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Civil Rights Department cites Grimway Farms decision, AI employment rules effective Oct. 1 and outreach for United Against Hate Week
Summary
At the Civil Rights Council meeting the department reported a favorable decision in its Grimway Farms disability-discrimination case, said new FEHA rules for automated employment decision systems took effect Oct. 1, and announced United Against Hate Week events Oct. 9–25.
The California Civil Rights Department told the Civil Rights Council on Oct. 25 that a decision in a long-running disability-discrimination case against Grimway Farms allows the department to seek damages and moves the matter forward in enforcement. Rachel Langston, Assistant Chief Counsel of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, said the department had brought the case in 2021 and the decision found discrimination by Grimway for automatically placing disabled workers on unpaid leave when other reasonable accommodations were available.
Langston also…
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