On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new “Questions and Answers” guidance on “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used […]
Divide Emerges Between Circuit Courts of Appeal Regarding the Standard for Issuing Notice to “Potential Plaintiffs” in FLSA Collective Actions
Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”) includes a collective-action mechanism that allows courts to direct that notice be sent to individuals who are “similarly situated” […]
Jacqueline Schafer has long seen the potential of AI to help lawyers work more efficiently
(Photo of Jacqueline Schafer by Rick Dahms) Before artificial intelligence became a common legal tool, Jacqueline Schafer was hooked on it. This was back in 2018, and Schafer, […]
Litigators and Experts Weigh Impact of Potential Ban on Creators and Data Privacy
While no one knows for sure what a Sunday shutdown of TikTok, the popular short-video platform, might look like, experts in social media, technology, data privacy and entertainment […]
Athena Bitcoin, Genesis Coin Face Potential Class Action Over ‘Epidemic’ Elder Fraud
An ex-state attorney general sued Athena Bitcoin Inc. and Genesis Coin Inc. in what he said was an unprecedented class action. The lawsuit was filed in a state court […]
Pro Bono: Potential Rainmaker or Nemesis to Billable Hours?
Pro Bono: Potential Rainmaker or Nemesis to Billable Hours? | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/06/27/pro-bono-potential-rainmaker-or-nemesis-to-billable-hours-292-186113/ Credit: doidam10/Adobe Stock NEWS “The client, for the first time throughout the whole […]
Kansas Courts Identify 150,000 Potential Victims of Cybersecurity Incident
The Kansas Office of Judicial Administration announced Monday that it has identified approximately 150,000 individuals whose personal information was potentially accessed during a “cybersecurity incident” in October that left the […]