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Hiring Practices
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ImmigrationProf Blog
More on “An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program”
Brian Leiter and others have highlighted the recent report on the politicization of hiring in the U.S. Department of Justice. There were specific litmus tests apparently applied to immigration-related positions:"In…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
DOJ’s Compliance Program Fails With Disgraceful Politicized Hiring
By Ellen Podgor
The Report titled an Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program presents a review of appalling conduct occurring with…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Applicants with Criminal Records: The Pros and Cons
Anyone who has spent any time recruiting knows that it is difficult to sift through a pile of applications without finding several job seekers with criminal convictions. About 3.2 percent of…
Law People
Testing for Law
By Ronda Muir
The use of assessments worldwide is rapidly expanding and lawyers are still lagging at the back of the pack--way back. An article by Lisa Belkin in yesterday's New York Times notes…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Keep on the Look-Out for A New Film: Paraiso Travel
An article in Time Magazine says that a new Colombian film Paraiso Travel "should be watched by any American who has ever hired illegal immigrants -and, for that matter, any…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Lawsuit to be Filed over State Police Hiring Practices; A Primer on Disparate Impact Theory
Attorney John Williams is well-known in this state for his avid representation of various state workers -- particularly state police officials -- in discrimination matters. Yesterday, he held a press…
Lancaster Law Blog
The Limits of Customer Preference in Hiring and Promotion Decisions and Helping Managers Communicate with Employees
A recent federal court of appeals decision in Simple v. Walgreens Company is a case study on two important points. First, how the pressures of marketing in a competitive retail environment…
The Right Coast
Stanford too good for JAG Tom Smith
Stanford Law School faculty members are sending out to students who would interview with JAG recruiters what I can only characterize as an unbelievably obnoxious letter urging students to meet…
Lancaster Law Blog
The Interviewing and Hiring Process: Five Things every HR Generalist should know*.
Many managers view the efforts of HR to bring order to the hiring process as meddlesome, bureaucratic and dilatory. “Just find me someone to fill this position” is the usual…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 9/25/07
By Rob La Gatta
Lots of blogs were updated today, and I got a record number of content submissions. Thanks to those lawyers and attorneys sending in posts worth highlighting.The news for September 25,…