The California Civil Rights Council, which promulgates regulations that implement California’s civil rights laws, has published a new set of regulations concerning artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace. These new...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief partner Guy Brenner, who leads Proskauer’s D.C. Labor & Employment practice and is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, and Jonathan Slowik, senior counsel, Labor &...more
7/31/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Impact Assessments ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
If a recent survey is to be believed, managers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in making personnel decisions may be more extensive than their employers realize. A survey of 1,342 full-time manager-level employees...more
7/29/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Compliance ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Risk Management
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law—a budget reconciliation bill enacting several signature policies of the President’s second-term agenda. Left on the cutting-room floor, however,...more
In the latest lawsuit of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging an AI interviewing...more
4/30/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Software
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted 4-1 to proceed with formal rulemaking regarding automated decision-making technology (“ADMT”), which the draft regulations define as “any technology...more
11/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employment Policies ,
Opt-Outs ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Software
In the nearly four years since Joe Biden was sworn in as President in 2021, groundbreaking advances in artificial intelligence (AI) became widely available that offer the potential to revolutionize employment-related...more
On September 24, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the publication of an AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework (the “Framework”). As discussed below, the Framework sets forth ten “Focus Areas” for...more
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law HB3773, a bill amending the Illinois Human Rights Act to address employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). The amendment clarifies that it is a civil...more