Exploring the Legal and Practical Implications of Using AI-Based Assessments in Hiring
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have changed and continue to change the way we live, work and interact with each others. Advances in AI are also beginning to change the way that organizations assess and hire talent.
These changes are happening rapidly and with little guidance about how to effectively implement, interpret, and use scores produced from AI-based assessments to make hiring decisions that comply with our EEO laws and regulations.
This program provides an overview of the effective and lawful use of AI assessments. A panel of experts will discuss guidelines for evaluating and implementing AI-based tools for recruiting and hiring and highlight the legal implications of using AI-based assessments. The program will conclude with insights from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Keith Sonderling.
Meet the Presenters

The Honorable Keith E. Sonderling is a Commissioner of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Since joining the EEOC, one of his highest priorities is ensuring that artificial intelligence and workplace technologies are designed and deployed consistent with long-standing civil rights laws. Sonderling has published numerous articles on the benefits and potential harms of using artificial intelligence-based technology in the workplace and speaks globally on these emerging issues. Prior to his confirmation to the EEOC, he served as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. He also serves as a Professional Lecturer in the Law at George Washington University Law School, teaching employment discrimination.
Eric M. Dunleavy, Ph.D., is Vice President of the Employment and Litigation Services Division at DCI Consulting Group, where he leads teams of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists and Labor Economists involved in a wide variety of personnel selection, work analysis, workforce analytics and litigation support projects. He conducts applied research related to employment outcomes such as hiring, promotion and pay across a broad range of clients, industries and jobs. His recent work has focused on the evaluation and validation of a wide range of technology-enabled assessments. . Dunleavy is a SIOP Fellow and has served as a consulting or testifying expert on matters related to Title VII, ADEA, Executive Order 11246, and the California Fair Pay Act.
Nancy Tippins is an industrial and organizational psychologist and a Principal of the Nancy T. Tippins Group, LLC, where she brings more than 40 years of experience to the company. Her firm creates strategies related to work force planning, sourcing and recruiting, job analysis, employee selection, succession planning, executive assessment, and employee and leadership development. Much of her current work in the area of tests and assessments, including AI-based assessments, focuses on evaluating programs for legal risks, including concerns regarding validity, adverse impact, record keeping, consistency in administration and uses of test information.
Seth Zimmer is currently Assistant Vice President, Organizational Assessment and Development at AT&T, where has worked for 33 years. Zimmer and his team are responsible for AT&T’s assessment, employee listening, performance management, employee experience and engagement and organizational development practices. Zimmer’s tenure at AT&T has offered many other HR opportunities such as HR analytics, talent acquisition, coaching and HR technology.
Recertification Credit
SHRM Certification has approved this webcast for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webcast. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.