On July 23, 2025, the White House released “America’s AI Action Plan” and President Trump signed three Executive Orders addressing AI development, federal procurement, and infrastructure. The 25-page AI Action Plan focuses on...more
7/28/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On Day 1 of President Trump’s new administration, he issued a series of Executive Orders. The “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” Order revokes the Biden Administration’s prior DEI efforts...more
1/22/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Trump Administration
The Trump Administration’s new Executive Order on “gender ideology extremism” signals a dramatic shift in federal policy that will impact workplace policies, benefits, and compliance obligations relating to transgender...more
1/22/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
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Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
In a written opinion issued on March 7, 2024, the EEOC confirmed that an employee must not only show a sincerely held religious belief, but that the employee’s religious belief is actually in conflict with the workplace...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The draft text of the EU AI Act has been unofficially posted online, showing that there has been significant momentum towards the Act’s final passage. Under the posted draft of the Act, the provisions...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following President Biden’s comprehensive Executive Order on AI, the White House announced the formation of the “US AI Safety Institute” within the Commerce Department’s technology arm, the NIST. The...more
11/6/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
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Draft Guidance ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Risk Management
Seyfarth synopsis: President Biden’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence sets forth his vision for America to continue leading in AI innovation while also addressing risks associated with the use of AI. While much of...more
10/31/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Production Act ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Senate has confirmed Karla Gilbride as the EEOC’s General Counsel, following an almost two and a half year vacancy. As GC, Gilbride is poised to make her mark on the EEOC’s litigation program by...more
10/19/2023
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Administrative Appointments ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
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Disabilities ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EEOC General Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published notice of its “PROPOSED Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“draft enforcement guidance”) in the Federal...more
10/12/2023
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Labor Reform ,
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NLRB ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
Seyfarth Synopsis: An essential read for any employer, the EEOC’s final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023. The SEP identifies the agency’s enforcement priorities for the next five years,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 22, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially adopted its new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026. The Strategic Plan outlines the Commission’s major goals and objectives...more
8/24/2023
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Strategic Planning
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that many are calling the EEOC’s “first-ever” artificial intelligence discrimination in hiring...more
8/23/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Systems ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Software