Law on Hiring Robots Could Trigger Litigation for Employers

Illinois employers using “hiring robots"—software systems fueled by artificial intelligence to recruit and screen job applicants—will have to adapt to a new set of legal requirements under a law taking effect in 2020.

The law also could serve up a fresh avenue for employment litigation in a climate already crowded with civil rights claims, wage and hour claims, and, at least in Illinois, class actions alleging abuses of employees’ biometric privacy.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, employers will have obligations under the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, a first-in-the-nation statute that imposes transparency, consent, and data destruction duties on employers ...