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Federal AI Civil Rights Bill Introduced to Guard Civil Liberties, Mitigate Algorithmic Bias, and Protect Livelihoods

United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have proposed the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024 (AI Civil Rights Act), which is comprehensive legislation aimed at regulating...more

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Colorado Passes AI Regulation

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Colorado has become the first state to pass legislation (SB24-205) regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the United States. This legislation is designed to address the influence and implications,...more

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Georgia Proposes a Bill to Regulate Physician and Insurer AI Use

The health care industry, like most industries, is exploring how to reap the benefits of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence-based technologies while managing the risks they pose. Federal and state policymakers are...more

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Financial Services and the Biden Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

On October 30, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden had issued an Executive Order regarding artificial intelligence (“AI”). The Executive Order was accompanied by a Fact Sheet summarizing the eight policy...more

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President Biden Issues Landmark Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” to address the growing concerns surrounding the use of artificial...more

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State Legislatures Eye AI Regulation

A growing number of states have enacted laws this year to study artificial intelligence (AI), ahead of possible legislative action to address expected threats to jobs, civil liberties, and property rights with the emerging...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Regulating AI: Litigation Questions And State Efforts To Watch

This second part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems highlights state legislation and litigation to watch concerning AI systems, and provides practical takeaways as we look toward the...more

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Florida’s Governor Signs Bill to Defund DEI Initiatives at Colleges

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Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill (SB) 266, officially prohibiting the state’s public colleges and universities from spending state or federal money on programs or campus activities that advocate for Diversity,...more

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“Stop-WOKE” Takes Aim at Florida’s Colleges and Universities

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Florida’s most recent anti-“WOKE” legislation places diversity-related work and diversity-focused positions on state campuses under threat. House Bill 999 (Postsecondary Educational Institutions), which was approved in a...more

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Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 2

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President Joseph Biden has been in office for over three weeks, bringing more changes in the realm of Title IX. Where are we now, what do we need to know and do, and what is expected to come? ...more

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The Fierce Urgency for GCs to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Response to the Biden Administration & Compliance Best...

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Joe Biden has now been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America.  Within a few hours of taking office, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded former President Trump’s Executive Order...more

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Biden Revokes Trump Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion, Adopts Policies “Advancing Racial Equity” and Extending LGBT...

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President Biden signed a flurry of executive orders on January 20, 2021, his first day in office, a number of which rescinded or revised the prior administration’s executive orders and policies with regard to equity in the...more

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Biden Labor and Employment Activity in the First 48 Hours

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During the first 100 days of the new administration, each Friday we will be providing a run-down of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. We already have much to report. President Biden hit the ground...more

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Biden Administration Rescinds Prohibitions on Diversity and Inclusion Training By Government Contractors and Grantees

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The Biden Administration did not waste time in rescinding former President Trump’s controversial Executive Order 13950, which limited the ability of federal government contractors and grantees to conduct certain types of...more

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California Judge Halts President Trump’s Workplace Diversity Training Order

You may recall from my earlier blog that a group of organizations and individuals who specialize in the delivery of high-quality health care and other critical services to members of the LGBT community filed suit in...more

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Federal Contractors Should Be on the Lookout for Change in 2021, But Plan for Now

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Commentators are speculating on how quickly the Biden Administration may reverse course on three (3) of 2020’s significant developments at the Office for Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)...more

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President Trump’s Ban on “Anti-American” Diversity Training Faces Two Legal Challenges

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order seeking to combat “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating.” [https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/executive-order-13950]  As...more

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The Latest on Executive Order 13950’s Impact on Diversity Training

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Originally published on October 23, 2020, this article was last updated on October 27, 2020. On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” to bar certain topics...more

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Executive Order Puts Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients on Notice: End “Divisive” Diversity Training or Risk Being Barred...

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order On Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.  This order expanded a ban on “un-American” racial sensitivity training at federal agencies to now include all federal...more

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OFCCP Publishes Request for Information on Federal Contractor Diversity & Inclusion Training

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register, seeking information from federal contractors, federal subcontractors, and their employees regarding...more

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OFCCP Issues Voluntary Request for Information Regarding Diversity and Inclusion Programs

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On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance released a Request for Information (RFI) relating to federal contractor and subcontractor training, and the recently issued Executive Order 13950. That order,...more

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OFCCP Request for Information and Stakeholder Call Provide Additional Guidance on Diversity & Inclusion Training Restrictions in...

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On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continued to address the highly-controversial diversity and inclusion (D&I) training restrictions in Executive Order 13950....more

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Unconscious Bias Training Still Permissible Under President Trump's Diversity Training Executive Order

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), which indicates that it seeks to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and...more

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Recent Administration Actions on Diversity Training and Aspirational Diversity Goals

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The administration has begun taking actions with regard to workplace diversity trainings and representation goals on the basis of race, but clarifies that unconscious bias training is still permissible....more

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DOL Releases “FAQs” on Executive Order 13950 regarding Contractor Diversity and Inclusion Training and Signals Potential Immediate...

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WHAT: On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the September 22 Executive Order...more

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