Part $1$:

Choose a lawsuit$/$case from one of the following links and summarize the situation and status of the case $($what happened, what law$/$regulation was violated, is the case still open or has there been a determination, etc.$).$ Cite the source, as well as any other sources you use for this part of the post.

Cases: Employment Discrimination

Significant EEOC Race$/$Color Cases$($Covering Private and Federal Sectors$)$

Employment discrimination lawsuits: Case Studies

Part $2$:

Case Study $$ Automated Hiring at Amazon

Visit the link in the Syllabus & Course Information section of this course in uLearn for the link to the case study coursepack.

Read the case: Automated Hiring at Amazon

Read the following articles:

Understanding Bias in AI$-$Enabled Hiring

Countering Bias in Algorithmic Hiring Tools

Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

Preparing for automated hiring$-$tool bias laws

Answer the following questions:

What caused the bias in the automated resume review tool?

Do you think this issue could be fixed$/$prevented$?$ Why or why not?

What could be done to mitigate bias in automated resume review tools?

The case ends with the protagonist wondering what her options are. What are the options you think the protagonist should consider?

What option would you choose? How do you think Amazon should have handled the situation?

Cite all sources.

If you are recording a video of your contributions to the discussion, include the citations for your sources in the body of your discussion post.

After submitting your initial post, respond to at least one peer$$s posts. Share your thoughts on the lawsuit$/$case discussed by your peer. Also, explore one or more additional options for handling the situation in the Amazon case study, or expand on an option discussed by your peer.