Employers are increasingly using Automated Decision Systems (“ADS”) – tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and algorithms – to streamline recruitment and manage the employee lifecycle. Uses so far include resume...more
7/1/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
New Regulations ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
This post is part of Experience Matters, a series drawing on my 30+ years of defending employers in California employment litigation. The series highlights actions you can take to reduce risk – and worry less – as you manage...more
Employers in the hotel, event center, airport and private club sectors and those providing services to commercial buildings must now give employees who were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic preferential recall rights...more
4/20/2021
/ Airports ,
Business Interruption ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DLSE ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Layoffs ,
Right of Recall ,
State Labor Laws
Anticipation mounts as we watch for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s action on bills of immediate importance to employers. The Governor has until September 30, 2020 to sign or veto the following bills of concern:
SB 1383...more
9/14/2020
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
DLSE ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted an Alert describing the risks to...more
As Coronavirus recedes in parts of the United States, employers will be in a position to staff up. Employers need to be aware, however, that as they recall some employees from furlough or hire other applicants, workers not...more