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This article is the third installment in our AI in the Workplace series. In Part 2: From Harrisburg to the White House, Allyson Lonas explored the growing legal uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) adoption...more
Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more
Arbitration evaders, take note. In February 2022, coach Brian Flores filed a press-grabbing lawsuit accusing the National Football League and its clubs of racially discriminatory hiring practices, the Miami Dolphins of...more
American track and field champion Tori Bowie recently died suddenly from complications related to childbirth. The three-time Olympian, who was once known as one of the fastest women in the world, hadn’t been seen for several...more
Our December update includes new case law on a very unusual take on taxing payments under settlement agreements, how difficult it can be to withdraw an appeal and stop a dismissal from vanishing, and the consequences, even if...more
Sheesh. I would think so! Here's a story for you: Some investors bought an apartment complex in Houston with the plan to fix it up and flip it. They decided the Property Manager wasn't doing a good job, so they fired her...more
On January 1, 2023, New York City employers will have to comply with a new law aimed at preventing bias in artificial intelligence hiring tools. These tools, which include algorithms and software geared towards finding...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been implemented by employers in an ongoing effort to reduce recruitment and hiring costs by automating sourcing of applicants and screening candidates or by applying AI tools to the...more
Critical Guidance on Managing Covid-19 and More High Stakes Issues Coming Across Your Desk. As industry grapples with unprecedented risk and uncertainty, in-house counsel and private practitioners are set to attend ACI’s...more
As industry grapples with unprecedented risk and uncertainty, in-house counsel and private practitioners are set to attend ACI’s Virtual Conference on Complex Employment Litigation & Risk Management on August 20th. There...more
As we have previously blogged, use of third-party digital hiring platforms to select job applicants using video interviews can present an array of potential legal issues. A recent Complaint filed with the Federal Trade...more
On May 13, 2019, a federal judge in Muskogee, Oklahoma, ruled against a plaintiff who alleged that that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs denied her a job as a physician because she was a woman and was from Puerto Rico....more
What constitutes a racially hostile work environment? Is one really bad comment specifically aimed at the plaintiff sufficient or do you need a sustained series of racial comments? What if you have both but no evidence that...more
We present some highlights of cases of practical relevance that came through our courts during 2017. How the City of Johannesburg fell from the fireman’s pole - Bekker CJ, Mohamed CJ and Zondo JP long observed that...more
Q: Can a private employer limit its employees’ speech and political activity in the workplace? A: Yes, but not speech that is considered part of a “concerted activity.”...more
We live in an unfortunate time in which white nationalists and neo-Nazis are receiving a great amount of publicity. In the aftermath of this month’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia we are likely to see additional rallies,...more
When is a “joke” so not funny that you lose your job? The Mississippi Court of Appeals gave some direction on that question, affirming the City of Meridian’s termination of a police officer for an inappropriate (arguably...more
Question: We just went through a five-person layoff, and one of the individuals laid off (an African American) has hired a lawyer and is threatening to sue for racial discrimination. I have enormous confidence in the fairness...more
Last week, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights issued a new report entitled Valuing Transgender Applicants & Employees: A Best Practices Guide for Employers. This follows the...more