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Civil Rights Act Title VII Recruitment Policies

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VII: Re-examining the Implementation of ‘Rooney Rule’ Diverse Slate Initiatives

The National Football League’s (NFL) “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to consider minority candidates when filling certain coaching vacancies, has been considered a model for diverse slate hiring policies, but it is now in...more

DirectEmployers Association

Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC...

Monday, July 10, 2023: Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions - This is...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Benefits and Legal Risks of Using Generative AI in Hiring Offers

Foster Swift attorneys Tony Dalimonte and Michael Cassar recently teamed-up for a presentation on the potential legal risks related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the recruiting and hiring process. ...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

EEOC Issues Guidance on the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Decisions

Employers are increasingly relying on electronic systems to supplement – and, at times, supplant – the work of actual human employees relating to certain hiring, retention and employee-management practices. Such systems are...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EEOC Launches Initiative on Use of Ai in Hiring Decisions

On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled an initiative focused on fairness in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic tools, showing that federal regulators...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Increase Diversity While Keeping It Legal

Improving diversity -- what's okay and what isn’t? Employers are creative and strategic when it comes to increasing workforce diversity. Sometimes, however, that creativity -- and the motivation to “move the needle” on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Developing a Diverse Workforce

Issues of racial equality have at times dominated news cycles this year. Against this backdrop, and notwithstanding the other challenges of 2020, many employers are working to meaningfully enhance their approaches to...more

Dickinson Wright

Employers Should Be Aware of Where They Advertise - Social Media Platforms are Being Scrutinized

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The internet age has opened up seemingly countless digital platforms for employers and employees to use in seeking to fill, and applying for, open positions. ...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Artificial Intelligence in the Employment Relationship: Friend or Foe?

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies or alien invasions. The technology has permeated everyday life from Siri and Alexa to Facebook and Google.  While marketing teams have been relying on AI...more

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Issues to Consider Before Implementing a “Rooney Rule” to Increase Racial Diversity in Employment

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With recent news of a new Goldman Sachs policy requiring managers to interview two diverse candidates for any open job, there is no question that the “Rooney Rule,” first adopted by the National Football League (NFL) in 2003,...more

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Championing Diversity Without Discriminating: An Employer's Dilemma

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Most employers value a diverse workforce, and many employers are required by clients or customers to have diversity initiatives and meet diversity requirements. Originally published in The HR Specialist - June 2018....more

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The Collection and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Sex Discrimination Case

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Collection, a South Florida automobile dealership, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of gender discrimination...more

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Dear Littler: Will These Recruiting Ideas Help Me Meet Our Diversity Goals?

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Our boss is really pushing for us to increase our number of diverse employees. I see his point—we are a predominantly white and male workforce, though we have more than 150 workers. My managers had a meeting to set some...more

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Mitigating Employment Litigation Landmines With Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Meaningful diversity and inclusion efforts in the workplace have evolved from being the right thing to do to being the smart thing to do—and now they are quickly moving toward being the essential thing companies must do to...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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EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

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On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The EEOC...more

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