Employer Liability Issues, Ethics, Risk Assessment

AI Legal Watch: September 2

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/3/2025

Recently, the United States released America’s AI Action Plan. Shortly after, at the 2025 World AI Conference, the Chinese government released its own AI Action Plan. While there are significant overlaps between the two plans...more

Liability Considerations for Developers and Users of Agentic AI Systems

Lathrop GPM on 7/23/2025

What Are Agentic AI Systems? Agentic AI systems are artificial intelligence technologies that: ..Operate autonomously, ..Adapt to changing environments, and ..Execute multi-step tasks based on user input or...more

AI, Automation, & Wearable Technology: Modern Tools in the Modern Workplace

Verrill on 2/20/2020

On Thursday, January 30, members of Verrill’s Labor & Employment Group and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group conducted a full-day seminar on employment law topics to prepare HR professionals, managers, and...more

Getting Rid of Those Sneaky Weeds

Hudson Cook, LLP on 11/13/2019

I may be a little old-school on this, but I still like to pick weeds in the yard. It's good exercise, makes the yard look nicer, and gives my brain a little down time. There's a particularly pernicious type of weed in our...more

Government's Message to Corporate America — "We Want Your Whistleblowers!"

Littler on 10/14/2014

On September 22, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower announced that it had issued a $30 million bounty payment to a foreign whistleblower. This award is more than double the...more

Focusing on the Critical Compliance Disconnect

The Volkov Law Group on 6/10/2014

Sometimes Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers need to zero in on an issue because it is critical to the operation of an ethics and compliance program. I am not suggesting that CECOs should never focus on an issue but I am...more