News & Analysis as of

Hiring & Firing › Audits › Employment Discrimination

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... more +
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 -
Ballard Spahr LLP

New Leadership at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Signals Potential Overhaul of Affirmative Action Compliance...

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the agency charged with overseeing regulation and...more

Carlton Fields

Employer Readiness for ICE Audits and Enforcement Actions

Carlton Fields on

Since late January, workplace immigration audits and enforcement actions have been conducted across several industries, including hospitality, agriculture, construction, health care, and manufacturing. Employers should...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York and New Jersey Legislatures Introduce Bills That Seek to Regulate Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Tools in Employment

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on

Employers who rely on artificial intelligence driven tools for their recruiting and hiring processes may face new regulations in New York and New Jersey. In the past few weeks, three bills have been proposed (two in New...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

AI in HR: Navigating the Legal Landscape and Ensuring Fairness in Employee Selection

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize many industries, and the employment space is no exception. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), almost one in four organizations utilize...more

DCI Consulting

[Webinar] 2024 Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys - February 28th, 2:30 pm EST

DCI Consulting on

DCI Consulting is excited to present its second annual Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys. DCI is providing this Expert Summit as a service to the legal community. The webinars that comprise the Expert Summit will focus...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

When Artificial Intelligence Discriminates: A Look at the First AI Employment Lawsuit and What it Means

Miles Mediation & Arbitration on

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in nearly every aspect of business today, but at what cost? A recent lawsuit brought by the EEOC has demonstrated one of risks of using AI in the recruiting and hiring process; this...more

Fisher Phillips

Feds Set to Ratchet Up Pressure With New Audit and Conciliation Procedures for Federal Contractors: What You Need to Do

Fisher Phillips on

The federal agency overseeing affirmative action and federal contract compliance is about to adjust the way it audits federal contractors and conciliates disputes over alleged discriminatory practices – and it might mean a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Navigating New York City’s Law on Use of AI in Hiring and Promotions

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

New York City has begun to enforce a law initially passed in 2021 that requires employers to take certain steps before implementing an automated employment decision tool (AEDT). The law reflects a growing focus on the use of...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

New York City Releases New Guidance on Law Regulating Use of Automated Employment Decision-Making Tools

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

EEOC Reminds Employers That Automated Decision-Making Systems Might Discriminate

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

New York City Adopts Final Rules on Automated Decision-making Tools, AI in Hiring

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) adopted highly anticipated final rules implementing the city’s law regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDT) tools...more

Polsinelli

OFCCP Proposes New Scheduling Letter Increasing the Documentation Federal Contractors Must Provide in Audits

Polsinelli on

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law: Proposed Rules Are Finally Here

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

​​​​​​​On September 23, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection published proposed rules to implement the city’s automated employment decision tools (AEDT) law. The law, which will take effect on...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Government Contractors: Strategies to Mitigate Aggressive OFCCP Enforcement - June 8th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

PilieroMazza PLLC on

With the rollout of its Affirmative Action Program Certification Portal, new annual pay equity directive, tightened audit timelines, and proposal to streamline pre-enforcement, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] One Year into the Biden Administration: Trends in Federal Contractor Audits - January 11th, 9:00 am PT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on

January 2021 marked the inauguration of President Biden as well as the appointment of Jenny Yang as the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program. This webinar session will cover trends seen by OFCCP...more

15 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide