Labor and Employment Law Blog

Beware of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Recruitment and Hiring Tools

As the use of artificial intelligence recruitment and hiring tools becomes more prevalent, it is important to remember that such processes are subject to anti-discrimination laws. Employers have an obligation to inspect such tools and processes for bias based on any protected class (including disability and age) and should have plans to provide reasonable accommodations […]

May 18, 2022 | 3 min read | Tagged: ADA, ADEA, Artificial Intelligence, discrimination, Hiring, Recruitment, Title VII

Erin Denniston Leach Counsel

Public-Sector Employees Are Making Lemonade Out of Lemmons

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“the Act”) applies to state and local government employers, regardless of their size. The Act defines “employer” as “a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has twenty or more […]

November 7, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: ADEA, age, discrimination, Employees, Public Sector, Supreme Court

Audrey E. Chastain Associate