EEOC Warns Employers to Check AI Workplace Monitoring Tools for Bias May 26, 2023 By Matt O'Brien The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that...
White House Takes New Steps to Study AI Risks, Determine Impact on Workers May 24, 2023 By Nandita Bose The White House said on Tuesday it would ask workers how their employers use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor them,...
Facebook Owner Meta Starts Final Round of Layoffs May 24, 2023 By Katie Paul Meta Platforms Inc started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a...
U.S. Seeks Labor Rights Probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico May 23, 2023 By Daina Beth Solomon and David Lawder U.S. labor officials on Monday said they have asked Mexico to investigate alleged worker rights abuses at a Goodyear Tire...
Staff at Top US Farm Research Center File Complaint Alleging Unsafe Work Conditions May 19, 2023 By Leah Douglas Three employees of the largest agricultural research facility in the U.S. have filed federal whistleblower complaints alleging that the facility’s...
Goldman Sachs to Pay $215M to Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit May 9, 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed to pay $215 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit that alleged widespread bias against...
Twitter Beats Two Lawsuits Stemming From Mass Layoffs, for Now May 9, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A California federal judge on Monday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Twitter Inc of targeting female employees for layoffs...
NFL Investigated by Two States Over Sex Bias, Harassment Claims May 5, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner State attorney generals in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of...
Neurodivergence in the Workplace and Associated Employment-Related Considerations April 14, 2023 By Delores V. Chichi, Ashlee C. Grant and Amy J. Traub Although coined in the late 1990s, the term “neurodivergent” has only recently risen to mainstream recognition, with some studies now...
EEOC Says Uber Should Face Claims That Driver Ratings Are Biased April 6, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that...