By: Joseph W. Carbonaro, Esq. & H. Geoffrey Langner -1 On July 29, 2015, New York City enacted a law that prevents employers from asking job applicants in the initial hiring stage if they have a criminal record. The law is commonly and accurately called the “Fair Chance Act.” Before its passage, many employers refused to hire applicants (or fired current employees) because of a criminal record despite their qualifications for the job. Now, applicants and current employees with a criminal …
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Is the New NYC Employment Law Targeting the Use of AI in Hiring a Good Thing?
New York City has enacted a law to prevent discrimination against people by robots, which is to take effect Jan. 2, 2023. The City Council has enacted a law to prevent bias by “Automated Employment Decision Tools.” According to Bloomberg News: "Employers in the city will be banned from using automated employment decision tools to screen job candidates, unless the technology has been subject to a “bias audit” conducted a year before the use of the tool." Is the …
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New York and LA Big Law Firms Sell Out By Representing Russian Banks: Shame On Them
From the Desk of Joe Carbonaro Some big Law firms in New York and LA have sold out again, this time agreeing to represent Russian interests in this time of global crises. In my opinion, this is reprehensible. I represent people and companies that have legal problems. Many are well-founded, many are not. I do it because I believe in the system of justice we have established here for 250 years. I also do it for a living, because, like everyone else, I have to …
