AI hiring: New EEOC guidelines for avoiding civil rights violations
The agency released a document to help employers avoid discrimination and civil rights violations when using AI and automated systems for hiring and workforce management.
Quebec to limit temporary foreign workers, require them to speak French
Premier François Legault aims to stop anglicization and preserve Quebecois culture by requiring immigrants and temporary foreign workers to learn French by 2026.
Immigration: Florida crackdown affects employers
Mandating the use of E-Verify, Florida wields penalties for employers that don’t comply in its crackdown on illegal immigration.
Staffing buyer, provider settle EEOC disability discrimination case
A staffing buyer and its supplier will pay $120,000 to settle US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges of alleged disability discrimination. However, both firms deny the allegations.
Amid potential H-1B lottery fraud, USCIS eyes change
US Citizenship and Immigration Services is warning of fraud in its H1-B lottery process and announced it plans to improve the system.
Staffing buyers face EEOC sex discrimination, harassment charges
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed two separate lawsuits against firms and their staffing suppliers alleging sex discrimination and hostile work environments.
Engineering firm manager prevails in no-poaching case
A Connecticut federal judge acquitted defendants in a high-profile no-poach case involving an engineering company and its suppliers of outsourced talent.
AI: Feds warn of ‘vigorous’ enforcement of laws
Four federal agencies issued a joint statement declaring their commitment to enforcing laws and regulations regarding automated systems and artificial intelligence.
Nationwide pay transparency legislation introduced
A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives signals that wage transparency laws are here to stay. If passed, the law would require all employers nationwide to include wage ranges in all job postings.
AI regulation is not one size fits all, part 2
As organizations globally look to use artificial intelligence in their recruitment processes, CW program managers should keep up to date on existing and proposed regulations for AI.
