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Ogletree Deakins Insights
New Connecticut Law Restricts Employer AI Use, Mandates Notice for AI-Caused RIFs
By Jennifer G. Betts, Simone R.D. Francis, Matthew P. Gizzo, Danielle Ochs, William C. Ruggiero, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits Connecticut has enacted a comprehensive AI law that regulates the use and deployment of AI in consumer, employment, and government contexts. The new AI law will require employers…
The Employer Handbook Blog
How an Employer Survived a Discrimination Claim After Violating Its Own Hiring Policies
The city’s civil-service commission told it to follow its own hiring policies. It didn’t. It still won. TL;DR: A Chinese-born engineer with a Ph.D. was passed over twice for a…
Religion Clause
Title VI Does Not Bar Religious Discrimination
In Storms v. Carcieri, (D NJ, May 26, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit which challenged a requirement by the Somerset County YMCA that in order…
Municipal Minute
Seventh Circuit Rejects Discrimination Claim by Candidate for Deputy Sheriff Position
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a county sheriff office's decision not to hire a candidate for a deputy sheriff position, rejecting the candidate's racial discrimination claim in Burton…
Workplace Law & Strategy
Proposed Sex Discrimination Act amendments: What could this mean for employers?
Recent public debate following the Federal Court’s decision in Giggle v Tickle has prompted a private member’s bill introduced on 25 May 2026 by a National Party MP seeking to…
Financial Services Observer
CFPB Final Rule Narrows Small Business Lending Data Collection Requirements
By Tarrian L. Ellis, Matthew White, Lisa M. Lanham, Shane Foster, Timothy A. Butler, Cody B. Davis
On May 1, 2026, the CFPB finalized a revised Section 1071 rule under ECOA, narrowing covered institutions, products, and required data points from the 2023 Rule, with a single compliance…
India Legal
Supreme Court clarifies public view condition under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court has ruled that caste-based insults allegedly made inside a private residence, without public presence, would not amount to an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
HUD Signals Narrower Fair Housing Act Enforcement Focus, Heightened Scrutiny of Special Purpose Credit Programs
By Lori Sommerfield, Chris Willis, Taylor Gess, Lane Page
On May 5, Craig Trainor, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), used the American…
Inside Business Immigration
DOJ Lawsuit Against Cloudera Alleges Discrimination Tied to PERM‑Related Hiring Practices
The DOJ, through its Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, has filed a lawsuit against Cloudera alleging systemic discrimination against U.S. workers in hiring practices tied to the Permanent Labor Certification…
Pierson Ferdinand Blog
The EEOC Sued the New York Times for Sex Discrimination, And No, That’s Not a Typo
By now, many of you may have seen that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued The New York Times for alleged discrimination against a white man. This is the…