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Jan 21, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Adam Forman |Naomi Friedman |Nathaniel M. Glasser
As we enter 2025, the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) presents both transformative opportunities and pressing legal challenges, particularly in the workplace. Employers must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape to ensure compliance and avoid liability. With several states proposing AI regulations that would impact hiring practices and other employment decisions, it is critical for employers to stay ahead of these developments.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Naomi Friedman |Victoria Lin
On October 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s Opinion and Order in Mark C. Savignac and Julia Sheketoff v. Jones Day, et al., 19-cv-02443-RDM, addressed Title VII’s “participation clause,” in granting in part and denying in part, the law firm’s motion for summary judgment. The court further denied plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Tammana Malik |Victoria Lin |Naomi Friedman
Thank you for reading the National Law Review’s legal news roundup, highlighting the latest law firm news! As October comes to an end, legal industry news continues to be a hot topic. Please read below for the latest in law firm news and industry expansion, legal industry awards and recognition, and DEI in the legal field. Caleb Griscom joined Varnum's Birmingham office's Corporate Practice Team as counsel.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Adam Forman |Naomi Friedman |Nathaniel M. Glasser
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to expressly regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for employment decisions. HB 3773 is the second Illinois law that regulates workplace AI.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Adam Forman |Alexander J. Franchilli |Naomi Friedman
A recent decision from the Northern District of Illinois highlights new legal hurdles for employers using AI-powered video interview technologies under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/15. In Deyerler v. HireVue, initially filed over two years ago in January 2022, a class of plaintiffs alleged that HireVue’s AI-powered facial expression and screening technology violated BIPA.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
workforcebulletin.com | Adam Forman |Alexander J. Franchilli |Naomi Friedman
A recent decision from the Northern District of Illinois highlights new legal hurdles for employers using AI-powered video interview technologies under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/15. In Deyerler v. HireVue, initially filed over two years ago in January 2022, a class of plaintiffs alleged that HireVue’s AI-powered facial expression and screening technology violated BIPA.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Naomi Friedman |Kamil Gajda |Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4516 (the “Act”). The Act amends Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law to (1) prohibit employers from including certain provisions or statements in agreements settling claims of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, and (2) incorporate additional changes to confidentiality provisions in various agreements and policies.
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biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com | Naomi Friedman
1 Tan L.L. Kuner R. Neocortical circuits in pain and pain relief. Nat Rev Neurosci. 22: 458-471 ). Central nervous system alterations can cause pain to spread beyond an initial site of injury, making it a systemic rather than a localized disorder. Co-occurring pain across body sites and etiologies is linked to shared genetic susceptibilities and common functional changes in the brain ( 2 Zorina-Lichtenwalter K. Bango C.I. Van Oudenhove L. Čeko M. Lindquist M.A. Grotzinger A.D. et al.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Eric Emanuelson Jr. |Naomi Friedman |Susan Gross Sholinsky
As anticipated, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has published proposed updates to its Equal Pay Transparency Rules (the “Updated EPT Rules”), which implement the Colorado legislature’s recent amendments (the “2024 Amendments”) to the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) that take effect January 1, 2024. Below, we identify four areas in which the Updated EPT Rules provide much-needed clarity to Colorado employers regarding their obligations under the 2024 Amendments.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Eric Emanuelson Jr. |Naomi Friedman |Susan Gross Sholinsky
Governor Jared Polis recently signed into law legislation (SB 23-105 or the “Amendments”) that will soon change Colorado employers’ disclosure and notice requirements under the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“Act”).
