California is one step closer to becoming one of the first states to adopt anti-discrimination regulations regarding employer use of automated-decision technology to make employment-related decisions.
Since May 2024 the California Civil Rights Council (CRC), a branch of the Civil Rights Department, has made multiple revisions to California’s employment discrimination regulations to address employers’ use
On 4 April 2025, Singapore Customs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a joint advisory on Singapore’s export controls relating to advanced semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies (the Advisory).
The Advisory emphasised that businesses operating in Singapore must act transparently and fully comply with applicable laws and regulations on export controls. Such
As the calendar turns to April 1, employers have a firm grasp of their hiring budgets to prepare for what is expected to be a sizzling summer season. Many employers, large and small, will need to ramp up hiring (e.g., hotels and hospitality, restaurants, travel, recreation) to have the extra help in place to support
Reed Smith has announced the dates and topics for it’s 11th annual health care conference from March 17-21, 2024. The conference will be conducted entirely virtually this year with CLE webinars offered throughout the week on important and timely topics for the health care industry.
The schedule of the sessions is below, all of the
The California Attorney General’s Office (AG) unsurprisingly takes an expansive view of how the development, sale, and use of artificial intelligence technology (AI) in healthcare could lead to potential violations of existing California laws. In a recent legal advisory the AG highlights specific areas healthcare organizations should focus on as they develop, train, improve, and
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through its Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), recently issued a “Dear Colleague” letter, Ensuring Nondiscrimination Through the Use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Other Emerging Technologies, which emphasizes the importance of fairness and equity in AI use in patient care decision support tools (e.g., clinical
The European Union (EU) is introducing new regulations for online and tech businesses to create a consistent legal framework across various sectors. By 2025, several European and German laws will come into effect. Want to know which ones? Keep reading! This alert provides a quick overview of what these 2025 frameworks are about, who they
On January 13, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule to revise U.S. export controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs) and add a new control on artificial intelligence (AI) model weights for certain advanced, closed-weight, dual-use AI models. According to news reports, Biden administration officials have indicated that they
On December 2, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced two companion rules to impede China’s ability to procure and produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in advanced weapons systems, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced computing.
In response, China announced that it will in principle ban exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard