Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software August 11, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered...
Kellogg’s ‘Woke’ Workplace Diversity Programs Are Illegal, Group Claims August 10, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg over workplace diversity policies that it...
Southwest Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Requiring ‘Religious Liberty Training’ August 9, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior...
X, Musk Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Ex-Twitter Workers’ Severance Pay August 2, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner X Corp, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, and owner Elon Musk have asked a Delaware federal judge...
Why Labor Unions Are Gaining Leverage in Contract Talks With Big Employers July 10, 2023 U.S. union workers are finding more solid footing during contract negotiations with employers as a tight labor market allows employees...
Barclays Sued by UK Banker Over Mental Health Harassment Allegations June 8, 2023 By Upmanyu Trivedi Barclays Plc was sued by an ex-banker alleging harassment and discrimination exacerbated her mental health issues causing panic attacks and...
Lawsuit Claiming Racism at Tesla Draws Almost 240 Black Workers Saying ‘Me Too’ June 6, 2023 By Malathi Nayak A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017...
Amazon Employees Walk Out to Protest Climate, Return-To-Work Policies June 1, 2023 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper A few hundred Amazon.com Inc. employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest the company’s return-to-work policies, impact on the...
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,...