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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 -

5 Things Employers Should Know About COBRA and Severance Agreements as Layoffs Loom

Fisher Phillips on 3/19/2024

As we edge into the second quarter of 2024, we continue to see a steady stream of layoff announcements — and employers are still feeling the fallout of pandemic-related hiring frenzies, unpredictable economic conditions, and...more

An Alternative to Laying Off Employees: Kentucky’s New Work Share Program

Fisher Phillips on 2/17/2023

Kentucky officials just rolled out a new program aiming to help employers and employees avoid some of the burdens of a layoff during an economic downturn. Starting on January 1 this year, employers in the state can now apply...more

Three Timely Benefits Items Everyone Should Know

Carlton Fields on 9/17/2020

Carlton Fields tax attorney Lowell Walters discusses three timely employee benefits issues: using employee benefits to reduce expenses; helping retirement plan participants in an inconsistent investment market; and, the...more

International Lawyers Network: Unprecedented Aid

International Lawyers Network on 6/26/2020

Chile - In response to the sanitary and economic crisis produced by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Chilean Government has introduced several measures to protect the employment and the employees’ salaries. The following is...more

Beware the Snake in the Grass: COBRA Election Notice Considerations During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/25/2020

With most of the nation on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are in the unfortunate position of having to lay off workers or significantly reduce their hours. If these workers also lose employer-sponsored...more

Q&A: Employment Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP on 3/24/2020

As a business owner, you have many considerations that affect your employees and the safety of your operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipated some of the issues that may be of particular importance to you right...more

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