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New AI Hiring Rules and Lawsuits Put Employers on Notice: What HR Needs to Know

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 5/23/2025

Adam Bouka By Adam Bouka Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how companies find, evaluate, and hire talent—but it’s also raising red flags among regulators and courts. Two big developments in May 2025 show that HR...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

AI and Employee Data Protection in the European Union: 8 Key Takeaways for Multinational Businesses

Fisher Phillips on 12/31/2024

Advancements in artificial intelligence and digitalization are changing the world of work at a rapid pace. In particular, when AI systems are used as workforce management tools, employers can automate a large number of tasks...more

New Study Shows AI Resume Screeners Prefer White Male Candidates: Your 5-Step Blueprint to Prevent AI Discrimination in Hiring

Fisher Phillips on 11/12/2024

A new study reveals that popular AI-based resume screening tools often favor White and male candidates, showing that resumes tied to White-associated names were preferred 85% of the time. The University of Washington...more

DOJ Sues SpaceX in Continuing Campaign Against Use of Export Controls to Justify Employment Discrimination

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 8/31/2023

On August 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for its alleged violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s (INA) prohibition on...more

California Employers: New Employment Laws for 2023

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/13/2022

This year has yet again been busy for the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom, as they enacted several significant changes to hiring and workforce management, wage and hour, COVID-19, and other employment laws....more

[Event] 20th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute - September 19th - 22nd, Las Vegas, NV

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 7/15/2021

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Institute is the primary educational and networking event for compliance and ethics professionals worldwide. Leading industry professionals cover real‑world compliance issues, emerging trends, and...more

IWD job service claims theft a growing problem

Dentons on 4/26/2021

Many employers are facing growing problems with identity theft in a new way: data is being used to file false claims including requests for job service benefits and SBA loans through the PPP, among others. To address this...more

[Virtual Briefing] Bias in Artificial Intelligence: Legal Risks and Solutions - March 23rd, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/12/2021

You've likely seen the headlines. Online recruiting tools that unfairly screen out women and minorities. Facial recognition tools used in law enforcement that misidentify specific demographic groups. Algorithms that place...more

An Employee’s Right Of Erasure Under The GDPR

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/22/2018

The implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with an effective date of May 25, 2018, is just around the corner, and with it will come pressure on the human resources (HR) department to...more

The Highest Risk Area for GDPR Compliance: Processing HR Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2017

With less than six months until the May 25, 2018, effective date for the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies are assessing their GDPR readiness and concentrating their compliance efforts...more

Cyber-insurance and Employee Data Breaches: Part 1

BCLP on 10/9/2017

A large portion of the hundreds of data breaches and thousands of data security incidents that occur each year involve human resource related issues. This includes situations in which HR data was lost, employees were...more

The Countdown Begins for GDPR Compliance for EU Human Resources Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/31/2017

On May 25, 2018, a short 12 months from now, employers must be in full compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) for EU human resources data. The GDPR requirements regarding...more

U.S. Immigration & The Trump Administration

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 12/19/2016

With the announcement of President-elect Trump's plan for his first 100 days in office and his selection for Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, it appears the new administration will focus not only on illegal...more

Employment Law This Week: Antitrust Guidance for HR, EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan, New I-9 Form, Wage Statement Challenge

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/31/2016

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

DOJ and FTC Set Possible Criminal Liability Trap for HR Professionals

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 10/25/2016

In an October surprise, the DOJ and FTC (collectively, the “Agencies”) released guidance for HR professionals on the application of the antitrust laws to employee hiring and compensation. The Agencies’ October 20, 2016...more

Dealing with Rejection: Options for Applicants Not Selected in the FY2016 H-1B Lottery

Franczek P.C. on 6/10/2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s announcement last month that it received nearly 233,000 H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2016 beginning October 1, 2015—a record total, and a 35% increase over last...more

The Transformation of Transgender Rights in the Workplace

Lewitt Hackman on 6/8/2015

Gender transition and transgender identity has taken center stage in the media recently. However, out of the spotlight, the rights of transgender persons may be unclear to many. Transgender persons struggle with difficult...more

Economic Downturn Week, Part II – The Golden Gate Bridge and Employment Separation – Hotlines and Whistleblowers During Layoffs

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 5/27/2015

I use the Golden Gate Bridge as an entrée to my continued discussion on the series on steps that you can use in your compliance program if you find yourself, your company or your industry in an economic downturn. Whether you...more

Alternative Visa Strategies in The Aftermath of The Record-Breaking April 2015 H-1B Lottery

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 4/15/2015

The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service announced yesterday that it received nearly 233,000 H-1B visa petitions in the first week of the application window for the 85,000 cap-subject visas available for fiscal...more

Employers Should Prepare Now for Filing H-1B Visa Applications

FordHarrison on 1/22/2015

This Alert is a reminder to employers of the fast approaching April 1, 2015 deadline for filing H-1B work visa petitions on behalf of foreign employees who need sponsorship for long-term work authorization in the U.S. ...more

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