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Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Federal Deployment of Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination

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In an April 23 executive order titled, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” the Trump administration declared it federal policy to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability “in all contexts to the...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Eliminate Disparate Impact Analysis

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President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” This order aims to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in all contexts, emphasizing the importance of...more

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Rep. Waters sends letter to CFPB’s Vought regarding its DEI order

On March 19, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) penned a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding the Acting Director’s recent directive that allegedly advises all CFPB personnel to cease all work...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Overview of Trump’s Executive Actions and Considerations for Potential Litigation

The Trump administration has taken, and continues to take, executive actions that have the potential to significantly affect the public and private sectors alike. The result is an ever-changing legal environment presenting...more

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Comprehensive Review of AI Workplace Law and Litigation as We Enter 2025

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It’s been a whirlwind few years when it comes to government and court activity related to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace – but we’ve boiled it down to one place. This Insight reviews all of the laws,...more

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CFPB Issues New Guidance on AI in Employment Decisions

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Technology—what did we ever do without it? There are many technological programs at an employer’s disposal, ranging from checking a candidate’s background during the application process to surveilling employee activity by...more

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CFPB’s Proposed Amendment of Regulation V to Limit Medical Bills in Credit Reporting: What do Employers Need to Know?

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On June 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend Regulation V‒ which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ‒ limiting the inclusion of...more

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The State AG Report – 5.23.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New York AG Secures Record $2 Billion Settlement in Crypto...more

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DOJ Signals Tough Stance on Crimes Involving Misuse of Artificial Intelligence

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WHAT: Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom on “the Promise and Perils of AI.” Her remarks focused on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) use of...more

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House Committee Forms AI Working Group as Regulators Emphasize Existing Authority to Regulate AI

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Here’s what you need to know: 1. The House Financial Services Committee formed a 12-member working group on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The group is tasked with exploring AI’s comprehensive impact on financial services so...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Nondiscrimination and Military Protection Law

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws....more

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2023 Artificial Intelligence Regulation: An Update from a Senior FTC Official

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Holland & Knight hosted Michael Atleson, a senior attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), for a webinar presentation on Nov. 7, 2023. Mr. Atleson has been with the FTC for nearly two decades and...more

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Big Brother & Biased Bots: Practical Considerations for Using AI in Employment Decision-Making

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is accelerating with an increasing number of employers integrating AI-related technologies into every stage of the employment lifecycle – from recruitment to...more

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A Survey of the US AI Regulatory Landscape

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As companies increasingly integrate AI into their products, services, processes, and decision-making, they need to do so in ways that comply with the different laws that have been passed and proposed to regulate the use of AI...more

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Edition 4 of the AI Legal News Summer Roundup

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In this edition, key themes include creators and consumers seeking more control and protection over how their content is used to train AI models (whether under copyright law or privacy laws), and governments grappling with...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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Regulating AI: An Overview of Federal Efforts

This first part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems provides an overview and modern context for the existing regulatory, legal and risk management landscape for AI systems in the U.S.,...more

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FTC Opens Consumer Protection Investigation of OpenAI, Creator of ChatGPT

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The Investigation - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently opened an investigation into OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, to determine whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protections laws. According...more

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Government Enforcement

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The last webinar in our series concerned AI and government enforcement. Companies are currently gauging how government will focus enforcement efforts in this new, emerging area by looking to a few guideposts. The first is...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, V 4, Issue 1, June 2023

CFPB - Regulators Take Aim at AI to Protect Consumers and Workers - “In the past year, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau said it has fined banks over mismanaged automated systems that resulted in wrongful home...more

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Using AI in Human Resources: The Legal Landscape

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In Part I of this three -part series on artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the technology. In this Part II, we explore legal...more

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US Federal Agencies Commit to Regulatory Enforcement of AI Systems

In a recent joint statement, several federal agencies warned that they will commit to enforcing their separate regulations against developers, deployers and users of AI systems, specifically citing civil rights, fair...more

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Federal Agencies Signal Collaborative and Increasing Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems

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While state and federal agencies are developing regulations directly targeting automated decision-making systems, on April 25, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Justice Department (DOJ), Equal Employment...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 8, 2023)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Federal Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and three other federal agencies issued a joint statement vowing to use existing laws to protect employees and the general public from discrimination and bias...more

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