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An Employer Cannot Sue its Competitor in Order to Retain Staff

Jordan Dunham
Jordan Dunham
01/26/2022
Hiring Process, Restrictive Covenants
“The great resignation,” the current term used to describe the mobility of employees in the COVID-era  workforce, is in full effect.  Employment is extremely competitive at the moment, and it seems employees are feeling more comfortable changing employers.  This can, of course, leave employers in dire circumstances when a group of employees all decide to quit at the same time.  Employers are increasingly turning to alternative methods to...
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Wells Fargo Learns That Hiring Matters Too

Frank Kollman
Frank Kollman
10/22/2019
Agency Activity, Hiring Process
The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Wells Fargo & Co. to settle allegations that it discriminated in hiring on the basis of sex and race.  The Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found that  Wells Fargo (a federal contractor) had discriminated against 2,066 female applicants for positions as online customer service representatives in Glen Allen, Virginia, and Salt Lake City, Utah, and 282...
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Target Finally Moving Out Of The Cross-Hairs Of Criminal History Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit

Randi Klein Hyatt
Randi Klein Hyatt
04/06/2018
Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Hiring Process, Race Discrimination
Target has quite the bill to pay.  As a result of alleged discriminatory hiring practices, premised upon Target's use of criminal background screening in a manner that had a disproportionate impact on minorities, Target Corp. will pay $3.74 million, and give priority hiring opportunities to black and Latino job applicants, to resolve claims that its criminal background check policy illegally excluded thousands of minority applicants from employment...
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"Ban The Box" Continues To Catch On In Maryland

Randi Klein Hyatt
Randi Klein Hyatt
01/08/2015
Hiring Process, Legislative Developments, State Law
Montgomery and Prince George's Counties join Baltimore City (and the District of Columbia) to now limit an employer's ability to inquire about an applicant's criminal history.  This trend continues to grow, and very likely, will become Maryland state law sooner than later. Montgomery County Ordinance Effective January 1, 2015, most private employers with 15 or more full-time employees and that do business in Montgomery County may not inquire about...
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D.C. Is The Latest Jurisdiction To "Ban The Box"

Kollman & Saucier
Kollman & Saucier
08/04/2014
Employment Discrimination, Hiring Process, Legislative Developments
Following in the footsteps of Baltimore and a number of other states and localities, the District of Columbia City Council recently approved a “ban the box” bill that prohibits employers from asking about a job applicant’s criminal history until after making a conditional job offer.  In a D.C.-specific wrinkle, the bill, known as the Fair Criminal Record Screening Act of 2014 (“the Act”), must first be approved both by Mayor Vincent Gray...
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