Starting in 2026, Colorado businesses that use artificial intelligence (AI) in certain employment decisions will be required to take reasonable care to protect employees and job applicants from "algorithmic discrimination."
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has released a set of principles it says employers and developers should use when applying AI in the workplace, but it remains unclear whether these principles will carry regulatory force.
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from enforcing provisions of a law that would have required staffing agencies to provide temporary employees the same wages and equivalent benefits as their clients' comparable employees.
Claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continue to lead class action filings in 2023, while actions for data breaches and privacy violations have surged, according to a recent report on class action lawsuits.
Civil money penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and other laws enforced by the US Department of Labor (DOL) are going up by 3% starting January 15.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) plans to have its overtime rule take effect 60 days after it is finalized, meaning it could be in force as soon as June 2024.
In cases where child labor violations do not result in a serious injury, the US Department of Labor DOL will now apply the maximum civil money penalty of $15,138 for each violation rather than for each child.
President Biden recently issued an Executive Order calling for a coordinated approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), including in employment.
Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will expand leave for bereaving a child and for mourning victims of violent crime; establish new leave for organ donation; and provide protections for freelance workers and temporary workers.
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