News & Analysis as of August 12, 2025

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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

State AI Laws Continue to Emerge

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP on 3/4/2025

Introduction - Within the United States, new state laws regulating artificial intelligence continue to emerge. Below, we provide a high-level description of certain laws currently in effect or laws that will soon come into...more

New Jersey Guidance on AI: Employers Must Comply With State Anti-Discrimination Standards

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/20/2025

On January 9, 2025, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance stating that New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law applies to artificial intelligence. Specifically, the New...more

New Illinois Employment Laws (Likely) Coming Soon!

FordHarrison on 7/12/2024

The Illinois Legislature has been busy this 2024 session, passing more than 10 new employment laws or amendments to existing employment laws in May 2024, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. We will...more

Now is the Time for Employers to Report Pay Equity Data to the Illinois Labor Department

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/10/2022

For those larger Illinois employers who have not yet reported payroll and diversity data to the Illinois Department of Labor (the “IDOL”), now may be the time. The IDOL recently issued guidance to help employers navigate...more

California’s SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/22/2021

In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements...more

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