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Colorado lawmakers are back at the Capitol this week considering whether to water down the nation’s first comprehensive AI law – and it appears that AI developers could be the big winners while employers would still be...more
As employers across the country embrace the use of artificial intelligence in their workplace activities, federal and state lawmakers are lining up to consider guardrails on common AI practices. From hiring to performance...more
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As explained in our recent client alert, states and localities are, for the time being, free to legislate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools after the US Senate voted to remove language from President Donald...more
It has been announced that, next week, the government will table an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill proposing to prohibit Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) relating to employees who are subject to harassment or...more
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously voted to remove a proposed ten-year ban that sought to restrict states and municipalities from enacting or enforcing laws and regulations related to artificial intelligence...more
We’re now one step closer to the nation’s first-ever comprehensive federal AI regulation after Senate leaders just agreed to several key compromises to a proposal that would block states from receiving key federal funding if...more
California often acts as the nation’s laboratory for employment laws that are eventually adopted by other states or even the federal government. Earlier this month, the California Senate passed a measure that would sharply...more
A bipartisan bill pending before Congress would make it illegal to retaliate against employees who speak up about AI-related risks. Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced the AI Whistleblower Protection Act (S....more
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiscal year 2026 proposed budget, the Department is set to fully eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) next fiscal year, which begins October 1,...more
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The European Union’s pay transparency directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970), adopted in June 2023, is landmark legislation aimed at addressing pay discrimination and closing the gender pay gap across the European Union. With a...more
The California Civil Rights Division has finalized regulations addressing employer use of artificial intelligence and automated decision systems. The proposed regulations, which are pending approval with the Office of...more
Mandatory written reasons for dismissal: New day one employment right for employees to be provided with the written reasons for their dismissal within seven days of their employment ending. Increase to discrimination...more
In the first part of 2025, New York joined other states, such as Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Texas, seeking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) at the state level. Specifically, on 8 January 2025, bills...more
Even just a few years ago, the concept of using artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life was a novel, if somewhat intimidating, concept. But from Google’s AI overview to Microsoft’s Copilot, many of us use AI daily to...more
Amongst the flurry of recent executive orders targeting the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs under the federal government, it is easy to miss similar initiatives at the state and local...more
At a Glance - The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior...more
The Virginia General Assembly recently passed a second of its kind AI anti-discrimination bill, HB 2094, which would have taken effect on July 1, 2026. However, on March 24, 2025, Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed the proposed law....more
A surprising series of recent events in Austin revealed the struggle that Texas lawmakers are having in deciding how – and whether – to regulate the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace and elsewhere. While...more
A new bill in California, SB 7, proposed by State Senator Jerry McNerney, seeks to limit and regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) decision making in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions. Also...more
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
California lawmakers introduced numerous bills early in the 2025 legislative session that could affect California employment law in significant ways. Although it is too soon to predict which bills, if any, will advance, the...more
The Trump Administration has moved quickly to roll back Biden-era protections related to artificial intelligence (AI) in federal hiring practices. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO),...more
The 2025 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is in full swing. Here is a list of proposed legislation that employers should pay attention to....more