An ‘AI Summer’ in California?
Alice Wang and Joy C. Rosenquist talk about the status of some California bills meant to regulate the use of AI.SHRM OnlineView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleAI in the Workplace: Promises and Pitfalls
Melissa L. Shingles discusses responses to Littler’s 11th Annual Employer Survey that showed an increasing level of interest in the incorporation of AI into both HR functions and work-related tasks as...
View ArticleDo's and Don'ts For A Bias-Free Approach To Hiring
Niloy Ray talks about things employers should keep in mind when implementing AI in the hiring and recruitment process.Law360 Employment AuthorityView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleData protection issues for employers to consider when using generative AI
Zoe Argento provides insight about generative artificial intelligence tools and how stricter privacy laws can be more protective for employers. IAPPView
View Article5 Tips For Employers Handling Generative AI Privacy Risks
Zoe Argento and Amy Kabaria explain that with all the potential of generative AI also come ample data protection risks.Law360View (Subscription required.)
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court’s Expansion of “Employer” under FEHA Could Have...
The California Supreme Court issued a ruling this week that expands the definition of employer under the state’s main discrimination statute, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). This expansion...
View ArticleCalifornia Court’s Expansion of ‘Employer’ Could Have Implications for AI Regs
Michelle Barrett Falconer, Marko Mrkonich, Niloy Ray, Alice Wang, and Cristina Piechocki discuss the California Supreme Court’s recent ruling that expands the definition of “employer” under the state's...
View ArticleWhy businesses need to be cautious about jumping into AI
Niloy Ray provides insight on how employers can responsibly use AI in hiring, professional practice and more.American City Business JournalsView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleWPI Labor Day Report 2023
The post-pandemic labor market remains tight, although there are signs of its loosening. For much of the past year, there were approximately two job openings per unemployed individual, but in July that...
View ArticleOFCCP Preparing to Scrutinize Federal Contractors’ Use of AI Hiring Tools and...
On August 24, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget approved a request from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to revise the “Itemized Listing”...
View ArticleNew report offers insight into recent federal agency actions that impact...
Michael Lotito and Shannon Meade discuss the findings of the WPI’s 2023 Labor Day Report.BenefitsPROView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleLittler AI in the Workplace Survey Report 2023
Employers are increasingly looking to reap benefits from both generative and predictive artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including in human resources (HR) functions. Yet an evolving patchwork...
View ArticleWorkplace AI Use On The Rise, But Regulatory Guidance And HR Policies Still...
Survey of nearly 400 executives reveals how employers are adopting AI tools in HR and managing risk amid regulatory uncertainty(September 25, 2023)– Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor...
View ArticleArea Employment Lawyers Hear Calls For Help With Burgeoning Compliance...
Shannon Meade explains why employers are facing a compliance challenge created by rulings from federal agencies, Supreme Court opinions and more than 400 new state and local laws since September...
View ArticleGood Business Practices or a ‘War on Tech’?: Labor and Employment Lawyers Eye...
Eli Freedberg said New York Senate Bill S7623 seems to prohibit the use of any sort of technology or data-gathering tool to assess an employee’s performance and make decisions based on the output of...
View ArticleAI Regulation in California Top of Employers’ Mind, Survey Shows
Niloy Ray says employers’ focus on potential regulation from California is driven in part by a recent state Supreme Court decision in concert with a proposed regulatory change that could expand...
View ArticleAI Study Reveals How Employers Are Using the Tools, and With What Safeguards
Niloy Ray and Marko Mrkonich talk about the issues and challenges employers are facing with generative and predictive AI, and why they are worried about California.Corporate CounselView (Subscription...
View ArticleMost Employers Don't Screen AI Tools For Bias, Survey Says
Niloy Ray says employers are realizing how complicated AI is and there is confusion about the difference between predictive and generative AI.Law360 Employment AuthorityView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleCompanies find reasons to avoid generative AI for hiring
Niloy Ray and Marko Mrkonich discuss findings from the recent AI in the Workplace Survey Report. American City Business JournalsView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleUsing AI without a rulebook? Here's where HR should be careful, say lawyers
Alice Wang says businesses are aware of the benefits that AI tools can have for their processes, but a lack of guidance or legislation can open them up to risks.Human Resources Director AmericaView
View ArticleEmployers willing to accept a certain level of risk in exchange for AI benefits
Niloy Ray and Alice H. Wang discuss the findings of Littler’s 2023 Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace Survey Report Daily JournalView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleWhy HR is ‘taking its time’ to implement generative AI
Niloy Ray says increasing regulatory uncertainty surrounding the use of AI by employers has many businesses proceeding cautiously, but most are willing to take on a certain level of risk in exchange...
View ArticleAI hiring tools keeping skilled professional immigrants out of job market
Alice Wang says companies are starting to understand the benefit of vetting AI tools and setting the training data, but they're doing so from their own internal company perspective. Human Resources...
View ArticleHow business is thinking about EEOC’s work on AI
Michael Lotito weighs in on what the EEOC has said and done in the AI space – and why employers still have a lot of room to navigate in this area. PoliticoView
View ArticlePresident Biden Issues Landmark Artificial Intelligence Executive Order
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” to address the growing concerns surrounding the use...
View ArticlePresident Biden’s sweeping executive order on AI “explicitly pro-union”
Bradford Kelley says President Biden’s executive order and accompanying fact sheet addressing AI are decidedly pro-union.International Employment LawyerView (Subscription required.)
View ArticleWhat Employers Should Know About Biden's AI Order
Michael Lotito mentions an Oct. 31 paper he wrote with other Littler attorneys, as well as a Stanford Law & Policy Review paper by Littler colleague Bradford Kelley to analyze President Biden’s AI...
View ArticleEuropean Employers Navigate New Pressures Around Flexible Work Models, AI...
Jan-Ove Becker, Laura Jousselin, Raoul Parekh and Stephan Swinkels discuss the findings of Littler’s 2023 European Employer Survey Report, including that remote work is here to stay and employers are...
View ArticleOntario, Canada: Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 Introduced for...
On November 14, 2023, Ontario introduced Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (Bill 149), for First Reading.
View ArticleEmployment Law Update 2024: New Employment Laws for the New Year
The federal government, states, counties, and cities were active again this year passing workplace legislation intended for the most part to protect employees, creating new compliance obligations for...
View ArticlePresident Biden’s AI executive order will impact private entities
Bradford J. Kelley and Kellen Shearin say President Biden’s executive order regulating the use of AI will have a broad impact on private entities.BenefitsPROView (Subscription required.)
View Article10 California Bills that May Resurface in 2024
Jim Paretti says too many employers do not realize that long-standing nondiscrimination laws still apply, even in the very new context of AI-driven employment selection tools.SHRM OnlineView...
View ArticleAll Along the New Watchtower: Artificial Intelligence, Workplace Monitoring,...
Bradford Kelley examines the interaction between new workplace technologies, including AI, and the NLRA and how employers can ensure compliance in the workplace.Marquette Law ReviewView
View ArticleA Playbook for 2024
Talking about what the future holds for employers in 2024, Marko Mrkonich says many companies are finding considerable value in AI faster than expected.American City Business JournalsView (Subscription...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence as a Less Discriminatory Alternative
Allan G. King and Alice H. Wang discuss the legal constraints that affect employers who adopt a less discriminatory alternative when hiring and explain how artificial intelligence can prove...
View ArticleWe asked a labor lawyer what AI laws HR should look out for
Niloy Ray talks about the proposed AI regulations from the California Privacy Protection Agency and what all HR professionals should consider about AI and compliance. HR BrewView
View ArticleAI and Workplace Monitoring
Bradford J. Kelley says employers are increasingly using AI and other technology to measure or enhance worker productivity and efficiency.Asian Robotics ReviewView
View ArticleA Playbook for 2024
As legislation is passed to clarify legal issues regarding generative AI and how it’s used in HR, Marko Mrkonich says employers may feel pressure to adopt tools quickly, sometimes before the...
View ArticleData Privacy and AI: What Should UK and EU Employers Look out for in 2024?
As we look ahead to 2024, it is clear that both data protection and AI will continue to take center stage in the UK, as it will in many other countries.In this article we look ahead to the developments...
View ArticleEmployers Ask ‘What Is AI’ as Regulators Probe Hiring Biases
Jim Paretti talks about the importance of defining terms when it comes to what is AI and what is not, especially with federal, state and city laws that look at the technology differently.Bloomberg...
View Article'Late Adopters' or 'Cautious Optimism': Law Firm Partners Share Divergent...
Niloy Ray weighs in on some pressing issues regarding AI use in the legal space, including what duty lawyers have to understand AI’s risks and limitations, and implications for pricing legal...
View ArticleGermany: Does the Works Council Have a Say When Employees Use ChatGPT? No,...
Artificial intelligence (AI) can make work life easier. It is therefore not surprising that companies are keen to utilize the technical possibilities of AI, particularly by means of ChatGPT. However,...
View ArticleIf Humans Won’t Read Your Résumé, Should You Let the Robot?
Niloy Ray says employers that use AI-driven hiring processes don’t have to provide an alternate process unless job seekers have a disability that qualifies them for an accommodation under federal or...
View ArticleBuild Back Botter: What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Construction...
“Hey Chat GPT, finish this building.” This dare, written on a billboard that went viral last year, captures a truth and a stereotype about the world of construction. The truth is that the construction...
View ArticleDeveloping a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in...
Despite the broad range of artificial intelligence technologies and the flurry of new laws regulating them, virtually all laws regulating how these technologies process data follow the same basic...
View ArticleHow to embrace AI without jeopardizing morale – or risking lawsuits
Marko Mrkonich says companies are finding value in AI faster than expected, which can create pressure to adopt tools before the appropriate compliance mechanisms to manage them are in place.American...
View ArticleHow Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Increase Diversity
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate headlines and even the most recent Super Bowl advertisements. The use of AI in the workplace is rapidly expanding in a wide variety of ways throughout...
View Article'Everyone Ignores' New York City's Workplace AI Law
Bradford Kelley called New York’s law requiring employers to audit the AI tools they use for bias a "bad template" for other jurisdictions.Law360 Employment AuthorityView (Subscription required.)
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