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California Approves Rules Regulating AI in Employment Decision-making

Effective October 1, 2025, updated regulations from the California Civil Rights Council will formally restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in employment decision-making by California employers. In the...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

AI in Hiring: The Promise, the Pitfalls, and the Response

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Managers Who Use ChatGPT to Promote Employees – What Could Go Wrong?

While artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool in a manager’s arsenal when it comes to efficiently making decisions, it is essential to use it ethically and fairly. Companies are no longer relying on AI solely to...more

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Artificial Intelligence in Human Resources: A Guide for Business Leaders

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This is the first in a series of three articles regarding AI in the workplace. The integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into human resources operations presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant...more

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State laws on AI hiring tools persist after One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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As explained in our recent client alert, states and localities are, for the time being, free to legislate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools after the US Senate voted to remove language from President Donald...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Where Are We Now With the Use of AI in the Workplace?

As we previously reported, employers must navigate a rapidly evolving legal landscape as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the modern workplace. From federal rollbacks to aggressive state-level regulation,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Risk Management in the Modern Era of Workplace Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is becoming more prevalent in the workplace, including as a tool for human resources (HR) leaders to use in their employment practices. At the same time, close to a dozen states have...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

To AI or Not to AI? The Use of AI in Employment Decisions

Even just a few years ago, the concept of using artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life was a novel, if somewhat intimidating, concept. But from Google’s AI overview to Microsoft’s Copilot, many of us use AI daily to...more

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New Guidance Explains How Civil Rights Laws Apply to Advanced Technologies; Civil Rights Innovation Lab Will Leverage Technology...

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On January 9, 2025, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on civil rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative to provide guidance to address the risks of...more

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New Jersey Guidance on AI: Employers Must Comply With State Anti-Discrimination Standards

On January 9, 2025, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance stating that New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law applies to artificial intelligence. Specifically, the New...more

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EEOC Highlights How Wearable Technologies May Implicate Employment Discrimination Laws

WASHINGTON – A new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” released today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

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New EEOC Guidance Clarifies Employer Responsibility for Discrimination in AI Employment Tools

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Many employers have begun using artificial intelligence (AI) tools supplied by third-party vendors. On May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided guidance indicating that, in its view, employers...more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 12, December 2022

Welcome to the 12th and final issue of the year for The Site Report. Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them - Construction professionals sometimes feel as if it is déjà vu when it comes to disputes—and they...more

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Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

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This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

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HR Tech and the Law: An Update

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Over the past two years, we at the Navigator have been fascinated with all the new technology showing up in the workplace. We’ve repeatedly cautioned employers about the risks of adopting technology before understanding and...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016 #4

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Last week, a federal judge dismissed a transgender discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC, citing the company owner’s religious beliefs and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The case involved the termination of a...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016 #3

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Last week, Vanity Fair reported that the ongoing settlement talks between Gretchen Carlson and Roger Ailes may contemplate a settlement payment in the eight-figure range as more and more women claim sexual harassment by the...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: June 2016 #4

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Last week, a television reporter filed a lawsuit against her former employer alleging that she was discriminated against because she is white. The reporter was terminated following a post on her employer’s Facebook post that...more

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“It’s a Match!”

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Can techniques for finding a good date be used to find a good job or a good candidate? Some creators of recruiting technology think so. The recruiting app Switch uses a Tinder-like tool to match hiring managers and...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: April 2016

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Last week, five members of the U.S. Women’s Soccer team took the unprecedented step of filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over their pay. The players argue that despite...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: March 2016 #3

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Last week, the EEOC announced that it is expanding its use of its electronic charge status system to allow the public “information online and on demand.” The system allows charging parties to check the status of their...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: March 2016 #2

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Last week at the SHRM Legislative Conference, EEOC Chair Jenny Yang both praised and cautioned employers in talking about HR technology. In particular, Chair Yang said that some technology can reduce bias in the workplace,...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: February #5

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February was a tough month for Silicon Valley unicorn, Zenefits. After losing its CEO due to “compliance issues,” word spread that additional compliance issues were rampant in both its business operations and human...more

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