The EEOC has issued a “technical assistance document” entitled, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
The OCA recently found that unless an employee’s employment contract provides otherwise via an express or implied term, an employer’s unilateral lay off of an employee will constitute constructive dismissal, even when the layoff is temporary.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has published regulations overhauling and expanding its regulated employee testing program to include oral fluids drug tests.
On May 10, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a new immigration bill (SB 1718) that will make sweeping changes for private employers with 25 or more employees.
An arbitrator recently dismissed the union’s grievance of an employee’s job termination, finding that his off-duty sexual assault of a co-worker constituted sufficient just cause for his termination.
A long-term employee was awarded wrongful dismissal, aggravated, and punitive damages where the employer was found to have intentionally manufactured reasons to terminate employment for cause.
In the wake of its recently issued rules regarding New York City Local Law 144, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will be holding an educational roundtable to provide an overview of these rules.
