The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025-29 cements the agency's commitment to Trump administration priorities such as targeting voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and deprioritizing job protections for transgender individuals.
A comprehensive AI bill recently signed into law by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will soon require transparency around AI-related layoffs and employers' use of automated systems to influence employment decisions.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into a law a bill regulating the use of automated decision-making technology in employment decisions - a scaled back version of an earlier law that has seen legal challenges.
A new executive order directs federal agencies to include in all contracts a clause in which contractors and subcontractors reject certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new regulation intended to help fiduciaries of self-insured group health plans to assess the compensation of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services and to fulfill their duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
President Trump has signed an Executive Order (EO) that seeks to nullify state laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI) to pave the way for a "minimally burdensome national standard."
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