s Can Data Solve Employers' Compensation Headache? By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:04:42 +0000 Zev Eigen comments on the value of data in making decisions on compensation. HR Dive View Article Full Article
s Curtailing Workplace Harassment … with a Robot? By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:10:05 +0000 Marko Mrkonich comments on the current capabilities of artificial intelligence in the workplace. Workforce View Article Full Article
s Three Ways Data Can Improve Legal Operations By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:17:50 +0000 Scott Forman authored this article regarding big data, benchmarking, predictive modeling and trendspotting. Today's General Counsel View Article Full Article
s Littler Expands Pay Equity Audit Capabilities with New Offering By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:18:05 +0000 The Littler Pay Equity Assessment™ Provides Enhanced Data Analytics to Help Employers Assess Risk and Proactively Identify Solutions Full Article
s The Cybersecurity Law Report By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:33:14 +0000 Aaron Crews and Michael McGuire answer questions about cybersecurity, eDiscovery and other data topics. The Cybersecurity Law Report View Article Full Article
s 4 Places BigLaw Is Putting Its Tech Budget Dollars By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:35:55 +0000 Scott Rechtschaffen talks about cybersecurity enhancements and the importance of investing in technology. Law360 View Article Full Article
s What's Next: Decrypting Iran | Phone Frisking | Legal Meltdown By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:38:21 +0000 Aaron Crews suggests how data could change business law. Law.com View Article Full Article
s Massachusetts Attorney General Publishes Long-Anticipated Guidance on the Revised Pay Equity Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:28:40 +0000 The Massachusetts Attorney General has recently published an Overview and Frequently Asked Questions (the “Overview”) regarding the amendment to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2018. The Overview answers many questions that employers have been asking about this wide-ranging new law. The Overview also confirms the importance of an employer self-evaluation, offering some direction on what types of evaluations are appropriate, and explaining how it could protect a company from liability under the law. The New Equal Pay Act Full Article
s In Their Words | Using Analytics and AI in Legal Practice By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:08:55 +0000 Lee Schreter discusses the impact of artificial intelligence and data analytics on the practice of law. Georgia State News View Article Full Article
s The Littler Annual Employer Survey 2018 By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:43:30 +0000 Employers are feeling some regulatory relief following a year that brought several changes to workplace policy, but are also grappling with the uncertainty these shifts have created. Sweeping regulatory changes have left them to redesign policies and strategies that had only recently been updated, while simultaneously navigating a growing patchwork of employment laws as states and localities work to fill perceived policy vacuums at the federal level. Full Article
s Solving HR's Midlife Crisis: Using Human Skills to Lead Change By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:16:23 +0000 Aaron Crews is quoted regarding technology’s role in HR. HR Dive View Article Full Article
s Littler Mendelson Takes Aim at Pay Inequity with New Software By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:40:08 +0000 Aaron Crews explains Littler's Pay Equity Assessment Tool. Employee Benefit News View Article Full Article
s Littler Survey Finds Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts and New Forces Impacting the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 15:25:51 +0000 Seventh annual survey of more than 1,100 employers reveals how companies are responding to rapid social and political changes Full Article
s Bloomberg Law’s VIDEO Coverage of the 2018 Littler Executive Employer Conference By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 19:17:05 +0000 Bloomberg Law’s® Daily Labor Report® news team at the Littler Executive Employer® Conference interviewed panelists about a broad spectrum of employment and labor topics addressing significant developments, emerging trends and challenges facing in-house counsel, employee relations professionals and human resources executives. Full Article
s Companies Are Warned About Compliance 'Minefields' for Pay Equity By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 17:47:57 +0000 Denise Visconti and Allan King urge employers to be vigilant regarding pay equity issues. The National Law Journal View Article Full Article
s Is your recruitment team ready for AI? By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:44:07 +0000 Aaron Crews discusses efficient ways to use AI in the workplace. HR Dive View Article Full Article
s Littler and Prime Policy Group Release Joint Report on the Impact of AI and Automation on the American Workforce By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:11:32 +0000 Report Explores the Myriad Issues Related to Technology-Induced Displacement of Employees (TIDE) Full Article
s Littler Survey: Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts, New Forces Impacting Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:35:35 +0000 Littler attorneys comment on the results of Littler's Annual Employer Survey and analyze the impact that sweeping regulatory changes and other factors, including the #MeToo movement, have on employers. General Counsel News View Article Full Article
s Good Data Is The Foundation For Data-Driven People Management By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:02:28 +0000 Aaron Crews authored this article on how planning can help HR leverage big data and analytics to improve hiring, training and retention. HR Technologist View Article Full Article
s In the Rush to Big Data, Don't Ignore the Legal Risks By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:18:16 +0000 Aaron Crews and Marko Mrkonich co-authored this article that breaks down big data and explains how it can be used in the workplace. TLNT View Article Full Article
s Big Law Innovators Tell How To Beat The Status Quo By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:03:05 +0000 Scott Rechtschaffen shares the thought process behind Littler's KnowledgeDesk, a system through which the firm's attorneys ask a question and human researchers find the answer. Law360 View Article Full Article
s D&I Hits Its Stride By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:38:29 +0000 Aaron Crews discusses how employers are using data to move diversity and inclusion programs forward. Human Resource Executive View Article Full Article
s ILTACON 2018: Emerging Roles in Legal Technology (Part 1) By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:53:16 +0000 Aaron Crews explains how data scientists can help attorneys with efficiencies and innovations both internally and externally. Legal Executive Institute View Article Full Article
s ILTACON 2018: Emerging Roles in Legal Technology (Part 2) By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:54:56 +0000 Aaron Crews offers advice on how law firms' innovation efforts can be more successful. Legal Executive Institute View Article Full Article
s The Future of Knowledge Management in Law Firms - The Answer is Out There By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:53:25 +0000 Scott Rechtschaffen authored this article on the future of knowledge management in law firms. CIO Review View Article Full Article
s Some law schools offer tech programs to help students find jobs, but does it work? By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:43:30 +0000 Jason Dirkx and Scott Rechtschaffen consider the intersection of technology and law degrees. ABA Journal View Article Full Article
s Enhancing the “Human” in “Human Resources” – How AI Can Unlock Talent and Eliminate Bias By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:07:59 +0000 In this podcast, Aaron Crews, Littler’s Chief Data Analytics Officer, discusses potential uses for AI in supporting HR decisionmaking with Athena Karp, the CEO and cofounder of HiredScore. They explore ways that technology – such as explainable algorithms – can serve employers by improving the effectiveness and transparency of processes for companies and other stakeholders, including candidates. They also address how organizations can structure, validate and verify their data and data training to prevent bias from sneaking into AI-driven analysis. Full Article
s The Littler Annual Employer Survey 2019 By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2019 23:13:29 +0000 Employers’ compliance challenges have swelled on multiple fronts over the past year as HR and business leaders grapple with an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. With changes under the Trump administration proving slow to materialize, most employers continue to anticipate robust enforcement by the Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in particular. Full Article
s Littler Survey Finds Employers Responding to Robust Federal Enforcement, Active State Legislatures and Ongoing #MeToo Movement By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 16:58:00 +0000 Eighth annual survey of more than 1,300 employers finds HR and business leaders grappling with increasingly complex compliance challenges, focused on preventing workplace harassment and pay inequality Full Article
s Law firms are developing their own tools and software to better serve clients By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:28:26 +0000 Scott Rechtschaffen suggests law firms interested in building and selling technology products should become more nimble. ABA Journal View Article Full Article
s What Should Employers Do About the California Consumer Privacy Act? By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:35:32 +0000 Philip Gordon suggests steps that employers should take in response to the privacy act. SHRM Online View Article Full Article
s Synthetic Reality & Deep Fakes: Considerations for Employers and Implications of the Rise of Deep Fakes in the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:02:20 +0000 In an age where computer generated imagery (CGI) and digital effects enable entire film genres to exist, like Marvel’s superhero series the Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy, audiences have no expectation that movies they consume depict actual events or reflect reality. It is therefore reasonable to assume that the context and forum of how digital media and information is communicated, observed and consumed informs our default expectations of it. Full Article
s Littler’s Chief Knowledge Officer and Cornell Law Students Discuss How Hands-on Tech Training Enhances the Practice of Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:50:55 +0000 In this podcast, Littler’s Chief Knowledge Officer, Scott Rechtschaffen, talks with his Cornell Law School students about the potential for lawyers to use software to develop practical tools for the delivery of legal services. During their semester, the students experienced how to take their growing knowledge of the law, identify a problem, coordinate with subject matter and technical experts, and create a legal app designed to assist users, who might be either clients or fellow attorneys. Full Article
s Workplace Litigation: Why US Employers Are Turning to Data By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:45:09 +0000 Aaron Crews describes the use of data in determining liability and building arguments in wage and hour lawsuits. Financial Times View Article Full Article
s Why the Legal Technologist Career Path Presents Both Opportunity and Danger By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:23:53 +0000 Aaron Crews describes the various duties of legal technologists. Legaltech News View Article Full Article
s How AI Will Make Global Supply Chains Smarter, and Alter the Employment Landscape in a Post-Pandemic World By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:37:50 +0000 Mickey Chichester and Natalie Pierce examine how companies may turn to AI and robotics to mitigate disruption and some of the employment implications of such initiatives. Supply Chain Toolbox View Article Full Article
s Legal Tech’s Predictions for Business of Law and ALSPs in 2021 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:25:56 +0000 Scott Forman explains how firms must adopt integrated technology in order to operate collectively. LegalTech News View Article (Subscription required.) Full Article
s NLRB Rescinds 2020 “Election Protection Rule” By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:21:01 +0000 The NLRB has rescinded its April 1, 2020 election rule on blocking charges, voluntary recognition and construction industry bargaining relationships. The Board’s action eliminates safeguards on the use of blocking charges, removes the 45-day window for employees to challenge an employer’s voluntary recognition of a union and lowers the bar for unionizing in the construction industry. Full Article
s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Scores a Victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:32:21 +0000 The Third Circuit agreed with the lower court that a preliminary injunction was not warranted to block New Jersey’s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights (the “Bill of Rights”) in a challenge by industry groups. The appellate court ruled that the Bill of Rights does not unlawfully burden out-of-state businesses or exceed the state’s police power, and is not unlawfully vague. Full Article
s Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Finds Aggravated Damages Award Can Be Made Without Medical Evidence of Diagnosable Psychological Injury By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:21:56 +0000 Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed aggravated damages for an employer’s bad-faith conduct during an employee’s dismissal in the absence of medical evidence identifying a diagnosable psychological injury. Court also found medical expert testimony is not required to show an employee is physically incapable of mitigating damages during the reasonable notice period. Full Article
s New Illinois Child Labor Law Brings Enhanced Workplace Rules for Minors Under 16 By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:15:17 +0000 Illinois has enacted the Child Labor Law of 2024, which enhances restrictions on the employment of minors in the state, and creates new employer obligations. The new law includes civil and criminal penalties for violations. Full Article
s Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK and Germany's Approaches to Unfair Dismissal By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:29:35 +0000 Welcome to our new bi-monthly series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with these issues every day. The first article in our series compares the new UK Government’s proposed changes to unfair dismissal protection with the law in Germany to see if there are any lessons that can be learned for UK employers from Continental Europe. What’s to come in the UK? Full Article
s (Allegedly) Criminal Employees: How to Handle the Related HR Issues in the UK By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:37:18 +0000 How should an employer respond when an employee is accused, charged, or convicted of a crime? Fortunately, this is not a day-to-day issue that HR teams tend to deal with, but when it does arise, it can raise complex employment law issues and employers may have a PR crisis on their hands. Full Article
s New Brazil Pay Transparency Report Is Due by the End of September 2024 By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:31:34 +0000 Companies with more than 100 employees in Brazil must post their pay transparency report by September 30, 2024. This will be the second report since the law and its regulations went into effect earlier this year. Regulations to implement Brazil’s law requiring the pay transparency report and action plan have been heavily criticized in the business community. Full Article
s Roundtable Event with the Author of California’s New Anti-Bullying Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:56:18 +0000 Full Article
s More Carrot Than Stick Perceived in Anti-Corruption Regulation By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 15:51:20 +0000 Earl “Chip” Jones is quoted in this article on the issues surrounding compliance officers as whistleblowers. Agenda View Article (subscription required) Full Article
s 8 Steps for Addressing Bullying in the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:58:31 +0000 Kevin O’Neill co-authored this article about how employers can combat workplace bullying. Corporate Counsel View Article (subscription required) Full Article
s 8 Steps for Addressing Bullying in the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 21:07:50 +0000 Katherine Cooper Franklin co-authored this article about how employers can combat workplace bullying. Corporate Counsel View Article (subscription required) Full Article
s Fall 2015 Northern California Breakfast Briefing - Redding By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:04:35 +0000 Full Article
s Labor & Employment Law Developments: Looking Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016 - San Jose By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:21:21 +0000 Full Article
