I just updated my Facebook settings to prohibit the software company from conducting facial recognition scans on my photos today due to a notification from Facebook that its software would be analyzing my likeness to automatically recognize me in photos posted on Facebook. This was a coincidence because today I spoke at the American Bar
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Five areas of employee conduct that are off-limits to employers
I spoke at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo last week regarding marijuana in the workplace and employer’s right to test for and prohibit the use of marijuana. While employers generally still have the right to test employees for and prohibit marijuana in the workplace, employee’s still have privacy interests that employers need to…
How AI will influence the workplace
For good or bad, the use of AI is already prevalent and its potential uses are expanding quickly, including to the workplace. LinkedIn is currently suing a competitor, hiQ Labs, for use of information “scraped” from the social network’s site and used for AI analysis. hiQ uses the information gleaned from LinkedIn to predict…
Five things to know about biometrics in the workplace
Fingerprint scans, facial recognition, and retinal scans only a few years ago sounded like farfetched futuristic technology, but given the quickly advancing technology, these items are being used more and more in the workplace. Today’s Friday’s Five discussed five items California employers should know about their legal obligations regarding the employee’s biometric information obtained during…
Gary Vaynerchuk on the workplace: a 2016 perspective
If you know Garyvee, you may be asking yourself how could an employment law blog rely upon advice from someone who has not only admitted, but takes pride in, the fact that he checked out of school in the third grade, does not read books, and uses language that makes most standup comedian’s performances seem…
Termination checklists: five considerations to start with
Happy Friday! This Friday’s Five focuses on the termination process. Employers should develop a termination checklist to ensure all documents and contingencies are consistently covered during the process. Here are five pointers employers can use to start in developing their own checklist:
1. Final wages must be timely paid.
The employee’s wages must be paid…
Can/should companies follow employee’s on social media? Gary Vaynerchuk weighs in
Gary Vaynerchuk discusses how he uses social media to engage with his 500 or so employees and addresses the risks on The Ask Gary Vee Show, episode 176 (video below). Gary made his career using social media, and continues to do so in running his digital media company, Vayner Media. So it does not…