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Hiring by Algorithm: Legal Issues Presented by the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Sourcing and Selection

Recruiting qualified applicants and hiring top talent have always been time-consuming endeavors that come with constant worry about making a wrong hire. Added to this, the COVID-19 pandemic effectively put a halt to...more

Michigan Anti-Retaliation COVID-19 Law Update

As of December 29, 2020, Michigan employers are no longer required to permit employees to self-quarantine for up to 14 days due to alleged close contact with an individual displaying COVID-19 symptoms. Recent amendments to...more

Michigan COVID-19 Workplace Updates: Three Week “Pause” and Office-Based Enforcement

Michigan recently announced two COVID-19 developments that will impact employers and their workplaces. Most recently, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued new restrictions for business...more

Michigan Passes COVID-19 Laws Including a Liability Shield for Employers and Enhanced Worker Protections

October has brought a weekly flurry of changes to Michigan’s COVID-19 legal landscape. On Thursday October 22, 2020, Governor Whitmer added to this recent activity by signing three bills into law that provide employers with...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct, Violence at Work Rises, the Election and the Gig Economy - Employment Law This... [Video]

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we examine two increasingly common issues that employers face in today’s polarized climate: responding to employees’ off-duty conduct and workplace violence. Responding to Off-Duty and...more

New Maryland Law Requires Applicant Consent Prior To Using Facial Recognition Technology In Job Interviews

In a recent Bloomberg Law article, we reported on legislative developments regulating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employment law decisions. On May 11, 2020, one of the pieces of proposed legislation we...more

Required Safety Guidelines for Reopening Michigan Companies

As Michigan businesses begin the process of reopening, they must comply with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-91 (“Order”) regarding “Safeguards to protect Michigan’s workers from COVID-19.” The Order...more

Michigan Joins Growing Lists of States Ordering Citizens to Stay Indoors

Joining California, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, as well as multiple counties and cities, on March 23, 2020, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21...more

Coronavirus Considerations for Employers with a Unionized Workforce

As we have discussed in prior Advisories, the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“Coronavirus” or “COVID-19”) public health emergency is raising important issues for employers addressing rapidly developing disruptions to the workplace...more

EPIC Files Complaint with FTC Regarding AI-Based Facial Scanning Software

As we have previously blogged, use of third-party digital hiring platforms to select job applicants using video interviews can present an array of potential legal issues. A recent Complaint filed with the Federal Trade...more

NLRB Reverses Purple Communications – Holds Employer May Restrict Employees’ Use of Email and Other Information Technology Systems

On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled that an employer’s rule prohibiting use of its email system for nonbusiness purposes did not violate employees’ rights under the National Labor...more

As AI Technology Gains Popularity, Legislation Follows in Illinois - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News [Video]

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Adam S. Forman of Epstein Becker Green: AI technology is gaining traction among employers as a tool for hiring and other human resources...more

Companies Using Video Interviews Beware: New Obligations for Positions Based in Illinois

Increasingly, companies are using third-party digital hiring platforms to recruit and select job applicants. These products, explicitly or implicitly, promise to reduce or eliminate the bias of hiring managers in making...more

The Future of Work: Five Developing Trends for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Employers

Technology, media, and telecommunications organizations are at the forefront of tackling new challenges in handling employee information and managing employee populations. As legislatures (from the federal level down to...more

Michigan Releases Paid Sick Leave FAQs and Poster Ahead of Law’s Effective Date

Less than three weeks ahead of the effective date of Michigan’s paid sick leave law, the Paid Medical Leave Act (“PMLA”),[1] the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (“LARA”) has launched a website featuring a...more

Michigan Amends Recently Enacted Paid Sick Leave Law

On December 14, 2018, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law the Paid Medical Leave Act (“PMLA” or “Act”), which substantially amends the Earned Sick Time Act that had passed the legislature in September 2018. The...more

The Present-Future of Work: 2018 Trends and 2019 Predictions

There is a visceral and palpable dynamic emerging in global workplaces: tension. Tension between what is potentially knowable—and what is actually known. Tension between the present and the future state of work. Tension...more

Five Workforce Management Challenges in Unprecedented Times - Take 5 Newsletter - July 2017

Employers across all industries are deep in the midst of exciting but unchartered and fluid times. Rapid and unforeseen technological advancements are largely responsible for this dynamic. And while there is a natural...more

A New Year and a New Administration: Five Employment, Labor & Workforce Management Issues That Employers Should Monitor

President Donald J. Trump has given few details regarding his administration’s plans for new policies; however, employers can expect several areas to be impacted based on his campaign platform. In this issue of Take 5,...more

Five Trending Challenges Facing Employers in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Industry

Employers in the technology, media, and telecommunications industry continue to face numerous workplace management and compliance challenges under changing laws. From evolving mandates regarding benefits and momentum toward...more

DOL Provides Important Guidance Regarding “Persuader Rule”

Earlier this week, the Office of Labor Management Services (“OLMS”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) offered important guidance to employers concerning their reporting obligations under the recently amended Persuader...more

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