FREE COMPLIANCE FIELD GUIDE

Using AI to screen candidates? Know the rules before your next hire.

A 72-page guide to the US laws, court cases and state rules that apply when you use AI to read resumes, screen candidates or reach out to applicants. Updated October 2026.

AI Hiring Compliance Field Guide, October 2026 edition

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What you get

  • A one-page summary up front
  • Federal, state and city rules, with effective dates
  • Where the court cases stand, including Mobley v. Workday
  • A checklist for candidate notice, bias testing, human review, records and vendor contracts
  • What to require from AI hiring vendors before you sign
  • The rules for AI chatbots, texts and calls to candidates
  • Consent rules for video interviews and face or voice analysis
  • Security terms to require when a vendor holds applicant data
  • Why resume filters keyed to visa or citizenship create risk
  • Every point tied to a numbered source your counsel can check

Built for HR leaders, recruiting teams and the people who choose their hiring tools. It’s general information, not legal advice, so bring your employment counsel into any decision.


What the guide covers

FEDERAL

Where the federal rules stand

What the EEOC, the Justice Department and the FTC changed in 2026, and what Title VII, the ADA and the ADEA still require of every employer.

STATE AND CITY

The laws that bind you now

New York City, California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey and more, with the effective dates you need to plan around.

COURT CASES

The lawsuits employers are watching

Mobley v. Workday and the other cases over AI screening, with where each one stands today.


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