Rebecca L. Springer
Overview
Companies, both large and small, turn to Rebecca for advice on the complex employment issues that keep their legal and human resources staff up at night. From ensuring compliance with the wide range of affirmative action obligations for government contractors, to conducting sensitive and high-profile investigations, to navigating the “alphabet soup” of federal and state employment laws, Rebecca serves as a trusted resource and partner to her clients.
Career & Education
- The White House
Assistant to the Counselor to the President
- The White House
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., 1993
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1999
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Rebecca's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.30.24
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed S.B. 24-205, Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence, the first state law in the country to regulate employers’ use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions. This law regulates both companies that develop and companies that deploy “high-risk” artificial intelligence systems (“AI systems”). In particular, the law sets forth a set of provisions designed to ensure that developers and deployers use “reasonable care” to protect consumers from any “known or reasonably foreseeable risks to algorithmic discrimination” arising from the use of the AI system. The law then creates a rebuttable presumption, for both deployers and developers, that reasonable care was used if they meet specific requirements and disclose key information about high-risk AI systems. This law will be enforced by the Colorado Attorney General, and a violation of the law constitutes an unfair trade practice. The law becomes effective on February 1, 2026.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.13.24
Harmonizing AI with EEO Requirements: OFCCP’s Blueprint for Federal Contractors
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.24
EEOC Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Critical Components of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Insights
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09.26.23
Employee Relations Law Journal
OFCCP Launches Three New Initiatives Impacting Its Relationship With Contractors
|05.01.19
Pratt's Government Contracting Law
Labor & Employment – Repeals and Rollbacks are Likely
|05.09.17
Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2017
The Pro Bono Effect: Nonprofits, Small Businesses Can Benefit From Training
|01.11.16
Washington Lawyer
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05.27.15
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Rebecca's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.30.24
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed S.B. 24-205, Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence, the first state law in the country to regulate employers’ use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions. This law regulates both companies that develop and companies that deploy “high-risk” artificial intelligence systems (“AI systems”). In particular, the law sets forth a set of provisions designed to ensure that developers and deployers use “reasonable care” to protect consumers from any “known or reasonably foreseeable risks to algorithmic discrimination” arising from the use of the AI system. The law then creates a rebuttable presumption, for both deployers and developers, that reasonable care was used if they meet specific requirements and disclose key information about high-risk AI systems. This law will be enforced by the Colorado Attorney General, and a violation of the law constitutes an unfair trade practice. The law becomes effective on February 1, 2026.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.13.24
Harmonizing AI with EEO Requirements: OFCCP’s Blueprint for Federal Contractors
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.24
EEOC Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Critical Components of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act