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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
California often finds itself at the forefront of labor and employment law, with changes affecting employers each year. This year is no different. In 2025, employers can expect a variety of impactful changes to the...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
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the second day of the holidays, my labor and...more
States and some cities were especially active this year passing workplace legislation, many of which create new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Since 2018, California has had a comprehensive Fair Chance Act (CFCA), which places a number of restrictions on employers using criminal history for hiring and other employment purposes. San Francisco and...more
On June 2, 2023, Colorado enacted the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), joining California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania as states prohibiting employers from requesting age-related information during the hiring...more
The vast majority of employers in Germany are aware by now that caution is required when formulating job advertisements in order to avoid being confronted with accusations of discrimination and the associated claims for...more
On November 1, 2022, job postings for positions in New York City – including remote positions that can be performed in New York City – must include a salary range listing the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage amounts...more
Promoting diversity in the workforce has become a key focus for many employers. Organizations have increasingly recognized the many benefits of employing a workforce with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences,...more
S.G. v. Norristown Area S.D., No. 20-1682, 2021WL 6063122 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 22, 2021) (Federal court allowed a discrimination claim of part-time teacher to proceed arising from a school district’s practice of hiring internal...more
In recent years, a number of states have passed laws prohibiting prospective employers from asking applicants about their salaries in their current jobs or overall salary history. However, these laws may not restrict...more
As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more
On January 15, 2021, the New York City Council enacted Local Law 32 (the “Salary Transparency Act”) amending the New York City Human Rights Law to require employers to state the minimum and maximum salary for any position...more
The NYC Council has approved a bill to amend the pending New York City pay transparency law that will require employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The bill amends several aspects of the law, including,...more
In an effort to close what is viewed as a persistent pay gap, Washington has amended its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) for the second time to require employers to include wage and benefit information in their job...more
In 2021, New York City passed a law requiring employers to include salary ranges for job advertisements. The law contained a number of ambiguities and gave employers little time to prepare for the May 15, 2022 effective date....more
Four months ago, New York City became the second jurisdiction in the country to require employers to include the minimum and maximum potential salaries for open positions in job postings. While passed with the intention of...more
On March 30, 2022, Washington Governor Inslee signed into law a bill that will require employers to include a salary or pay range, as well as information about other compensation and benefits, in each job posting. The bill...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has published a fact sheet providing guidance on the heavily anticipated salary transparency law, which will take effect on May 15, 2022. New York City employers with four...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has released a fact sheet providing some additional details and guidance regarding the upcoming salary disclosure law. As we previously reported, the new law will make...more
A bill has been introduced before the NYC Council that would amend the recently enacted law requiring employers to include salary ranges in job postings. As we previously reported, the new law will make it an unlawful...more
Can you ask a job applicant criminal history? As with so many legal questions, the answer is “it depends” — on where you work, in this case. A recently enacted law will change this answer for Colorado employers beginning as...more
It is not uncommon for a job posting state that the ideal candidate is a person with a certain number of years of relevant experience. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: While targeted social media ads may help employers find potential applicants with specific skill sets, inartfully crafted ads may open the door to discrimination claims, particularly in California....more