In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter revisit Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to unpack what corporate governance means for today’s workplace. Joined by Richard Gerakitis, senior advisor at the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta and former Troutman Pepper partner, they explore how boards, committees, and leadership set the
Employer New Year’s Resolution #3—Address Artificial Intelligence
Another week, another resolution. This time, we’re addressing the AI elephant in the room. While the use cases for AI are myriad, the legal landscape is somewhat unknown and rapidly developing. But, for better or worse, employees are using AI. So, from trade secret risks to proposed legal oversight, employers need to address AI now.
How Zaller Law Group Uses AI and Technology to Gain a Real Litigation Advantage for Employers
At Zaller Law Group, we do not talk about AI and technology in the abstract. We use it—every day—as a litigation tool to give our clients a measurable advantage.
California wage-and-hour and PAGA cases are data cases. Outcomes often turn on what the time records actually show, how quickly they can be analyzed, and whether
What’s On the Radar for Financial Institutions in 2026?
Our 2026 Looking Ahead Report explores the trends, developments, and emerging risks shaping financial services in the year ahead, covering topics like agentic AI in fintech, corporate fraud prevention, cybersecurity, workforce strategies, a regional spotlight on the Middle East and much more. Here is an excerpt:
Global workforce strategies for the financial sector
As financial
AI Can Help You Draft a Contract But Beware
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay.
Clients are now using it all the time. For many it is the first step before contacting a lawyer, if they contact a lawyer at all now. And yes, people are absolutely using ChatGPT and other AI tools to draft contracts.
Recently, a client sent me an agreement
The Hidden Legal Minefield: Compliance Concerns with AI Smart Glasses, Part 4: Data Security, Breach Notification, and Third-Party AI Processing Risks
As we have discussed in prior posts, AI-enabled smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche wearables into powerful tools with broad workplace appeal — but their innovative capabilities bring equally significant legal and privacy concerns.
- In Part 1, we addressed compliance issues that arise when these wearables collect biometric information.
- In Part 2,
WIRTW #786: the ‘propaganda’ edition
What the hell is going on at the Department of Labor?
On January 10, the DOL posted this on X: “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American.”
Read that again. Slowly. If that doesn’t make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, it should.
Myriad people immediately
2025 Year in Review Part Two: Legislative Updates, Best Practices & What to Expect in 2026
Welcome to Part Two of our year in review. Employment law continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, often struggling to catch up with social changes. As we hinted in Part One, in Ontario this evolution is frequently packaged with the government’s Working for Workers Acts, which has now reached its seventh version. In
When “irreparable harm” isn’t: 8th Circuit slams brakes on a noncompete injunction
Employers love preliminary injunctions in restrictive covenant cases. And courts are supposed to grant them only in extraordinary circumstances.
The 8th Circuit just reminded everyone what “extraordinary” actually means.
In Choreo, LLC v. Lors, a private-equity-owned financial advisory firm watched its office implode. Four senior advisors resigned and joined a competitor; weeks later eight
Filing an EEOC charge doesn’t automatically buy an employee job immunity
Some believe that once an employee complains to the EEOC, discipline must stop. Supervisors must tread lightly. Performance problems must be ignored.
The 4th Circuit just reminded everyone that’s not how Title VII works.
In Andrews v. DeJoy, the court affirmed summary judgment for the Postal Service on a retaliation claim brought by a