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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

Lawler Foods to Pay over $1 Million to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/27/2016

Bakery Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Their Race/National Origin, Federal Agency Alleged - HOUSTON - A large local bakery will pay $1,042,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin...more

Big Data, Big Problems: The Liability Pitfall Lurking Beneath the Shiny Surface of “People Analytics”

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 11/4/2015

The use of big data in employment decisions—a practice often referred to as “people analytics”—has exploded in recent years. Lately, however, the concept is gaining more and more attention not only for its appeal of faster...more

Seventh Circuit Again Limits Application Of The Wal-Mart Ruling And Certifies Chicago Teachers’ Discrimination Claims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/17/2015

In Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, Case No. 14-2843 (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a...more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2014

Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/15/2014

"Unauthorized Alien" Who Provided False SSN Can Proceed With Disability Discrimination Lawsuit - Salas v. Sierra Chem. Co., 2014 WL 2883878 (Cal. S. Ct. 2014) Vicente Salas worked on Sierra Chemical's production...more

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