On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing, titled, “Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil Rights Frontier,” to receive panelist testimony concerning the use of automated systems, including artificial intelligence, by employers in employment decisions.
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EEOC to Hold Public Hearing On The Use of Artificial Intelligence
Continuing its initiative regarding the use of data, automated processes, and artificial intelligence (“AI”), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is holding a hearing on January 31, 2023 for examining the use of automated systems and AI in employment decisions.
This in-person hearing will begin at 10:00am EST on
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Review of Case Involving Technical Issue With Plaintiff’s EEOC Charge
Refusing to weigh in on the impact of a plaintiff’s failure to verify her discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Supreme Court lets stand the lower court’s conclusion that the plaintiff’s failure to verify her charge barred her from filing a lawsuit. Mosby v. City of Byron, No. 21-10377, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 10436 (11th Cir. Apr. 18, 2022), cert. denied, No. 22-283 (U.S. Nov. 7, 2022).
Garen Dodge Comments on What the Midterm Elections Could Mean for the EEOC
Garen Dodge comments on the implications of the upcoming midterm election results and how they may affect lawmakers’ future EEOC budgetary decisions in “Midterm Election Results Could Put EEOC Under Microscope,” published by Law360.
EEOC Replaces “EEO is the Law” Poster and OFCCP Supplement with “Know Your Rights” Poster
Last week, the EEOC and OFCCP announced the replacement of the “EEO is the Law” poster in favor of a new poster called the “Know Your Rights” poster. Both EEOC and OFCCP have updated their websites accordingly. Importantly, as of the date of this blog post, DOL had not, yet,
EEOC Issues Revised Version of New Rights Poster
One day after releasing a new required poster for covered employers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on October 20, 2022, published an updated version that it is instructing employers to use instead.
Employers, It’s Time to Update Your EEO Poster
It is old news to most covered employers1 that they are obligated to post certain notices for their workforce. What these employers may not know, however, is that the EEOC recently updated and replaced its “EEO is the Law” poster.
The “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster,
EEOC Releases Updated “Know Your Rights” Workplace Poster
The new “Know Your Rights” poster includes the following changes:
Uses straightforward language and formatting; Notes that harassment is a prohibited form of discrimination; Clarifies that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity; Adds a QR code for fast digital access
EEOC Issues Important Update to Required Rights Poster
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new poster that covered employers are required to display in their workplaces entitled “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal,” which updates and replaces its previous “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster. According to the EEOC,
EEOC Updates ‘EEO Is the Law’ Poster After Nearly 13 Years
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster, updating the “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster and supplement that many employers are required to post.
EEOC Releases New ‘Know Your Rights’ Poster
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released an updated ‘Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal’ poster, which supersedes its earlier ‘EEOC is the Law’ poster.
EEOC Rolls Out New Mandatory Workplace Poster
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced it was replacing its “EEO is the Law” poster with a new poster entitled “Know Your Rights.”
Eleventh Circuit Finds That Postal Worker’s Failure to Amend EEOC Charge Spells End to Discrimination Suit
On October 3, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in Ellison v. Postmaster General, United States Postal Service that a plaintiff bringing a claim for retaliation failed to exhaust his administrative remedies under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing
EEOC Announces that Virtual Mediation is Here to Stay
SINCE MID-MARCH 2020, MEDIATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES CONDUCTED UNDER THE EEOC’S VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROGRAM HAVE BEEN HELD REMOTELY VIA TELEPHONE OR VIDEO PLATFORM.
Charging Party Who Did Not Timely Open Link in EEOC Email Loses Her Chance to Sue
The day that a plaintiff receives the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) notice of his or her right to sue starts the running of the ninety-day period to file a lawsuit—not the date the plaintiff (or the plaintiff’s lawyer) opens the link to the right-to-sue letter, according to the
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