The loss of disparate impact protections removes one of the only tools workers have to challenge discrimination caused by AI.

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The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm ...

The rapid proliferation of algorithmic systems has sparked widespread concerns about their potential to perpetuate and ...

The DCR rolled out the guidance as part of the agency’s launch of a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative “to address the risks of discrimination and bias-based harassment stemming from the use ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products. In the White ...

New research from the Women and Work APPG warns AI systems risk reinforcing gender inequality in recruitment, promotion and ...

A pair of Democratic lawmakers are reviving a push to guarantee federal agencies that use artificial intelligence systems have a civil rights office dedicated to curbing “bias and discrimination” in ...

In April 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule reinterpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products. In the ...