President Biden Signs Executive Order Addressing the Use of Artificial Intelligence

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter the “Executive Order”), addressing artificial intelligence issues for the American people.  Specifically, the Executive Order establishes new standards for artificial intelligence relating to safety, security, privacy, civil rights, immigration, and health care. … Read more

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Supporting Increased Scrutiny of Electronic Employee Monitoring

On October 31, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, released GC Memorandum 23-02, entitled Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management of Employees Interfering with the Exercise of Section 7 Rights. In the memo, she indicated that she plans to “urge the Board to protect employees, to the greatest extent possibly, from intrusive and … Read more

Key Considerations of Employee Monitoring in the Workplace

Workplace monitoring is subject to a variety of laws regarding when employees have a right to privacy and if and when they must be notified that they are being monitored. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) of 1986 governs an employer’s monitoring of employees’ electronic communications in the workplace.  The ECPA prohibits an employer from … Read more

New York Employers Must Comply with Electronic Monitoring Requirements by May 7, 2022

Effective May 7, 2022, New York employers will be required to provide prior notice concerning the monitoring of employee telephone, email, or internet usage. Specifically, employers must notify employees that “any and all telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, or internet access or usage by an employee by any electronic device or system … Read more

Webinar on May 20th: Impact of the Shift to Remote Work and New Technologies on the Workplace

In this webinar for @work with ALG subscribers, we will: Discuss how new technologies will affect the workplace. Identify how these new technologies will affect your job and the jobs of your employees. Explore ways to initiate change management. Underline the importance of helping employees prepare. Recognize real human anxiety — and also the excitement … Read more

Webinar on April 14th: Using Risk and Resiliency to Thrive in the New Normal

Nearly 60 percent of Americans currently are working from home. While that number is likely to decrease as the pandemic eases, it won’t return to early 2020 levels. How has that affected you and your career? Join Sima Ali, Esq., and Susan Ganz, MBA, for an informative webinar to learn how to thrive and not just … Read more