The state of California has had a flurry of activity over the past two years intending to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in making consequential decisions, including in employment. The purpose of these laws...more
On October 16, 2024, the Department of Labor (DoL) released Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers. This was an extension of the Principles for AI and Worker...more
As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to evolve in the workplace, legislation focusing on regulating such technologies is also becoming more common. A recent example comes from Illinois, where Governor JB...more
California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 2930 was introduced by the California State Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee in February 2024 and, if signed into law, will impose certain requirements on entities doing...more
Employers are increasingly turning to innovative technology, like artificial intelligence (AI) or automated employment decision tools (AEDTs), to meet modern talent acquisition and human resource demands. This uptick in...more
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Readers of DCI blogs know all about New York City’s (NYC’s) Local Law 144 (LL-144). Briefly, this law applies when an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) is used to hire or promote individuals for a job...more
In response to direction from Executive Order 14110, titled Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Department of Labor (DOL) created Principles for Developers and Employers related...more
Over the past several years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have come under increased legal and public scrutiny. Multiple large employers have been sued by activist groups because of these programs and a...more
On October 30, 2023 President Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. It covers a very wide range of areas related to the use of artificial...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled its first lawsuit concerning artificial intelligence (AI) bias in hiring with iTutorGroup Inc. (now known as Fullmind), an organization that provides...more
On the heels of New York City Local Law 144, various states and cities are moving forward with requirements to conduct bias audits of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated employment decision tools (AEDT). Proposed laws...more
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In late May, the New York City (NYC or the City) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held multiple roundtables about Local Law 144 for which began being enforced on July 5, 2023. On June 30th, the DCWP...more
On May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a press release in which they link to new guidance they have provided on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in selection procedures. This adds...more
Federal leaders, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Burrows, U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director...more
On April 6, 2023, the New York City (NYC) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued the final set of rules for enforcing Local Law 144, regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs)...more
If you have been following the state of New York City’s Local Law 144, which is intended to regulate the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) used to make or substantially assist hiring decisions, you may be...more
On January 31, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a hearing, entitled “Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil Rights Frontier”. This hearing, which included...more
Recently, New York City’s law related to the use of automated employment decision tools (where hiring/promotion decisions involve algorithmically-driven mechanisms) has garnered much attention. Other local/state entities...more