by Warren Bobrow | May 7, 2021 | DE&I, Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Recruitment, Test Validation
Let’s play some DE&I trivia! As many of you know, the landmark case in employment discrimination is Griggs v. Duke Power. But, what was the aspect of Duke Power’s hiring that got them into court? If you said their use of pre-employment tests, you’d...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 8, 2020 | AI, Legal Issues
Using artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring has grabbed the attention of law makers in California, New York, and other states. The gist of the proposed California law is that any AI used in hiring would have to show no adverse impact before implementation,...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 27, 2020 | Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) play integral roles in our lives. In fact, many of you probably came across this blog post due to a type of one of these systems. AI is the idea that machines should be taught to do tasks (everything...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 15, 2019 | Legal Issues, Training and Development
I’ve written quite a bit about bias in this blog. It is an important topic to me because I believe that people in HR and industrial psychology can be gatekeepers to a more fair society while improving organizational performance. Of course, bias in employment is merely...
by Warren Bobrow | Dec 12, 2018 | Legal Issues
Many organizations have taken steps (valid tests, removing pictures and names from resumes, blind auditions, etc.) to erase discriminatory practices in hiring. While by no means perfect, these actions have reduced bias in many places. A much lauded effort was done...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 25, 2018 | Legal Issues, Performance, Talent Management
A class-action age discrimination lawsuit has been filed against IBM. Much of the complaints in the action come from a report that purports to outline how the company has systematically replaced older workers with newer ones. IBM is denying the allegations. There...
