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The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Utilization Review

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California is among a handful of states that seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with utilization review in the managed care space. SB 1120, sponsored by the California Medical...more

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Dear Littler: How Do Employers Use Big Data, And What Are The Risks?

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We are revamping our online job application. I asked our HR director if we should eliminate the question asking about an applicant’s hobbies. Not only does she think we should keep the question, but she says we need to gather...more

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Should we regulate artificial intelligence?

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Hogan Lovells partner Winston Maxwell spoke on October 12, 2017 at a conference on artificial intelligence organized by the French think tank “Le Club des Juristes”. What follows is an English version of his prepared remarks....more

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Littler’s Marko Mrkonich Testifies at EEOC Meeting on Implications of Big Data in Employment

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On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission empaneled a group of Big Data experts, including Littler Shareholder Marko Mrkonich, to discuss the use of data analytics in hiring, performance...more

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Facebook’s “Trending” Section and Human Resources Analytics

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According to a recent New York Times article, “Facebook scrambled on Monday to respond to a new and startling line of attack: accusations of political bias.” Slate followed with a report that the online social networking...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: February 2016 #3

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The death of Justice Antonin Scalia dominated the news over the long weekend. Whether you agreed with him or not, Justice Scalia’s impact on employment law was significant. From his scathing dissent in UPS v. Young to his...more

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Businesses Take Note: The FTC Assesses Big Data Practices

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Businesses engaged in big data practices should be mindful of a new report issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in which the FTC serves notice of its intention to monitor areas where big data practices can violate...more

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Use of Big Data May Violate Federal Consumer Protection Laws, FTC Report Warns

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A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, "Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues," warns that certain uses of big data consisting of consumer information may implicate various federal...more

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FTC Report on Big Data Outlines Usage Limitations Under Federal Law

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On January 6, 2016 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued the report Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues (“Report”), based on prior workshops and subsequent public comments on Big Data...more

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FTC issues big data report and warning

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Data analytics are getting more sophisticated and are being used in every industry. The more data in the world, the more it can be analyzed—it’s dubbed “big data.” In that context, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently...more

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Big Data in Human Resources = Big Decisions for HR Pros

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Big data, data analytics, talent analytics, HR analytics, people analytics. There are many names to describe the use of data science in human resources, and as the list grows, the promise of this technology continues to...more

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That is SO last week - July 2015 #2

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Last week, The New York Times’ The Upshot blog covered a topic that has been one of our top concerns for a while: how big data can discriminate. The post followed a Carnegie Mellon University study that reported, among many...more

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Take Care in Using Consumer Data to Drive Dynamic Pricing of E-Commerce

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Dynamic pricing is the practice of offering different prices to consumers based on various factors designed to maximize sales and profits, which may include the retailer’s perception of the willingness of a particular...more

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