Complimentary Webinars

The first half of 2025 brought unprecedented changes for federal contractors seeking to comply with federal affirmative action requirements. The rescission of Executive Order 11246 via Executive Order 14173 upended decades of compliance practices and created confusion among the contractor community regarding which requirements remain, and which no longer apply. 

In the past several years, employers have sought to increase efficiency and effectiveness in recruitment and selection efforts by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their processes. While existing anti-discrimination laws apply to these AI tools in the same manner as any other system or process, states and cities have sought to create and pass their own regulations to provide further protections to workers. Additionally, the federal government has shifted its focus and emphasis around regulations related to AI and automated tools over the past year.