AI hiring tools are changing the hiring process, but they can also replicate bias and discrimination. Learn how algorithmic recruiting affects job applicants, what the law says, and how our firm is leading the fight for equity. AI Bias in Hiring: What is Happening Now and What Employees Need to Know At , we’ve long […]
When something unfair happens at work, you may assume no one else is going through the same struggle. In reality, your experience may be part of a much larger pattern affecting many other people. Sometimes what feels like an individual unlawful decision is actually the product of something your employer is imposing on others at […]
The first time you share your experience of mistreatment in the workplace with us, we quickly ask “where” and “when.” The location and timing of your mistreatment affect our ability to help you. The location tells us the jurisdiction—which state and city laws bind your employer, and which courts have the power to hear your […]
In Parts I and II of this series, we discussed the factors that contribute to the wage gap and how the gap developed over time, including intersectional considerations that make the wage gap worse for women of color, older women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with a disability. Today, women are paid 16% less on average […]
As a national employee rights and social justice law firm, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight is particularly gratified that California has become the first state in the nation to make intersectional bias part of its anti-discrimination laws. For the past two decades, our firm has represented employees in their workplace discrimination claims. And all too often, […]
In the first part of this series, we discussed the wage gap and how it has formed and changed over time and in different industries. Gender discrimination continues to persist in the United States and heavily contributes to the pay gap. When comparing men and women of equal educational attainment, experience, and income bracket, we […]
In recent months, mass layoffs have shaken various sectors of the economy. Major companies have implemented widespread workforce reductions in an apparent response to rising costs, economic uncertainty, and shifts in consumer behavior. While companies must respond to these economic changes, many use mass layoffs as a cover for unlawful terminations. A closer examination into […]
The history of the workforce is painfully clear and consistent: Women have and continue to be paid less than men, creating a gender wage gap. In this series, we will discuss how the wage gap developed, what it has looked like over time, how developments in law have attempted to rectify the equal pay issue, […]
is a nationwide civil rights and social justice litigation law firm that holds corporations and institutions accountable. The firm opened its San Francisco office in 2011 and expanded its presence in Northern California in 2022 by opening an office in Palo Alto, in the heart of the Silicon Valley. has since become the go-to national […]
Lawsuits that allege discrimination in AI-assisted hiring decisions follow the same pathway as any other discrimination case but with one big wrinkle: the possibility that both the employer and the AI system could be found liable for violating the law. However, the opaqueness baked into how algorithmic and AI tools operate poses various challenges for […]