The U.S. Attorney General's Office issued a Memorandum, on February 5, 2025, to the employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) directing the DOJ Civil Rights Division to "investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal...more
2/11/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VII
The unprecedented pace at which the Trump administration is issuing Executive Orders (EO) that have far-reaching impacts on longstanding employment laws and practices has left employers scrambling to determine which area...more
2/3/2025
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Employment Discrimination ,
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Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
OFCCP ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
For years, employers have increasingly automated the recruiting and hiring process using artificial intelligence (AI) and other algorithmic tools. While there is added value in such automation, researchers have cautioned that...more
4/21/2022
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Analytics ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Title VII
The cat scratches again! Five years ago, the United States Supreme Court handed down Staub v. Proctor Hospital, wherein it held that an employer may be liable for a supervisor's discriminatory animus when the independent...more