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California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
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New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
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A Retaliation Refresher: What's the Tea in L&E?
California Employment News: Fair Chance Act – A Brief Overview of Employment Criminal Background Checks
AI in Employment: Navigating the Legal Landscape with Lessons from I, Robot — The Good Bot Podcast
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Update
Federal officials just issued another warning that employers may be at risk of losing federal funding – including grant funding – if their DEI or similar programs violate anti-discrimination laws. Recent guidance from the...more
On July 24, 2025, Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued GC Memorandum 25-08, offering updated guidance to regional offices evaluating cases involving “salting”—a union...more
On March 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a joint press release announcing two technical assistance documents addressing diversity, equity, and...more
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration executed Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The Order instructed the federal government to combat “illegal...more
The Trump Administration's focus on ending "illegal DEI discrimination" was recently operationalized by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in guidance released on...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was busy last week in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space, offering further insight into practices and programs likely to be scrutinized following President...more
In a follow-up to our previously published article concerning what steps employers should take in the wake of President Donald Trump’s efforts to end illegal DEI discrimination, we note that the federal government has since...more
The New Jersey AG and the Division on Civil Rights’ new guidance on algorithmic discrimination explains how AI tools might be used in ways that violate the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The law applies to employers...more
On January 9, 2025, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on civil rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative to provide guidance to address the risks of...more
On January 9, 2024, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued a thirteen-page “Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination and the New Jersey Law Against...more
Sometimes it seems employers are awash with new employment laws and regulations that require effective HR help to navigate. This year’s 40th ELU is designed to update employers on developments like the new proposed EEOC...more
Ready or not, artificial intelligence (“AI”) is here, and even if your company hasn’t introduced or approved the use of AI, chances are your employees are already using it....more
In our rapidly evolving technological landscape, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become more prevalent, touching virtually every aspect of our lives. From smart assistants that streamline our tasks to advanced...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
Federal and state civil rights and anti-discrimination laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, genetic information, and other protected characteristics....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
Executive Summary: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published a technical assistance document providing guidance on when the use of artificial intelligence or algorithms in employee selection...more
The new technical assistance document is focused on preventing discrimination against job applicants and employees with respect to employment decisions made with the assistance of automated systems - By now, most people...more
On May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance for use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employment selection to comply with Title VII (“Title VII”), the federal law that protects...more
Technological advances have provided employers with a variety of algorithmic decision-making tools that may assist them in making employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, transfer,...more
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a non-binding “technical assistance” document that offers employers guidance on the applicability of Title VII to the use of artificial...more
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued the latest federal guidance on employer use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making tools. The new guidance reinforces the...more
On May 18, 2023, the EEOC released guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI") tools in employment decisions. Though primarily focused on the selection and hiring of candidates, the same general guidance on AI tools...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated systems can increase efficiency and help reduce human error. However, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the White House, and the Equal Employment Opportunity...more
On November 21, 2022, OFCCP proposed a new Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing that will greatly increase the amount and specificity of documents and information that federal government contractors must provide in...more