The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has told a federal judge that human resources software firm Workday must face a proposed class action alleging that it violated federal anti-bias laws by using artificial intelligence-powered software to screen out job applicants for other employers for discriminatory reasons.
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Tesla appears unlikely to nix US suit alleging bias against Black workers
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US judge acknowledges ‘problems’ after clerk alleges abusive workplace
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Judge blocks US labor board rule on contract and franchise workers
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UAW commits $40 million to organizing US auto, EV battery workers
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Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconstitutional
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Barclays VP sues for $290,000, alleging discrimination
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Law firm Davis Polk wins trial in Black ex-lawyer’s retaliation lawsuit
A federal jury in Manhattan on Monday rejected claims by a former lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell that the law firm had fired him in 2018 for complaining about alleged racial discrimination.
US law firm Troutman sued for discrimination by fired Black lawyer
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Sexual harassment trial against US judiciary comes to close
A federal judge presiding over a rare sexual harassment trial involving the U.S. federal judiciary on Thursday questioned whether a former public defender in North Carolina had sufficiently shown that officials mishandled her workplace misconduct complaint.
Unions poised to capitalize on U.S. labor board rulings that bolstered organizing
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Medical group pays $6.9 million to end EEOC probe over mandatory retirement age
A San Diego-based medical group will pay $6.875 million to settle claims that it violated federal anti-discrimination laws by subjecting physicians to a mandatory retirement age of 75, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said on Tuesday.
US judiciary faces sexual harassment claims at trial
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