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Another Employer Faces AI Hiring Bias Lawsuit: 10 Actions You Can Take to Prevent AI Litigation

Fisher Phillips on 8/18/2025

An unsuccessful job applicant is suing Sirius XM Radio in federal court, claiming the company’s AI-powered hiring tool discriminated against him based on his race. Filed on August 4 in the Eastern District of Michigan, the...more

AI Screening Systems Face Fresh Scrutiny: 6 Key Takeaways From Claims Filed Against Hiring Technology Company

Fisher Phillips on 3/28/2025

A Deaf, Indigenous woman claims an employer’s use of a popular automated video interview platform unfairly blocked her promotion due to AI-driven biases related to her disability and race. The ACLU filed charges on March 19...more

Minor Missteps, Major Consequences: Avoiding Big Trouble from Seemingly Small I-9 Errors

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/17/2024

The recent settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and SP Plus Corporation, a Chicago based transportation and parking management company, serves as a critical reminder for employers of their responsibilities...more

What Employers Need to Know about the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/6/2023

Federal law governing affirmative action and non-discrimination in employment is unaffected by the Supreme Court’s highly publicized affirmative action decision published June 29, 2023. Still, the decision is sure to...more

An Employee Has Requested A Religious Exemption To The Company Vaccine Mandate—What Now?

Weintraub Tobin on 9/21/2021

For those in the Sacramento area, you may have seen large “Destiny” signs overhanging State Route 65 north of Interstate 80. A news story last month suggested that this church is the place to go for COVID-19 vaccine exemption...more

Vaccinate or Terminate – Mandatory Vaccination As Workplace Policy

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 7/28/2020

The discovery, testing and mass deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine are welcome developments in potentially ending the Coronavirus pandemic. A safe and widely available vaccine will also allow employees to return to the physical...more

Unanswered Questions in Light of Supreme Court’s Title VII Ruling

Polsinelli on 7/4/2020

In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.” With its decision, however, the Supreme Court...more

EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Employment Guidance

Lowndes on 6/13/2020

Thursday, the EEOC issued additional guidance for employers addressing COVID-19 in the workplace. Notably, the EEOC advised that employers may not involuntarily exclude employees over the age of 65 from the workplace due to...more

Updated: EEOC Issues ADA and Title VII Guidance for Employers on COVID-19

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/1/2020

This post has been updated to reflect additional guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission ("EEOC") on April 23, 2020. The EEOC has provided employers with supplemental guidance on navigating the...more

Second Circuit Holds Evidence of Equal Work for Unequal Pay Not Required for Title VII Compensation Claims

ArentFox Schiff on 12/27/2019

The Second Circuit has held that employees who allege they were underpaid on the basis of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, are not required to first establish an Equal Pay Act claim but rather...more

Artificial Intelligence in the Employment Relationship: Friend or Foe?

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 8/21/2019

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies or alien invasions. The technology has permeated everyday life from Siri and Alexa to Facebook and Google. While marketing teams have been relying on AI...more

February 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/12/2019

One need only glance at the court cases we report on below to understand why some businesses choose to settle independent contractor misclassification cases. Three of these cases highlight the unpredictable approaches...more

Northern District Of Texas Holds EEOC Title VII Enforcement Action Falls Within Exception To The Automatic Stay

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/17/2018

In a recent opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) action brought against an employer for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil...more

EEOC Sues Georgina’s Taqueria for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/18/2018

Restaurant Owner Harassed Female Workers, Terminated Sous Chef for Reporting Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS - Georgina's, LLC, dba Georgina's Taqueria, an Asian and Latin "Fusion Cuisine" restaurant...more

New Mexico Supreme Court Rejects a Heightened Evidentiary Burden on a Plaintiff in a Reverse Race Discrimination Case

Littler on 3/14/2018

In Garcia v. Hatch Valley Public Schools, the New Mexico Supreme Court recently examined whether a plaintiff has a relatively heightened evidentiary burden in proving a reverse discrimination claim brought under the New...more

Dear Littler: Is an Employee's #MeToo Social Media Post a Harassment Complaint?

Littler on 11/7/2017

Dear Littler: I work in HR and have a very modern-day dilemma. An employee (Lauren) told me about a social media post by another employee (Jane). I don’t follow Jane on social media, but a few days ago she posted this...more

End of Fiscal Year Filings Signal Business as Usual at the EEOC – For Now

Franczek P.C. on 10/4/2017

Just like the leaves turning colors, you can count on a flurry of court filings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every September as the agency rushes to get cases on file before the end of its fiscal...more

EEOC Sues Estée Lauder for Sex Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/31/2017

Cosmetics Giant Gave Men Lesser Paid Parental Leave and Related Benefits, Federal Agency Says - PHILADELPHIA - Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup,...more

“Ban the Box” and Background Checks – Recent Trends and Movements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/13/2017

Retailers and other employers regularly consider the backgrounds of job applicants and employees when making personnel decisions. It is not illegal for employers to ask questions about an applicant’s criminal history, or to...more

American Dental Association to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2017

Federal Agency Found Reasonable Cause to Believe Two Association Execs Were Discharged in Retaliation for Voicing Concerns About Potential Discrimination - CHICAGO - The American Dental Association, which is...more

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