This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in environmental, social and governance law.
Topics covered include principal sources of ESG pressure, integration of ESG into business operations, and the impact of COVID-19.
This article discusses current issues and concerns for employers surrounding the use of arbitration to resolve employment disputes.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released version 1.0 of its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework. The framework identifies 6 factors for mitigating risk and evaluating the trustworthiness of an artificial intelligence (AI) system.
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands throughout the private sector and government, the Biden administration has published a report titled A Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. The report sets out five basic rights of people that should be respected in connection with AI systems.
While low-code and no-code workflow automation technology solutions are not new, 2023 has brought a distinct shift in legal departments embracing workflow automation. Hyperion Research, an Epiq Company, undertook a benchmarking study revealing that 71% of respondents planned to invest in a workflow automation (WFA) tool in the next 12-18 months either as a first-time investment or to replace an existing WFA tool. Read more here.
The rapid spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in recent years has overlapped with the enactment of comprehensive privacy laws by U.S. states. Several of the comprehensive state privacy laws have provisions that specifically address certain uses of AI systems, in particular use in profiling.
This article surveys those provisions and assumes the reader is already familiar with basic concepts in the comprehensive privacy laws, such as controllership and applicability thresholds.
This Quick Overview discusses how sports and entertainment employers that have noncompete agreements with their employees in the US, or are considering them, should respond to developments at the federal and state levels.
Often overlooked are the impacts wildfires can have on oil and gas operations. The potential for wildfires to cause severe damage underscores the need for stringent fire safety protocols.
This articles provides steps oil and gas operators can take in preparation for and prevention of a wildfire.
In today's complex business landscape, collaboration between in-house legal departments and external counsel is crucial. Law firms are an extension of a legal team and provide substantive expertise unavailable on the team and support on high-volume, high-risk matters requiring additional expertise. Read this article for key strategies that can help corporate in-house legal departments develop robust partnerships with their external counsel.
This article discusses how President Biden's Executive Order on artificial intelligence and follow-up actions by federal agencies will impact federal risk-management practices, likely serving as a model for AI risk management by private-sector employers.