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EEOC advances NPRM to overhaul federal complaint process
The EEOC on Aug. 26 advanced a proposed rule to rewrite 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 and streamline federal-sector discrimination complaints; the NPRM is open for comment.
Healthwatch: AI GP receptionist 'Emma' fails to understand Yorkshire accents
Healthwatch Rotherham warns that an AI telephone receptionist called 'Emma' is failing to understand broad Yorkshire accents, causing patients to hang up.
Lawsuits target Eightfold AI and employers over hiring algorithms
Class actions argue Eightfold AI-powered screening creates opaque 'algorithmic dossiers' that replicate bias, prompting scrutiny and potential rule changes for employers.
NY Comptroller: NYC enforcement of Local Law 144 ineffective
A Dec. 2, 2025 audit says NYC’s enforcement of Local Law 144 was ineffective, citing misrouted complaints, superficial reviews and unused technical resources.
Judge allows key discrimination claims against Workday to proceed
A California federal court denied major dismissal bids in Mobley v. Workday, preserving disparate‑impact and age claims over Workday’s AI hiring tools and opening discovery.
NY audit finds weak NYC enforcement of Local Law 144
A New York State audit found gaps in NYC's enforcement of Local Law 144; DCWP promised stronger oversight, raising compliance risk for employers and vendors.
EEOC moves to scrap EEO‑1 demographic reporting
The EEOC voted 2–1 to publish a proposal to rescind EEO‑1 workforce demographic reporting, a change critics say will hinder discrimination and algorithmic-bias audits.
Judge Allows Workday AI Bias Claims to Proceed
A federal judge greenlit nationwide class claims that Workday's AI recruiting tools disadvantaged older, Black and disabled applicants and ordered discovery.
26 Meta employees sue over alleged AI‑driven layoff picks
Twenty-six Meta employees sued, saying internal AI tools and activity monitoring drove May layoffs that disproportionately hit workers on medical and parental leave.