As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape business operations, many employers are reassessing workforce needs and organizational structure. For many organizations, workforce reductions or redeployments may be unavoidable as roles evolve, processes are automated, and business models change. While some organizations may ultimately pursue involuntary reductions in force (RIFs), others are exploring whether voluntary separation
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AI’s limitations became pretty apparent after yet another delightful and “robust,” shall we say, conversation with an old friend, an economist, about intriguing ideas on how to universally effectuate, accumulate and port lifetime income guarantees derived from employment. That conversation got granular, as it often does, with voices raising over details of certain innovative infrastructure
The rapid spread of artificial intelligence into hiring and firing decisions has created an urgent threat to working people, and minority employees in particular bear the heaviest weight of this shift. These systems are sold to employers as neutral, efficient, and free from human bias, but the workers on the other side of the screen
By: Samantha L. Brooks, Christopher J. DeGroff, and Andrew L. Scroggins
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a critical development, the EEOC has officially replaced its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024–2028 with a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for Fiscal Years 2025–2029, signed by Chair Andrea R. Lucas on June 4, 2026. The
By: Samantha L. Brooks, Christopher J. DeGroff, and Andrew L. Scroggins
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a critical development, the EEOC has officially replaced its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024–2028 with a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for Fiscal Years 2025–2029, signed by Chair Andrea R. Lucas on June 4, 2026. The
Let’s repeat that headline: AI Is Not A Lawyer. But, at some point in your career or the life of your organization, you’re going to need to meet with an actual employment attorney.
Maybe you own a business and you’re having an issue with an employee. Maybe you were just terminated and you’re curious if you have any viable claims. Maybe you want to see if you can
The World Cup kicks off on June 11, and plenty of matches will be played during the workday. (June 17, I’m looking at you. Portugal vs. DR Congo starts at 1 p.m. ET, followed by England vs. Croatia just three hours later.)
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Partner Nichole Sterling will take part in a panel titled “The International Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” at the New York City Bar Association’s Artificial Intelligence Conference, June 18, 2026, in New York, New York.
The Artificial Intelligence Conference will address issues such as:
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Connecticut has become the latest state to enact legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence as it relates to employment. On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“SB 5”), formally titled the “Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act,” into law. The new law applies to employees
UPDATE: On June 2, 2026, the Illinois Department of Human Rights withdrew these proposed regulations and canceled the public hearing that had been scheduled for June 10. Given that the underlying statute requires only “notice” when using AI for covered purposes and does not elaborate on the frequency or manner of notice, employers will have