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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

When Automation Moves Too Fast: The Hidden Risks of AI in Hiring

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 7/30/2025

On June 30, 2025, two security researchers revealed a security oversight that every hiring leader implementing AI should be aware of. Researchers accessed 64 million job application records from Paradox, a conversational AI...more

Updated California FEHA Rules on AI and Equal Employment Practices

DCI Consulting on 7/30/2025

BLOG OVERVIEW: California's amendments to its FEHA are set to go into effect October 1, 2025. Employers will need to be aware of a number of changes that will impact them, including broader regulations on EEO compliance...more

California Court Grants Preliminary Collective Certification to Job Applicants Claiming Age Discrimination by Artificial...

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/30/2025

In the closely watched case Mobley v. Workday, the Northern District of California recently granted preliminary certification of a collective action for age discrimination claims against Workday’s AI-based applicant...more

AI in Hiring: The Promise, the Pitfalls, and the Response

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 7/29/2025

From resume screening bots to AI tools that assess facial expressions in interviews, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how employers make decisions about candidates and employees. Artificial intelligence (AI) and...more

Managers Who Use ChatGPT to Promote Employees – What Could Go Wrong?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/24/2025

While artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool in a manager’s arsenal when it comes to efficiently making decisions, it is essential to use it ethically and fairly. Companies are no longer relying on AI solely to...more

Assembly Bill 1018: A Bill for Employers to Keep an (A)Eye On

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/22/2025

As AI and automation tools become increasingly integrated into hiring and workplace operations, California’s Assembly Bill 1018 (AB 1018) is drawing significant attention for its potential to reshape how employers use these...more

Artificial Intelligence in Human Resources: A Guide for Business Leaders

Conn Kavanaugh on 7/18/2025

This is the first in a series of three articles regarding AI in the workplace. The integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into human resources operations presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant...more

AI-Driven Employment Litigation Post-Trump AI EO’s

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 7/16/2025

In an era where President Trump has revoked existing federal AI policies and directives and federal agencies have followed suit, several state legislatures and courts are weighing in to account for potential AI-enabled bias...more

State laws on AI hiring tools persist after One Big Beautiful Bill Act

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/15/2025

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

California Law Regulating AI in Employment to Go in Effect in October

DCI Consulting on 7/14/2025

After multiple attempts by the California legislature to pass laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated-decision systems in employment, the State of California’s Office of Administrative Law has...more

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Leaves AI Regulation to States and Localities … For Now

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 7/9/2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law—a budget reconciliation bill enacting several signature policies of the President’s second-term agenda. Left on the cutting-room floor, however,...more

California’s AI Employment Discrimination Regs Receive Final Approval

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/7/2025

The California Civil Rights Council has finally secured approval for its long-awaited regulations regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and other automated decision systems. The agency says the...more

California to Regulate Use of AI in Employment Starting October 1, 2025

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/1/2025

Employers are increasingly using Automated Decision Systems (“ADS”) – tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and algorithms – to streamline recruitment and manage the employee lifecycle. Uses so far include resume...more

California Bill Would Limit Use of AI and Personality Testing in Workplace

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/27/2025

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

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Certification in Landmark AI Hiring Bias Case

CDF Labor Law LLP on 6/19/2025

As businesses integrate AI tools into operations, a spike in related litigation is no surprise, especially due to the lack of formal legal precedent. Last month, a federal court in the Northern District of California provided...more

Where Are We Now With the Use of AI in the Workplace?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/17/2025

As we previously reported, employers must navigate a rapidly evolving legal landscape as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the modern workplace. From federal rollbacks to aggressive state-level regulation,...more

California’s No Robo Bosses Bill Could Restrict Employers’ Use of AI

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2025

On June 2, 2025, the California Senate approved a bill, called the “No Robo Bosses Act,” that would restrict when and how employers can use automated decision-making systems and artificial intelligence (AI) to make...more

Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 48: Opportunities & Risks with Artificial Intelligence in HR with...

Maynard Nexsen on 6/11/2025

Recorded at the 2025 Greenville SHRM Conference, Tina and Keely sit down with Chingwei Shieh, Executive Leader of Automation & Data Science at GE Power. Chingwei, who kicked off the conference with his keynote on “Harnessing...more

AI on Trial: Implications of the Workday Lawsuit for Automated Hiring

Dickinson Wright on 6/3/2025

Artificial intelligence continues revolutionizing HR and talent acquisition, promising efficiency and scalability in hiring processes. However, as a recent lawsuit against Workday shows, automation does not absolve employers...more

The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape of State and Federal Regulations for Using AI in Candidate Recruiting and Screening

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 6/3/2025

According to a University of Southern California study, 55% of businesses are investing in automated recruiting measures that use artificial intelligence (AI). Using AI tools in employee recruiting and screening offers a...more

2025 Year-To-Date Review of AI and Employment Law in California

K&L Gates LLP on 6/3/2025

California started 2025 with significant activity around artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Legislators and state agencies introduced new bills and regulations to regulate AI-driven hiring and management tools,...more

California Employers: Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Brings New Compliance Risks

Goldberg Segalla on 6/2/2025

Federal and California agencies have increased their focus on how AI and automated decision-making tools are being used in hiring, promotions, and employment screening processes. Employers using such technologies may be...more

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

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 5/30/2025

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

AI job interviews: What we have to "look forward" to

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/30/2025

Don't quit your current job! Bloomberg Law had a good article yesterday by Jo Constantz about AI-conducted job interviews. (Paid subscription may be required to access.) According to the article, many companies are now...more

AI in Hiring: Litigation and Regulation Update

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/23/2025

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into employment decision-making has revolutionized how companies recruit, evaluate, and manage employees. These high-functioning AI tools are capable of screening job...more

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