Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell
Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell
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AI, Bias & the Law: Hiring Risk in 2026
45 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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AI in hiring isn't a yes-or-no question, it's a risk-management one. Johnny talks with Heather Bussing, an employment attorney who's spent almost 40 years at the intersection of employment law and technology, about what's actually required under the EU AI Act and US state laws. They dig into why risk rises the closer AI gets to a hiring decision, why pre-interview sorting is the hardest area to get right, and how bias audits can protect you.


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