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AI Workplace Screener Faces Bias Lawsuit: 5 Lessons for Employers and 5 Lessons for AI Developers

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A California federal court just allowed a frustrated job applicant to proceed with an employment discrimination lawsuit against an AI-based vendor after more than 100 employers that use the vendor’s screening tools rejected...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: April 2024

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Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more

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EEOC Settles Over Recruiting Software in Possible First Ever AI-related Case

On September 8, 2023, federal court approved a consent decree from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with iTutorGroup Inc. and its affiliates (“iTutor”) over alleged age discrimination in hiring, stemming...more

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EEOC Settles First AI Hiring Bias Lawsuit

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled its first lawsuit concerning artificial intelligence (AI) bias in hiring with iTutorGroup Inc. (now known as Fullmind), an organization that provides...more

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EEOC Targets AI-Based Hiring Practices in Landmark Settlement

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As we have previously written, with artificial intelligence (AI) tools and machine learning continuing to evolve and improve, organizations are relying increasingly on such tools for assistance in recruiting, screening, and...more

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The EEOC Settles Its First Lawsuit Alleging AI-Based Discrimination in Employment

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a settlement agreement in its first lawsuit alleging discrimination based on artificial intelligence (AI). In the lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that iTutorGroup, an...more

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Employers Beware: Discriminatory Artificial Intelligence Can Result in Liability

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The possible uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have received much coverage lately. Now the risks of using AI to assist in the hiring process are in the spotlight since the EEOC just settled its first suit alleging...more

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EEOC Brings First-of-Its-Kind Enforcement Action Against Employer for Using Artificial Intelligence to Discriminate Against...

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Increasingly, employers are utilizing automated systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning, to target job advertisements, recruit applicants, and make hiring decisions. Such systems expose employers...more

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EEOC Breaks New Ground by Settling First-Ever AI Discrimination Lawsuit: 10 Pointers to Avoid Robot Bias

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We’ve reached another milestone in the AI revolution: the federal agency charged with enforcing anti-bias laws just recorded its first-ever settlement in a case involving AI discrimination in the workplace. The Equal...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ADEA Claim Lacking Evidence of Age-Bias

On March 11, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment, dismissing a Texas city employee’s claim that he had been unlawfully terminated from his job because of his age. The Fifth...more

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New Jersey Amends Workplace Bias Law to Expand Protections Against Age Discrimination

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just signed a bill amending the state’s workplace bias statute by expanding protections against age discrimination. The most significant aspect of Assembly Bill No. 681, signed into law on...more

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Creation of Fake Online Accounts to Study Algorithmic Bias Does Not Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, D.C. Court Rules

A federal judge recently held that researchers who violate a website’s terms of service by creating fake online accounts in order to study algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence software do not violate the Computer Fraud...more

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EEOC Sues CBS Stations Group of Texas for Age Bias

Traffic Reporter Was Denied Hire Because of Her Age, Agency Charges - DALLAS - CBS Stations Group of Texas violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it refused to hire Tammy Campbell for a full-time...more

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Renaissance School to Pay $69,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Sex Bias Suit

Federal Agency Alleged School Fired Employee Because It Considered Him Too Old and Preferred Females for the Job - MILWAUKEE -The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that U.S. District...more

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That is SO last week - August 2015 #4

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We’ve been talking potential bias in big data for some time now, and last week’s news was full of concerns about just that. The New York Times Upshot Blog interviewed a Microsoft computer scientist on the subject; NBC News...more

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Can You Avoid a Series of “Mini-Trials” At Trial? The Fifth Circuit Says Yes by Limiting Testimony About Bias Against Co-Workers

Recently the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals approved the limitations that a trial court placed on an employee’s testimony about how his co-workers were victimized by a “pattern or practice” of age discrimination. The worker...more

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