In part two of our insightful artificial intelligence series, partner Guy Brenner, who leads Proskauer’s D.C. Labor & Employment practice and is co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group, and Jonathan Slowik, senior counsel, Labor & Employment, in the firm’s Los Angeles office, explore the critical issue of AI training data
By Justin Donoho Duane Morris Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law by Justin Donoho entitled “Three Best Practices to Mitigate High-Stakes AI Litigation Risk.” The article is available here and is a must-read for corporate counsel. Organizations using AI-based technologies that perform facial recognition or
In recent years, parties entering into class settlements—largely at the urging of courts—have sought to boost the rate at which class members participate in those settlements by reducing gating requirements for submitting claims. In an increasing number of cases, claims are flooding in. But all too often, a meaningful percentage of those claims are fraudulent.
By Tiffany E. Alberty, Alex W. Karasik, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Brandon Spurlock Duane Morris Takeaways: On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to address an employer’s use of artificial intelligence in employment-related decisions such as recruitment, hiring, promotion, retention, and discipline
On August 6, 2024, Judge Jorge L. Alonso of the Northern District of Illinois issued an order dismissing Brantley v. Prisma Labs, Inc., a proposed class action suit against the creator of the “Magic Avatar” AI app for lack of standing and lack of personal jurisdiction over the representative plaintiff Tyrone Brantley.
In a recent development in Mobley vs. Workday, Inc., the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied in part Workday, Inc.’s (“Workday”) Motion to Dismiss, allowing the Plaintiff to pursue novel claims that Workday – a third-party software vendor which provides artificial intelligence (“AI”) driven employment screening tools to assist employers
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Tiffany Alberty with their discussion of a significant development on the forefront of artificial intelligence legislation – a Colorado bill recently signed into law making strides to curb the risk of algorithmic bias across all
Seyfarth Synopsis: EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, a Republican who first joined the EEOC in 2020, has announced his departure from the Commission in August 2024. Sonderling’s tenure was marked by his significant contributions to discussions on artificial intelligence in employment, establishing him as a leading authority on the subject. His departure leaves the EEOC with
By Alex W. Karasik, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: In Mobley v. Workday, Inc., Case No. 23-CV-770 (N.D. Cal. July 12, 2024) (ECF No. 80), Judge Rita F. Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part Workday’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin R. Donoho, and Nathan Norimoto Duane Morris Takeaways: On July 5, 2024, in Jones, et al. v. Peloton Interactive, Inc., No. 23-CV-1082, 2024 WL 3315989 (S.D. Cal. July 5, 2024), Judge M. James Lorenz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion to dismiss