Punching In: Labor Department Gets Specific on Employers’ AI Use

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

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Rebecca Rainey: The US Department of Labor is drawing bright lines surrounding use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, warning that employers shouldn’t use the technology to interfere with labor organizing, or to reduce wages, break time, or benefits.

New DOL guidance released last week made clear the worker-protective approach the Biden administration expects from both employers using AI and the developers that make it. While some of the recommendations seem fairly obvious, the document sets the tone for future policy and enforcement efforts in this ...