This week’s blog entry discusses ABA Formal Opinion 517. That opinion talks about discrimination in the jury selection process under ABA model rule 8.4(g) which prohibits attorneys from discriminating on the basis of various protected characteristics. As readers of my blog know, this has been a long-standing interest of mine. For example, we discussed peremptory
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Remote Learning as a Reasonable Accommodation, Deference to Educational Institutions, and Other Good Stuff
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to wish everyone celebrating Passover, a happy Passover. Also, want to wish everyone celebrating Easter this weekend, a happy Easter.
Turning to the blog entry of the day, Omar v. Wayne State University Board of Governors, here, decided by the United…
Cases/Developments to Watch
I thought I would do a different kind of blog entry this week. With the new administration, there have been so many dizzying developments. Also, the EEOC recently filed a spate of cases that bear watching as well. I thought I would highlight some of those developments.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BellSouth…
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Provider Can be Held Liable as an Employer Under Antidiscrimination Statutes
The EEOC has been focused on AI discrimination in the workplace for some time. It has been a particular focus, though not exclusively with him, for outgoing EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, who actually wrote a law review article on the topic (see ¶ 1 of thoughts/takeaways §). During the last academic year, I was part…