In Brief Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to screen resumes, evaluate candidates, and make hiring recommendations, but algorithmic systems can perpetuate or amplify existing biases. Employers that rely on flawed AI tools may unintentionally discriminate against applicants based on race, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. As regulators increase scrutiny of algorithmic hiring[…]
In Brief Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to screen resumes, evaluate candidates, and make hiring recommendations, but algorithmic systems can perpetuate or amplify existing biases. Employers that rely on flawed AI tools may unintentionally discriminate against applicants based on race, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. As regulators increase scrutiny of algorithmic hiring […]
In Brief Class actions allow individuals who have suffered similar harm to join together in a single lawsuit, making it possible to challenge misconduct that might otherwise go unaddressed. These cases help level the playing field by allowing large groups of affected individuals to pursue accountability and compensation collectively. Understanding how class actions work can[…]
In Brief Class actions allow individuals who have suffered similar harm to join together in a single lawsuit, making it possible to challenge misconduct that might otherwise go unaddressed. These cases help level the playing field by allowing large groups of affected individuals to pursue accountability and compensation collectively. Understanding how class actions work can […]
In Brief State and local governments can play a critical role in protecting workers’ rights, particularly when federal labor protections face uncertainty or reduced enforcement. By strengthening local labor standards, expanding enforcement mechanisms, and increasing worker protections, governments can help safeguard employees from wage theft, discrimination, and retaliation. The first time you share your experience[…]
In Brief State and local governments can play a critical role in protecting workers’ rights, particularly when federal labor protections face uncertainty or reduced enforcement. By strengthening local labor standards, expanding enforcement mechanisms, and increasing worker protections, governments can help safeguard employees from wage theft, discrimination, and retaliation. The first time you share your experience […]
In Brief Recent legislative and regulatory developments have strengthened protections against pay discrimination and increased transparency around compensation practices. New laws addressing salary disclosures, pay equity, and workplace accountability reflect a growing effort to close persistent wage gaps. These reforms provide employees with additional tools to identify and challenge discriminatory compensation practices. In Parts I[…]
In Brief Recent legislative and regulatory developments have strengthened protections against pay discrimination and increased transparency around compensation practices. New laws addressing salary disclosures, pay equity, and workplace accountability reflect a growing effort to close persistent wage gaps. These reforms provide employees with additional tools to identify and challenge discriminatory compensation practices. In Parts I […]
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,[…]
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 Brief Pay discrimination often affects individuals who belong to multiple protected groups, creating disparities that cannot be fully understood through a single lens. The article explores how race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics can intersect to produce compounded wage inequities. Addressing intersectional discrimination is increasingly important in equal pay enforcement and workplace equity initiatives.[…]
In Brief Pay discrimination often affects individuals who belong to multiple protected groups, creating disparities that cannot be fully understood through a single lens. The article explores how race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics can intersect to produce compounded wage inequities. Addressing intersectional discrimination is increasingly important in equal pay enforcement and workplace equity initiatives. […]
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[…]
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,[…]
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, […]
In Brief Evolving legal frameworks are quietly expanding the rights and remedies available to employees in Silicon Valley's tech sector. From labor violations to regulatory noncompliance, workers who are aware of their legal options may have more leverage than they realize — both in protecting themselves and in exposing misconduct within their organizations. Sanford[…]
In Brief Evolving legal frameworks are quietly expanding the rights and remedies available to employees in Silicon Valley’s tech sector. From labor violations to regulatory noncompliance, workers who are aware of their legal options may have more leverage than they realize — both in protecting themselves and in exposing misconduct within their organizations. is […]
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[…]
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 […]
If you are qualified for the job to which you applied online and did not get selected, or even get an interview, you may have experienced unlawful discrimination because the online hiring program used an algorithm or AI. Even though such programs are perceived as “machines,” they can discriminate too. If the algorithm tends to[…]
If you are qualified for the job to which you applied online and did not get selected, or even get an interview, you may have experienced unlawful discrimination because the online hiring program used an algorithm or AI. Even though such programs are perceived as “machines,” they can discriminate too. If the algorithm tends to […]
More and more, companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic tools to screen resumes and applicants, contact potential hires, conduct video interviews, and even make decisions on whom to hire or promote. A study conducted by Harvard Business School in 2021 found that 99% of Fortune 500 companies use an AI applicant tracking system[…]
More and more, companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic tools to screen resumes and applicants, contact potential hires, conduct video interviews, and even make decisions on whom to hire or promote. A study conducted by Harvard Business School in 2021 found that 99% of Fortune 500 companies use an AI applicant tracking system […]