When an employee walks out the door holding your company’s stuff hostage, you have two problems: (1) your property, and (2) the story you’re creating for the inevitable lawsuit.
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, an update/supplemental information on a couple of prior cases that we have discussed previously. First, EEOC v. William Beaumont Hospital, which we discussed here, resulted in a consent decree. The hospital has to pay the plaintiff $30,000 in noneconomic and compensatory damages. Also, within
Artificial intelligence is entering litigation faster than courts can formally regulate it. Judges are not responding with panic. They are responding with discipline.
The first sanctions issued for AI misuse in legal filings reveal how courts are approaching this new reality. The issue is not the technology itself. The issue is responsibility.
Courts are drawing
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how information is created. Now it is beginning to change how evidence appears in court.
Emails that were never written. Audio recordings that were never spoken. Reports that resemble expert analysis but were produced by a machine.
Courts across the United States are confronting a challenge they were never designed
This past week’s Zaller Law Group masterclass on AI in the Workplace walked California employers through what they need to know right now about AI in the workplace. The conversation covered everything from a federal court ruling on AI and attorney-client privilege to California’s new automated hiring regulations to practical tools employers can start using
The integration of artificial intelligence into the recruitment process was originally hailed as the ultimate solution for human subjectivity. By replacing gut feelings with data-driven precision, many organizations (in theory) could achieve a truly objective hiring process. As we move through 2026, that promise is arguably being replaced by a sobering reality: AI doesn’t eliminate
With the Colorado legislative session well underway, we have identified several bills of interest that Colorado employers should monitor. If enacted, these bills would expand worker protections and require certain employers to update their policies or procedures. While several of the bills authorize a private right of action, awareness and proactive compliance can help employers
Have you ever seen a celebrity—someone whose work you genuinely love—and completely blown your shot at being normal?
Yeah. Same. It just happened to me.
My daughter and I were on our way to the House of Blues to see Descendents, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, and Nobro. Here’s a little secret: Frank Turner
When selling your business or exploring a potential deal, many owners now turn to AI tools to draft non-disclosure agreements. The instinct makes sense. It is fast and accessible. But the execution is often flawed. Most business owners are not lawyers and cannot reasonably be expected to understand every protection that should be built into
A lawmaker sits silently during a high-profile speech. He holds up a simple sign protesting a racially offensive depiction of a former president by the current president. No shouting. No profanity. Just a message: this is wrong.
Within minutes, he’s escorted out.
Now take off the Capitol dome and put that scene in your workplace.