dispute Resolution - In my first Expect Focus International article (http://bit.ly/2G9Demu), I suggested that investors doing business outside the United States should do so in...more

Employers Must Plan Ahead to Mitigate H-1B Visa Processing Delays

Carlton Fields on 4/11/2018

The Trump Administration has passed no new immigration legislation or regulation. However, the administration’s stated focus on protecting the American worker, as articulated in its 2017 Buy American and Hire American...more

Company Liable for Not Providing Accurate Information about Benefits

Dickinson Wright on 4/27/2017

A recent court case, Erwood vs Life Insurance Company of North America, is a reminder that plan sponsors must understand the terms of their welfare and retirement benefit plans, and ensure that their staff follows the...more

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