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The advent of agentic AI is widely predicted to have a significant impact on the workforce, with it automating tasks currently performed by humans once believed to be beyond automation. This will lead to humans working...more
Below, we catalog certain current state laws regulating the development and use of AI systems and technologies passed between 2019 and 2025. This list focuses on legislative initiatives that have passed and are in effect or...more
The California Civil Rights Council has advanced new regulations regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems, clearing the way for them to take effect later this year. ...more
On March 21, 2025, the California Civil Rights Council adopted its final regulations regarding automated decision-making systems. In the employment context, automated decision-making systems can include a wide range of tools...more
The manufacturing industry is familiar with strategically integrating automation tools and technologies to address labor shortages and promote safety and productivity in the workplace. Manufacturers exploring the potential...more
Thanks to a new law signed into effect by Governor J.B. Pritzker, Illinois employers will need to provide notice to applicants and workers if they use artificial intelligence for hiring, discipline, discharge, or other...more
Employers need to be smarter than ever about how they use artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Laws attempting to regulate the use of AI in the workplace have seemingly kept pace with advancements in the technology...more
Despite the rapid rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, legislation regulating employers’ use of AI remains sparse. Until recently, only New York City and Colorado had passed laws governing an...more
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to expressly regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for employment decisions....more
The Department of Labor's (DOL) May 16, 2024 guidance, Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles for Developers and Employers, published in response to the mandates of Executive Order 14110 (EO 14110)...more
Algorithmic discrimination continues to be a focal point of concern, as evidenced by recent legislation introduced in California which, if passed into law, will require employers who use automated decision tools to make...more
President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI directed agencies to institute a significant number of actions on AI. On April 29, 2024, the White House announced that federal agencies had completed “all of the...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
Barely a day goes by without the media reporting the potential benefits of or threats from AI. One of the common concerns is the propensity of AI systems to return biased or discriminatory outcomes. By working through a case...more
AI will impact a broader range of professions than automation alone, ranging across various job types. Employers should work to ensure that the use of AI in the workplace does not exacerbate existing barriers to access...more
A number of vendors are promoting artificial intelligence-based software for use in applicant screening and hiring. These tools promise to automate parts of the hiring process and to streamline the review of applicant...more
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace - Computers are nothing short of marvelous, if not yet conscious. They represent the apogee of modern life, and perhaps more specifically, modern American life: the quest...more
After releasing an initial two-page “fact sheet,” Congress publicly posted the bill text of the No Robot Bosses Act (the “Proposed Act”), detailing proposed federal guardrails for use of automated decision-making systems in...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ramped-up enforcement and guidance in recent months over employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). On May 18, 2023, as part of its Artificial Intelligence and...more
On July 20, 2023, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the “No Robot Bosses Act.” Other than bringing to mind a catchy title for a dystopic science fiction novel, the bill aims to regulate the...more
Key Point: The EEOC released guidance to employers on how to assess adverse impacts when using artificial intelligence (AI) in the employment decision-making process. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
On June 29, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued new guidance on the enforcement of the city’s law regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) ahead of the...more
New York’s Local Law 144 of 2021 will finally go into effect on July 5, 2023, after several delays. As we previously discussed, the law requires employers to provide candidates for employment and promotion with notice about...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a resource outlining potential liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) for employers who utilize algorithmic decision-making...more
Guidance explains the "four-fifths rule" to determine whether tools for hiring and promotion might result in a disparate/adverse impact on a protected class - Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more