U. S. Supreme Court Broadens the Basis for Discrimination Claims
Surprising ruling means that employers can expect more lawsuits
The most common legal claims brought against staffing firms (and employers in general) are lawsuits brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and its state and local variants. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court
Aerotek Wins the Right to Arbitrate- But Loses the Arbitrations
In a landmark 2021 decision in favor of staffing giant Aerotek (and beneficial to employers in general), the Texas Supreme Court ruled that former Aerotek temporary employees could not invalidate their electronic signatures on arbitration agreements merely by denying that they signed them. The ruling in this employment discrimination case
Kforce Pays $900,000 to Settle Justice Department Claims of Hiring Discrimination
In a Press Release dated November 15, 2023, the US Department of Justice announced that it had reached a resolution of claims that staffing giant Kforce discriminated in hiring on the basis of citizenship.
EEOC's "Artificial Intelligence" Settlement - Not Really an AI Case
But a Maryland technology attorney says she has a real one against a prominent legal search firm
It's no secret that the EEOC is ramping up its scrutiny of the use artificial intelligence in the employment context. The Agency in 2021 announced an initiative to:
examine more closely
EEOC Targets Staffing Firms in 2022
At least 12 staffing or recruiting firms were pursued directly by EEOC for alleged employment discrimination in the past year.
