According to a lawsuit filed against Eightfold AI, its hiring software gathers information from sources beyond submitted resumes and application materials, including social media, location data, device activity, cookies, and
If you think this sounds self-serving, believe us, it is not. In a recent federal court case (United States v. Heppner), the judge required a defendant to turn over documents
The recent Supreme Court decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services struck down the “background circumstances” standard for majority group members pursuing discrimination cases, holding that the requirement
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that employers need not demonstrate by “clear and convincing evidence” that a worker is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) overtime requirements.
As college costs continue to rise, several states are introducing incentives for employers to contribute to employees’ 529 college savings accounts. At least eight states now offer tax credits or
Federal agencies may lose considerable power to interpret and enforce administrative rules and regulations given the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Loper decision. This decision rejects the longstanding “Chevron deference doctrine,”
A case relating to the classification of Amazon Logistics workers, now in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, highlights some of the state law complexities of worker classification issues. Under state unemployment
In Wingra Redi-Mix Inc., v. LIRC, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the company violated the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act when it failed to accommodate its truck driver who
On June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in higher education. While this decision will almost certainly impact the candidate pool and workforce diversity, it is not
A recent EEOC pay discrimination lawsuit (now settled) against the Verona Area School District alleged that 10 female staff members were paid lower wages than their more recently hired male
