Seyfarth Synopsis: Twenty-four hours after the White House marked the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, by announcing a set of actions designed to support equal pay principles for workers of federal...more
2/2/2024
/ Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that many are calling the EEOC’s “first-ever” artificial intelligence discrimination in hiring...more
8/23/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Systems ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Software
Seyfarth Synopsis: Four days before enforcement of New York City Local Law 144 (“Local Law 144”) is set to begin, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) published FAQ guidance governing the use of Automated...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies have been following with interest the Harvard and UNC cases that address affirmative action in the context of higher education. Both cases were argued before the Supreme Court on October 31, 2022...more
6/5/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Harvard University ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Oral Argument ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 22, 2023, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held an educational roundtable with business advocates and employers to discuss the final rules implementing New York...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier today, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Workplace Protection (“DCWP”) released the highly anticipated final rules implementing New York City Local Law 144 of 2021 (“Local Law 144”), which...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York City’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection (“DCWP”) recently published a December update on its website indicating that due to the volume of comments it received in response to the proposed...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 4, 2022, New York City’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held a public hearing on its proposed rules implementing Local Law 144 of 2021 (“LL 144”). LL 144, which regulates...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 23, 2022, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Workplace Protection (“DCWP”) released the highly anticipated proposed rules implementing Local Law Int. No. 1894-A, which regulates the use...more