AI vendor with biased algorithm may be liable for employment discrimination
May a rejected applicant sue an outside vendor directly for employment discrimination where the vendor’s artificial intelligence platform embedded on a prospective employer’s website executes unlawfully biased screening based on race or other protected characteristics?
A California federal judge recently said yes under federal anti-discrimination laws. A 2023 California Supreme Court ruling suggests the answer may be the same under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Here’s why.
Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.