On August 23, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery decided Frontline Technologies Parent LLC et al. v. Brian Murphy et al., a case which, in the Court’s view, “presents a textbook example of why parties should ensure their contracts say what they mean and mean what they say.” The lawsuit, filed by Frontline Technologies
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New York State Introduces Bill to Impose Restrictions on the Use of AI Tools in Employment Decisions
By Joseph O’Keefe & Alisha Bruce on
A bill introduced in the New York State Senate on August 4, 2023, would impose statewide requirements regulating tools that incorporate artificial intelligence to assist in employee monitoring and the employment decision-making process. (See Bill S07623 (“S07623”)). The proposed requirements are much broader than those imposed by the New York City Automated Employment Decisions Tools…
EEOC Inks First-Ever AI-Based Antidiscrimination Settlement
By Joseph O’Keefe & Dixie Morrison on
On August 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and iTutorGroup, Inc. filed a joint notice of settlement and consent decree announcing the settlement of a discrimination in hiring lawsuit. This settlement marks the first instance in which the EEOC settled a lawsuit alleging unlawful discrimination stemming from the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)…
New York’s Non-Compete Bill: Cutting Through the Confusion
By Allan Bloom, Joseph O’Keefe & Alisha Bruce on
The potential New York ban on non-compete agreements, approved by the both houses of the state Legislature back in June, has generated a significant volume of press, commentary, and speculation—but it hasn’t yet been signed into law. What’s the current status of the bill, and how would it impact existing non-compete agreements if and when…