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Several years ago, AI started to be hailed as a new way to screen candidates in recruiting, enabling a more effective way to sift through high volumes of job applications to find the most qualified candidates. However, we have since learned that AI is only as unbiased as its programmers, and bias is showing up in big enough ways to enact new legal protection.
Read MoreSeveral weeks ago a jury ordered Tesla to pay $137 million to Owen Diaz, a Black elevator operator who worked at its Fremont, CA factory and was subjected to repeated racial abuse, from slurs to swastikas drawn on walls, even after multiple complaints to HR. The only reason Diaz's case was able to go to trial in front of a jury was because he had not signed one of Tesla's mandatory arbitration agreements. This is a watershed moment in DEI.
Read MoreWith the current "war on talent," employers need to do all the can to retain their top employees. Many are looking at compensation with the intent of ensuring pay is equitable across men and women. To get to true pay equity, however, you need to take a deeper look.
Read MoreMarch 31st marked the annual Transgender Day of Visibility, and for the first time was acknowledged with a proclamation from the White House. Transgender people - the "T" in LGBTQ+ - are often left in the shadows of recognition, so it was particularly meaningful to have this proclamation issued by the highest level of government.
Read MoreAs seen in The Dallas Morning News
For the past 10 years, annual unemployment for women 18 and over has been consistently lower than men’s. Then came the pandemic. Not only has unemployment skyrocketed, a notable divergence of rates for women and men has appeared and is becoming a disturbing trend. Women are losing jobs, becoming unable to work and staying unemployed at much higher rates than men.
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