If your defense to a harassment complaint starts with “well, technically…” you’ve already lost — even if you win the lawsuit.
The court held that the manager’s
As we move toward 2026, California employers—especially in hospitality—are navigating one of the most complex wage-and-hour landscapes in the country. The 2024 PAGA reform brought meaningful relief, but only for employers who take their compliance obligations seriously and can prove it.
At the same time, technology and AI are beginning to transform what compliance looks
AI use in workplaces is growing quickly. A 2025 global study of more than 32,000 workers across 47 countries found 58 percent of employees report using AI at work, with roughly a third using it weekly or daily. Tech Xplore+1
Many employees say AI improves efficiency, idea generation, and work quality. McKinsey & Company+1
But this
Partner James Sherer’s comments on the growing use of AI in the legal profession were noted in a Nov. 21, 2025, article for Law360 titled “NJ Experts Warn of Evolving AI Pitfalls at Bar Symposium.” Sherer took part in a panel discussion on navigating the changes that AI has brought to attorney-client relationships during the
The Wall Street Journal just profiled EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas under the headline “Trump’s DEI Slayer Is Just Getting Started.” On LinkedIn, Lucas replied, “thanks … that’s right! Buckle up for more…”
It’s… an odd flex.
Title VII protects everyone. Always has. White employees, men, Christians, and cisgender individuals are covered just the same as
As artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, becomes increasingly woven into our professional and personal lives—from personalized travel itineraries to reviewing resumes to summarizing investigation notes and reports—questions about who or what controls our data and how it’s used are ever present. AI systems survive and thrive on information and that intersection of AI and
On the Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) webinar that I chaired recently, on the topic of succession planning in an age of AI, I mentioned a stat taken from Peter H. Diamandis‘s Moonshot podcast …. that AI intelligence costs are hyper-deflating at 40X p.a. (!!!) This would mean that the cost of AI tools
“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to rescind guidance that addresses harassment based on gender identity. Should we remove mentions of gender identity from our anti-harassment policy?”
Let me answer it as succinctly as possible: NO!!!
Or, if you prefer, let me rephrase
AI isn’t just on the horizon—it’s already screening millions of resumes, scoring video interviews, and ranking candidates in HR systems across America. In 2024 alone, AI-powered hiring tools processed over 30 million applications while triggering hundreds of discrimination complaints. As these tools become more prevalent, lawmakers, regulators, and attorneys are responding rapidly. The result is
A new Senate bill, the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act (S. 3108), would create a federal reporting framework for how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting employment in the United States.
The aim is to produce timely, public data on AI-driven layoffs, hiring, unfilled roles, and retraining, with the Department of Labor (through the Bureau of