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AI in the Workplace Series - Part 3: Artificial Intelligence in Employment: How States Surrounding Pennsylvania are Approaching...

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This article is the third installment in our AI in the Workplace series. In Part 2: From Harrisburg to the White House, Allyson Lonas explored the growing legal uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) adoption...more

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Ai in the Workplace Series - Part 2: From Harrisburg to the White House: the Digital Gold Rush is Leaving Employers in the Dark

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This is the second installment in our AI in the Workplace series, where we explore the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its impact on employers. In Part 1, we examined worker surveillance and FCRA...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Constangy’s 10 must-read articles of 2024

As we welcome 2025, here are 10 must-read Constangy bulletins and blog posts from 2024, highlighting insights that guided our readers through important legal developments, workplace issues, and the challenges in cybersecurity...more

BCLP

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: April 2024

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Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more

Venable LLP

Federal Regulators Continue their Focus on Fair Lending and Appraisal Bias

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As 2024 gets off the ground, federal regulators are continuing their focus on fair lending issues. In February, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released a statement on examination principles...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Executive's Race Bias Claim Over Termination for Podcast Comments Tossed by Fourth Circuit

Two of the biggest employment law fallacies we encounter relate to employees’ beliefs about the impact of their off-duty behavior on their careers. First, we see situations where the workers claim that employers have no right...more

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EntertainHR: Olympian Tori Bowie’s Pregnancy-Related Death and the Pervasiveness of Implicit Bias

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American track and field champion Tori Bowie recently died suddenly from complications related to childbirth. The three-time Olympian, who was once known as one of the fastest women in the world, hadn’t been seen for several...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Would Your HR Staff Recognize Lesser-Known Biases That Can Lead to Discrimination Claims?

Employers may believe they are aware of potential areas of concern for discrimination or harassment among different groups of employees. Their concerns often focus on race discrimination claims or national origin claims from...more

Alston & Bird

Moving to Address Appraisal Bias, Agencies and the Appraisal Foundation Issue Updates

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A&B ABstract:  A year and a half after President Biden’s announcement of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (“PAVE”), the past weeks have seen a flurry of activity from federal agencies and...more

BCLP

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: Settlement agreements, vanishing dismissals for gross misconduct, (lack of) mitigation and general news...

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Our December update includes new case law on a very unusual take on taxing payments under settlement agreements, how difficult it can be to withdraw an appeal and stop a dismissal from vanishing, and the consequences, even if...more

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New York City Will Soon Regulate Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions

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​​​​​​​On January 1, 2023, New York City employers will have to comply with a new law aimed at preventing bias in artificial intelligence hiring tools. These tools, which include algorithms and software geared towards finding...more

Verrill

BLM-Masked Employees of Whole Foods Lose Race Bias Appeal Regarding Dress Code

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Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston dismissed the appeal of a group of Whole Foods employees who were disciplined for wearing face masks with the phrase “Black Lives Matter” at work. In Frith...more

BakerHostetler

The 13th Public Commission Meeting - an AI Study About Online Scams and, Yes, Another Policy Statement

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We spend many of our working hours – and far too many of our nonworking hours - talking about Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issues, and we can confidently state that no one has ever said to us, “I sure do wish...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Virtual Roundtable] NIST’s Proposal on Bias in Artificial Intelligence Roundtable - July 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The effects of algorithmic and data biases continue to make headlines and erode public trust in artificial intelligence (“AI”). Recruiting software unfairly discriminates against women and minorities, facial recognition tools...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US House AI Task Force Is the latest authority to address algorithms and racism

On May 7, 2021, the US House of Representatives Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) held a hearing on “Equitable Algorithms: How Human-Centered AI can Address Systemic Racism and Racial Justice in Housing and Financial...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The FTC Urges Companies to Confront Potential AI Bias … or Else

It might be a little meta to have a blog post about a blog post, but there’s no way around it when the FTC publishes a post to its blog warning companies that use AI to “[h]old yourself accountable—or be ready for the FTC to...more

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The New (if Decidedly Not ‘Final’) Frontier of Artificial Intelligence Regulation

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The week of April 19 was an eventful one for practitioners following the evolution of potential artificial intelligence (AI) enforcement both in the United States and abroad, answering some questions regarding which...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Warns of Greater Scrutiny Over Biased AI, Offers Best Practices to Mitigate Potential Harm

Building on prior guidance issued in 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently warned in a new blog post that it will use its authority under existing laws to take enforcement action against companies that sell or use...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Outlines Approach to Discrimination in AI and Foreshadows Potential Enforcement

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A recent blog post from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides direct guidance on the FTC’s approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias and signals potential enforcement in this area. The post—entitled Aiming for...more

K&L Gates LLP

FTC Issues New Guidance, Warning That Bias In Artificial Intelligence Could Create Potential Liability For Enforcement Actions

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On Monday, 19 April 2021, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) blog post warned companies to ensure that their artificial intelligence (AI) does not reflect racial or gender bias, and it indicated that failure to do so may result...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Inclusion Killers

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When I graduated from law school, all I knew about the legal profession I was about to enter was that I was going to make more money than all of my immediate family members combined (yes, I come from a small family but, at...more

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Artificial Intelligence and Bias: Considerations to Prevent Bias and Mitigate Legal Risk of Employers

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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been implemented by employers in an ongoing effort to reduce recruitment and hiring costs by automating sourcing of applicants and screening candidates or by applying AI tools to the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Retooling AI: Algorithm Bias and the Struggle to Do No Harm

Say what you want about the digital ad you received today for the shoes you bought yesterday, but research shows that algorithms are a powerful tool in online retail and marketing. By some estimates, 80 percent of Netflix...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Facial Recognition, Racial Recognition and the Clear and Present Issues with AI Bias

As we’ve discussed in this space previously, the effect of AI bias, especially in connection with facial recognition, is a growing problem. The most recent example—users discovered that the Twitter photo algorithm that...more

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Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement: Implicit Bias Training (Part 4 of 12)

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This is the fourth post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the black lives matter (BLM) movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on implicit bias and the effect it has on...more

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