On September 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), collaborating with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (“PEAT”), a non-governmental organization the DOL funds and supports, announced the...more
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to expressly regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for employment decisions....more
8/14/2024
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Automation Systems ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Innovative Technology ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws
On July 12, 2024, in a keenly awaited decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California determined that Workday, Inc. (“Workday”), a provider of AI-infused human resources (HR) software, can be held...more
7/17/2024
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Title VII
The Department of Labor's (DOL) May 16, 2024 guidance, Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles for Developers and Employers, published in response to the mandates of Executive Order 14110 (EO 14110)...more
On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed his Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI EO), which addresses artificial intelligence issues, including...more
After releasing an initial two-page “fact sheet,” Congress publicly posted the bill text of the No Robot Bosses Act (the “Proposed Act”), detailing proposed federal guardrails for use of automated decision-making systems in...more
8/16/2023
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Automation Systems ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Innovative Technology ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Robots
On July 20, 2023, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the “No Robot Bosses Act.” Other than bringing to mind a catchy title for a dystopic science fiction novel, the bill aims to regulate the...more
8/1/2023
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Automation Systems ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Innovative Technology ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Robots
Michigan is the latest state to expand its legal definition of race as a protected class to include hairstyle descriptors. As we recently explained, legislation with the acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open Work for...more
On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...more
4/26/2023
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Automated Systems ,
Bias ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Statements ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Unfair Competition
Recruiting qualified applicants and hiring top talent have always been time-consuming endeavors that come with constant worry about making a wrong hire. Added to this, the COVID-19 pandemic effectively put a halt to...more