A recent decision from the Northern District of Illinois highlights new legal hurdles for employers using AI-powered video interview technologies under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/15. In...more
3/6/2024
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Entrance Interviews ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Videoconference
After releasing an initial two-page “fact sheet,” Congress publicly posted the bill text of the No Robot Bosses Act (the “Proposed Act”), detailing proposed federal guardrails for use of automated decision-making systems in...more
8/16/2023
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Automation Systems ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Innovative Technology ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Robots
On July 20, 2023, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the “No Robot Bosses Act.” Other than bringing to mind a catchy title for a dystopic science fiction novel, the bill aims to regulate the...more
8/1/2023
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Automation Systems ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Innovative Technology ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Robots
On March 8, 2023, the Michigan Legislature passed Senate Bill 4, amending the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), and adding protections for individuals based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. ...more
As we recently reported, on December 9, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Production (“DCWP”) announced that it was postponing enforcement of the Automated Employment Decision Tools (“AEDT”) law, until...more
Confidential arbitration agreements between employers and their employees are commonplace. Employers favor such agreements for many reasons, including preserving privacy and allowing legitimate claims to be either settled or...more
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
2/12/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biometric Information ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FDA Approval ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Life Sciences ,
Popular ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Webinars
As we have discussed in prior Advisories, the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“Coronavirus” or “COVID-19”) public health emergency is raising important issues for employers addressing rapidly developing disruptions to the workplace...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
1/9/2020
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Decision-Making Process ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Due Diligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Entrance Interviews ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Section 5 ,
Software ,
Technology ,
Video Recordings
Earlier this week, the Office of Labor Management Services (“OLMS”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) offered important guidance to employers concerning their reporting obligations under the recently amended Persuader...more