Seyfarth Synopsis: EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, a Republican who first joined the EEOC in 2020, has announced his departure from the Commission in August 2024. Sonderling’s tenure was marked by his significant...more
7/22/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Resignation ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On April 29, 2024, the Department of Labor published extensive guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in hiring and employment. While the guidance is addressed to federal contractors, all private-sector employers...more
5/6/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Guidance ,
OFCCP ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour
The Acting Director of OFCCP and the Solicitor of Labor indicated that they are moving full speed ahead on developing guidance regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence, and that the Department of Labor is working...more
3/27/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC and the Department of Labor Wage Hour Division (WHD) have taken an important step toward inter-agency coordination, committing to information sharing, joint investigations, training, and public...more
9/19/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Information Sharing ,
Joint Employers ,
OFCCP ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour