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Connecticut has become the latest state to enact legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence as it relates to employment.  On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“SB 5”), formally titled the “Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act,” into law.  The new law applies to employees

On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order seeks to maintain US leadership in AI innovation.  To that end, the Order “revokes certain existing AI policies and directives that act as barriers to American AI innovation,” but does not

On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law HB3773, a bill amending the Illinois Human Rights Act to address employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI).  The amendment clarifies that it is a civil rights violation to use AI that has the effect of discriminating on the basis of protected classes under

On Thursday May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a new technical assistance document titled Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The document was released as a part of the EEOC’s Artificial Intelligence