Pauline Kim is a nationally recognized expert on the law governing the workplace and has written widely on issues such as job security, employee privacy, the enforcement of employment discrimination laws and judicial decision-making. Her current work focuses on the use of big data in the workplace and the implications for employee privacy and workplace discrimination. She co-directs Washington University’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law and is past president of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies.
Pauline Kim
Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
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- Email: kim@wustl.edu
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AI Chatbots Are The New Job Interviewers
Pauline Kim, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
Republican Attorneys General Warn Top U.S. Businesses Over ‘Discrimination’
Pauline Kim, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
Affirmative Action Ruling May Upend Hiring Policies, Too
Pauline Kim, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
A startup says its software can spot racial bias within companies. Will this surveillance scare employees?
Pauline Kim, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
Like ‘punching a time clock through your webcam’: How employers are keeping tabs on remote workers during the pandemic
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Coronavirus opens door to company surveillance of workers
Pauline Kim, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law
Explainer: Why U.S. gig economy workers need an act of Congress to get jobless pay
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Coronavirus exposes Uber, Lyft drivers’ lack of safety net
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Uber’s challenge to balance driver safety with customer privacy
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Facebook Halts Ad Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Facebook Accused of Allowing Bias Against Women in Job Ads
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns About Age Discrimination
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Big Bad Data May Be Triggering Discrimination
Pauline Kim, the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science
Stories
How will SCOTUS affirmative action decision impact employment?
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions is likely to encourage more lawsuits against other race-conscious policies, including in employment, says an employment law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
WashU Expert: Gig economy bill would have broad implications for American labor
Lawmakers in California have approved a bill that could pave the way for gig economy workers, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, to be reclassified as employees and not contract workers. If the bill becomes law, it will have broad implications for labor in America, says Pauline Kim, an employment law expert in the School of Law.
WashU Expert: Missouri SB 43 would weaken discrimination protections
A bill pending in the Missouri Legislature would make it more difficult for workers who experience discrimination or lose their job because of whistleblowing to hold their employers responsible, says an expert on employment law at Washington University in St. Louis.
WashU Expert: Hiring data creates risk of workplace bias
American employers increasingly rely on large datasets and computer algorithms to decide who gets interviewed, hired or promoted. Pauline Kim, employment law expert, explains that when algorithms rely on inaccurate, biased or unrepresentative data, they may systematically disadvantage racial and ethnic minorities, women and other historically disadvantaged groups.