The EEOC has been focused on AI discrimination in the workplace for some time. It has been a particular focus, though not exclusively with him, for outgoing EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, who actually wrote a law review article on the topic (see ¶ 1 of thoughts/takeaways §). During the last academic year, I was part
Karraker v. Rent-A-Center Inc
Courts Going to the Dogs
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend. Today’s blog entry goes to the dogs literally. The blog entry talks about two different cases involving service animals and how the court system deals with them. My thanks to Prof. Leonard Sandler, clinical law professor at the University of Iowa Law School for sending along the…
DOJ and EEOC Guidances on AI in Hiring
Last week, both the DOJ and the EEOC issued technical assistance memorandums/documents detailing their concerns about using AI in employment. It definitely made big news. As someone who knows individuals have gone through AI processes in hiring, these guidances are not surprising as one just had to figure that AI was being used to screen…
Psychiatric Exams and Federal Employees
Before moving on to the blog entry of the week, some of you may be wondering what happened to the comments section of the blog/website. The host of my blog/website has decided to discontinue that feature for the reasons mentioned here. While very few comments were made on each of the blog entries over…
Regardless of ADA Title, Never Forget About the Individualized Inquiry and the Interactive Process
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, assuming you had a chance to have Martin Luther King Day off. Today’s case, United States v. Asare is a decision that came down on December 20, 2017, from the Southern District of New York. The lesson here is never forget about the interactive process and performing an…