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DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New Guidance on Employers’ Use of AI
Quick Hits
- The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division published new field assistance guiding its field staff on the implications of employers’ increasing use of automated systems and AI technologies.
- The guidance cautions that while such technologies have workplace benefits, human oversight is necessary to avoid results that violate federal labor laws.
- The guidance comes after
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Department of Labor Issues Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence “Promising Practices” Designed to Avoid Bias: All Employers Should Take Note
By Rachel V. See and Annette Tyman
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 29, 2024, the Department of Labor published extensive guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in hiring and employment. While the guidance is addressed to federal contractors, all private-sector employers using or considering using artificial intelligence should pay attention. The guidance makes clear that
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Cash, Remuneration & Economic Uncertainty: Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – 23 May 2024 – 9.00am – 10.00am BST
Join us for the next Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) webinar, ‘Cash, Remuneration & Economic Uncertainty’ on Thursday 23 May. See below for full details and register your place here.
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DOL Issues Guidance on Wage-Hour Risk Posed by Artificial Intelligence
By Kyle D. Winnick and Howard M. Wexler
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a Field Assistance Bulletin addressing the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to use of artificial intelligence and other automated systems in the workplace.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seemingly ubiquitous. By
The Perils of Bias in Workplace GenAI
In the rapidly evolving landscape of tech, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is becoming a central player, especially in sectors like customer service, content creation, and human resources.
While GenAI offers groundbreaking efficiencies and capabilities (and excites the sci-fi nerds in all of us), it also poses unique challenges, particularly when it comes to biased outputs.
DOL cautions employers on the use of AI
“When used responsibly, AI has the potential to help improve compliance with the law. Without proper human supervision, however, these technologies can pose potential risks to workers … and may result in violations of the law….”
Those are the words of the Department of Labor in its just published Field Assistance Bulletin, Artificial Intelligence
OFCCP Releases New Artificial Intelligence Guidance
OFCCP announced this morning the release of a new Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) landing page. The landing page, which encourages readers to “check back often for updates” contains links to the Agency’s thoughts about the use of AI in federal contractors’ employment processes.
Following a link labeled Artificial Intelligence and Equal Employment Opportunity for Federal