With so many employees working remotely these days, it can be confusing to determine which state they actually work from – and which laws apply to the employment relationship. Is their home office in a different state than...more
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
3/28/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII
Imagine your virtual assistant did more than just respond to your questions or requests but actually took the initiative, performing complex tasks without needing instructions, learning and improving from each experience....more
1/20/2025
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Bias ,
Business Development ,
Business Opportunities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Engagement ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Management
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
11/12/2024
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Best Practices ,
Bias ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
Resume ,
Sex Discrimination
Federal workplace officials just unveiled a new website guiding employers on best practices to avoid artificial intelligence discrimination during the hiring process, including a roadmap of 10 actions you should consider...more
A Japanese supermarket chain is getting attention for implementing an AI tool called “Mr. Smile” that monitors workers for the quality and quantity of their smiles when interacting with customers, raising questions around the...more
Minnesota is embracing the latest trends in pay equity and transparency that will require most employers to revamp their hiring and compensation practices starting January 1, 2025. The new law, signed by Governor Tim Walz on...more
The White House just provided employers with a series of best practices that you should consider when using artificial intelligence for workplace purposes. The May 16 Fact Sheet, crafted in conjunction with the Department of...more
In their book, “AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future,” Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan point out that we used to live in a world where we could trust video evidence, but not anymore. Thanks to deepfakes – sophisticated digital...more
Perhaps you’ve asked an employee to take notes during a Zoom meeting, but they complained the task is difficult to manage while collaborating with teammates. Maybe you intended to document everything that transpired during an...more
9/25/2023
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Audio Recording ,
Best Practices ,
Bias ,
Confidential Information ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Record Retention ,
Risk Management ,
Virtual Meetings
Minnesota is poised to become the fourth state – together with California, North Dakota, and Oklahoma – to enact a near-total ban on the use of non-compete restrictive covenants. The Minnesota legislature passed an omnibus...more
Employers using or thinking about using artificial intelligence (AI) to aid with workplace tasks received another reminder from the federal government that their actions will be closely scrutinized by the EEOC for possible...more
Given the myriad ways artificial intelligence is now being used to streamline business processes, it’s no surprise that federal agencies are scrutinizing potential employment-related biases that can arise from using AI and...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
5/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mental Health ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS