In recent years, many organizations have implemented new policies on artificial intelligence (AI) use to help prevent bias, plagiarism, or use of AI tools that produce inaccurate or misleading information. Meanwhile, many...more
3/11/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Liability ,
Risk Management
On October 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers. This document expands upon guidance released in...more
10/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Ethics ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning
In 2017, former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy noted in Packingham v. North Carolina that the most important place for the exchange of ideas is no longer the physical town square but cyberspace and, in particular,...more
9/11/2024
/ Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hostile Environment ,
Packingham v North Carolina ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
Social Media Policy
The past year has brought sweeping changes to the world of work. Federal agencies finalized rules on minimum wage and overtime exemptions, union representation elections, pregnancy accommodations, OSHA inspections, and...more
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. On the recent 34th anniversary of the ADA, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Karla Gilbride and U.S....more
A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
A little more than a year after U.S. Army veteran Le Roy Torres kept his case alive at the U.S. Supreme Court, a Texas jury voted unanimously to award him $2.49 million on the claim that his former employer, the Texas...more
10/10/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Damages ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Military Service Members ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
USERRA