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Racist Computers? EEOC issues guidance for companies using artificial intelligence for employee recruitment.

Are you using artificial intelligence (“AI”) to support HR-related activities? If so, have you asked your AI vendor how they protect against bias? If not, you should. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), in a …

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The Trend Continues: Minnesota Adopts Paid Sick and Safe Leave, also Adopts Safe and Sick Leave

Earlier this month, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law bills that provide Minnesotan employees with paid family leave and paid sick leave. The programs will be funded through employer and employee contributions. Employers with …

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Anti-Trust Laws Could Result in Criminal Charges for Companies’ Utilizing No-Poach Agreements

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is attacking no-poach hiring agreements, a trend that could have a lasting impact on how companies solicit/secure employees. This trend started in 2016, when they issued guidelines on how to avoid antitrust …

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California Bill Would Create Automatic Joint Liability for Large Franchisor-Franchisee QSRs

Last month, California legislators introduced the Fast-Food Franchisor Responsibility Act (“AB 1228”).  It’s core creates joint liability between franchisees and franchisors and was part of the original Fast Food Recovery Act (“AB 257”). These joint …

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California Upholds Prop 22: Drivers Can Be Contractors, at least in the Golden State

On Monday, a California appellate panel upheld the California voter-approved Proposition 22, which permitted gig companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, to classify their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision largely reverses …

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Protecting Confidentiality May Be Illegal: How the NLRB is changing severance agreements

In February, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) took aim at severance agreements, ruling that traditional confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses violate employees’ Section 7 rights. This is a departure from past NLRB rulings, …

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