By: Damon W. Silver , Gregory C. Brown, Jr. , and Cindy Huang , JACKSON LEWIS P.C. Overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Employment Decisions AI tools are fundamentally changing how people work. Tasks that used to be painstaking and time-consuming can...
By: Angela R. Cabral and Chelsea R. Avent , SLOAN SAKAI YEUNG & WONG LLP SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, SUCH AS FENTANYL, ARE RESPONSIBLE for thousands of deaths in California every year. 1 Nationwide, deaths due to overdose rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 and another...
By: Michael J. Lehet OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES HOW LAW FIRM attorneys can get the most out of their knowledge management (KM) department, and it covers topics such as KM tools for attorneys, artificial intelligence...
By: Laurie E. Leader , EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BENDER’S LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule for determining employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 1 The final...
By: Katherine Smith and Emily M. Lamm , GIBSON DUNN This video outlines key considerations regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. The video discusses how AI is being used across the employment lifecycle, legislative developments regarding...
By: Practical Guidance Labor & Employment Attorney Team PRACTICAL GUIDANCE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE ANNUAL PRIVATE MARKET DATA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT SURVEY, which ran from August 25 through September 30, 2023. This survey asked labor and employment attorneys...
By: Jonathan R. Mook DIMUROGINSBERG PC It has been more than three years since COVID-19 changed not only the way in which we work, but our entire lives as well. The lockdowns have ended, and we now are venturing into uncharted waters in what has been termed the...
By: Laurie E. Leader EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BENDER'S LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively prosecuting employers who enter into no-poach agreements 1 under the antitrust laws. Until 2021, DOJ enforcement was...
This checklist provides guidance on pay disclosure laws cropping up around the country. One of the goals of these laws is to provide workers with more information regarding an employer’s pay practices so they have greater leverage to discuss and negotiate...
By: Ellen M. Taylor , SLOAN, SAKAI, YEUNG, & WONG LLP Introduction Today, a variety of artificial intelligence (AI) employment-assessment tools are available to assist employers with nearly every stage of the hiring cycle, from recruiting and assessing...
By: Tom Spiggle , THE SPIGGLE LAW FIRM, PLLC Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t new, but AI technology that’s good enough to catch the attention of the average person and affect their daily lives is rather novel. A great example of such technology...
D.C. COURT ORDERS EEOC TO RECONSIDER WORKPLACE WELLNESS RULES IN AN ACTION BROUGHT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Retired Persons (AARP), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
By: Evandro C. Gigante , PROSKAUER ROSE LLP This podcast episode discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , as decided by the Court on June 24, 2022. 1 IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, ABORTION IS NOW A CRIME...
By: Laurie E. Leader EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BENDER’S LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN Everyone agrees that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work. Even as pandemic numbers wane, employers have continued to allow remote work schedules and hybrid schedules...
By: Kenneth D. Kleinman and Brad M. Kushner, STEVENS & LEE This article addresses strategies for responding to and defending against whistleblower complaints filed under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the OSH Act). 1 The OSH Act...