employment law

The Legal and Ethical Minefield of A.I.-Driven Employee Surveillance

Zal.ai CEO Kayvon Touran and organizational leadership expert Ben Dattner examine the rapidly expanding use of A.I. in employee monitoring, performance evaluation and compensation. They argue that existing laws and workplace norms are dangerously unprepared for a future defined by surveillance, behavioral profiling and psychological manipulation.

By Kayvon Touran and Ben Dattner

A New York Attorney Is Sued by Her Own Law Firm for ‘Quiet Quitting’

Workplace trends like "quiet quitting" have gained steam in recent months. Now, they're leading to lawsuits.

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Companies Hand Out Dubious Job Titles to Avoid Paying $4 Billion in Overtime

US companies use bogus or inflated job titles to disguise employees as managers, avoiding $4 billion in annual overtime pay.

By Oliver Staley

Washington Post Quietly Settles Racial Discrimination Suit

By Evan Gahr

A Test for Populist Trump: Senate Votes to Repeal Obama-era Worker Protections

By Joseph Mulkerin

Cartoonist Ted Rall to Sue LA Times for Defamation

By Parker Richards

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