News & Analysis as of November 17, 2024

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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 -

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2024

The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 11/6/2023

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

4 Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Tracking as New Term Kicks Off

Fisher Phillips on 10/9/2023

The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more

5th Circuit Says No, Employer Not Liable for Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, or First Amendment Violations in Employee...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/31/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Vaccinations have been widely debated over the past few years, leaving employers unclear about their obligations to accommodate employees whose religious beliefs conflict with them. Recently the U.S. Court...more

A Candidate Named Sue (or Maybe Regina)? Tread Carefully With the Litigious Job Applicant

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/26/2017

When is it safe to take action against an employee (or a former employee) who filed an EEOC charge against you? As the 7th Circuit just found in Baines v. Walgreen Co., you can never –REPEAT, NEVER – take action because an...more

Peoria’s Green Chevrolet to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/26/2017

Black Employee with Disability Involuntarily Transferred and Fired for Opposing It, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - A Peoria, Ill., Chevrolet dealership will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability...more

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