Data, Architectural Engineering, and Designing a Better Future
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Integra Med Analytics LLC et al. v. Providence Health & Services et al.
Compliance Perspectives: The Ethics of Data
Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: AI: Security and Privacy Risks with Big Data
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program -The Compliance Advantage of Data
6 Key Takeaways | The Chinese Social Credit System
Innovation in Compliance Live: Revamping Your Swing with Data Analytics and AI
Podcast: Common Risks and Challenges in Running a Global Ethics & Compliance Program
SEC Activity with Fixed Income and Credit Funds
Innovation in Compliance Episode 17: Compliance in the Age of Big Data with Alexander Tsigutkin and Varun Singhal
The Intersection of Big Data and Insurance Regulation
InsurTech and the Changing Distribution Model
Blockchain Technology Applications for the Insurance Industry
What’s Next?: Drones and transforming policy at GE
Employment Law This Week®: Big Data and People Analytics
Government data mining leads to more aggressive investigations
This Week in FCPA-Episode 74
Episode 23: Using “People Analytics” to Make Smart Business and Corporate Culture Decisions
Changing values of IP and data in deals
For years, employers have increasingly automated the recruiting and hiring process using artificial intelligence (AI) and other algorithmic tools. While there is added value in such automation, researchers have cautioned that...more
As Gordon Gekko famously pronounced in the 1980s classic movie Wall Street, “The most valuable commodity … is information.” Those words have never rung truer than in today’s world and in today’s workplaces. And as the old...more
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...more
Most of us encounter the use of analytics in our everyday lives and give little thought to its use. Have you ever applied for a credit card or loan and were asked to provide a list of your outstanding financial obligations?...more
Last week, Uber announced that it had fired Anthony Levandowski, the former lead engineer for Google’s autonomous vehicle unit. Uber hired Levandowski to lead its efforts to develop a self-driving automobile. The firing...more
Matt welcomes EEOC Chief Analyst Kelly Trindel, Ph. D., to discuss employers' use of Big Data (for better or worse) in various phases of the employment relationship, potential disparate impact risks, the overlay between Big...more
How do you hire only the “best” employees? How does any employer find the time to “vet” the hundreds or even thousands of job seekers applying for positions? A number of employers have turned to “big data” – the use of...more
Last week, a Pennsylvania federal court held that Title VII protects lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees from sex discrimination. As we noted in last Thursday’s post, courts around the country have differing views about...more
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The November edition of the Insider Report turns a spotlight on...more
Last week, the AARP sued the EEOC in an effort to stop the EEOC’s new rules on wellness programs from taking effect in 2017. The AARP, a consumer advocacy group that represents older Americans, is challenging the rules...more
On October 17, 2016, NYU School of Law’s Center on Labor & Employment Law empaneled Littler’s Global Director of Data Analytics Dr. Zev J. Eigen, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jenny R. Yang, and Professor...more
Last week, the EEOC held a public meeting on the growing use of big data and predictive analytics in employment decision-making. A panel of industrial psychologists, attorneys, and labor economists told the EEOC that the use...more
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
Public Commission Meeting Hears from Experts on Growing Use of Algorithms to Make Employment Decisions - WASHINGTON - Big Data-the use of algorithms, "data scraping" of the internet, and other means of evaluating tens...more
Last week, The EEOC announced a public meeting on the use of big data in employment practices. This gathering is a continuation of the agency’s interest in the relationship between data analytics and discrimination. EEOC...more
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting entitled "Big Data in the Workplace: Examining Implications for Equal Employment Opportunity Law" on Thursday, Oct. 13, from...more
Last week, as we learned that the CIA has invested in another Big Data analytics startup, new headlines and commentary addressed the dangers of hidden bias in technology. LinkedIn changed its search algorithm after the...more
Last week, we were reminded of the impact of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforcement activities. The agency announced that National Freight, Inc. will pay more than $1,000,000 in back wages to 359 workers...more
Over the past two years, we at the Navigator have been fascinated with all the new technology showing up in the workplace. We’ve repeatedly cautioned employers about the risks of adopting technology before understanding and...more
The fifth annual report examines the legal, economic and social issues having the greatest impact on the workplace, based on survey responses from more than 800 in-house counsel, human resources professionals and C-suite...more
Last week, The Verge covered a new system that can measure the hidden bias in otherwise secret algorithms. This system is very interesting, given that one of our biggest concerns about the use of big data is its potential to...more
Last week the long-awaited final FLSA overtime regulations were published. The regulations are intended to make an additional 4.2 million workers eligible for overtime. The new rules raise the salary threshold for exempt...more
Last week, the EEOC continued its efforts to include sexual orientation and gender identity as forms of prohibited sex discrimination under Title VII. The agency obtained a $140,000 settlement from a technology company that...more
Last week, the EEOC announced that it is expanding its use of its electronic charge status system to allow the public “information online and on demand.” The system allows charging parties to check the status of their...more
No doubt, this is big data’s time. Businesses have begun to make decisions based on data and data analytics, rather than relying on gut instincts or business acumen. Data-driven business has proven to be successful, but we...more