Use AI in hiring legally
The laws that apply when you use AI to screen or hire people.
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Illinois Department of Human Rights Withdraws Proposed AI in Employment Rules
Illinois' AI hiring law applies from one employee; what to do while rules stall.
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella · Jun 2026AI in Hiring Laws by State (2026): Rules for Small Employers
State-by-state AI hiring rules written for small employers, with bill numbers.
Robert Smith, StartBusinessByState · updated Oct 2026Critical audit of NYC's AI hiring law signals increased risk for employers
NYC enforcement was weak and is tightening; five steps if you hire there.
Zev Eigen, Brenna Kelly, Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, Kyle Kloeppel, Jack Mansur, DLA Piper · Jan 2026Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT)
The official NYC rule: yearly bias audit, posted results, 10-day candidate notice.
NYC Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection · Jul 2023AI Hiring Tools Under Fire: Key Litigation Updates and What Employers Should Know
The Workday case: the software vendor can be liable too, and so can you.
Catherine Castaldo, Smith, Gambrell & Russell · Feb 2026Two Federal Courts Dismiss AI and Keyword Hiring Bias Claims: 5 Steps for Employers
The other side: two AI bias suits failed in 2026; five steps to stay defensible.
Fisher Phillips · Oct 2026AI and Workplace Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know after the EEOC and DOL Rollbacks
Federal AI guidance is gone, but Title VII and the ADA still apply.
Owen Davis, Husch Blackwell · Feb 2025California to Regulate Use of AI in Employment Starting October 1, 2025
California's AI hiring rules: keep records four years, vendors' bias counts as yours.
Carly Klein, Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas, Fox Rothschild · Jun 2025
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