As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly integrated into hiring and other workplace decisions, businesses must navigate a rapidly evolving legal landscape regulating the use of AI. To stay compliant and build trust within the workforce, employers can consider the following best practices for responsible AI deployment in employment contexts.

• Maintain human oversight.  Use AI

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On April 28, the House of Representatives voted 409-2 to pass the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (“TAKE IT DOWN Act”), which criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (“NCII”) and requires online platforms to establish a notice and takedown process for NCII. The Act,…

On 16 April 2025, the European Commission opened a consultation process, calling for input to prepare its proposal of the upcoming Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator Act (the “Act”), which is a key part of the Clean Industrial Deal.  This initiative is designed to accelerate the decarbonization of Europe’s energy-intensive industries, such as steel, cement,…

In March 2025, the European Union published a white paper for European Defense Readiness 2030, which identifies defense needs and envisions a massive €800 billion four-year “ReArm Europe” investment plan. This initiative is a significant step change from the EU’s prior defense industrial strategy and earlier funding programs.

Rearming Europe would be financed…

On March 24, 2025 Governor Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia signed into law H.B. 2354 which will impose a ban on the use of specified food additives, including seven food dyes, in food, drink, confectionery, or condiment products in the state. In passing this law, West Virginia became the first state to broadly ban food dyes,…