Balancing Compliance, Risk, and Artificial Intelligence
Advances in technology always outpace regulatory and compliance frameworks, and the talent acquisition field is no exception. As innovations such as blind résumé systems, social media recruitment platforms, and artificial intelligence tools seek to improve the quality of the TA process, they also push the limits of established compliance requirements. This session will highlight how some of these technological advances and limitations on in-person interactions intersect with the law and offer guidance for how employers can stay ahead of the compliance curve when adopting them.
Speakers:
Inderdeep Chatrath is a thought leader, advocate, and consultant engaged in enhancing diversity and equity in employment practices. Currently she is leading Center for Workplace Compliance’s Higher Education Initiative to support colleges and universities in their development and implementation of high-impact workplace compliance, DEI, and risk management programs. Dr. Chatrath has served as the Assistant Vice President of Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Programs in the Office for Institutional Equity at Duke University and Health System for 20 years. In addition to her oversight of institutional research functions, the development and implementation of Duke University and Health System Affirmative Action Plans, and Equal Employment Opportunity policies, she has contributed to Duke’s programs for harassment prevention, diversity, and disability management. Concurrent with her position at Duke, Dr. Chatrath has been engaged by public and private higher education institutions, legal counsel, audit and risk management professionals, and senior HR professionals to advise on EEO/AA compliance and develop strategies to promote DEI in the workplace. Dr. Chatrath served two terms on the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations of the U.S. Census Bureau and as an advisor to the National Industry Liaison Group Advisory Council. Dr. Chatrath achieved her Doctorate in Adult and Higher Education Administration at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Danny Petrella serves as Senior Vice President, Compliance and Assistant General Counsel to the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), where he helps CWC members understand and meet their workplace compliance requirements. Danny specializes in advising employers on the specific workplace implications of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws, with a particular emphasis on the nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements enforced by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Danny has more than 18 years of professional experience counseling and representing employers on matters before the OFCCP, EEOC, NLRB, and other federal, state, and local agencies. Danny is a partner with the law firm NT Lakis, LLP, and serves as the Vice President of Client Services for the firm’s affiliated consulting arm, Employment Advisory Services, Inc.