On September 6, 2023, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, published a white paper addressing artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential benefits and risks in the workplace, as well as in the health care  context, which we discuss here.

The whitepaper notes that employers are increasingly using AI to create efficiencies in employment processes such as recruiting, interviewing and hiring, managing, and promoting, with benefits such as the ability to make better employment decisions, enhance productivity, help businesses attract, hire, and retain employees from a range of backgrounds, and even enhance health and safety in the workplace. But the use of AI in the workplace can also have negative impacts when designed or used inappropriately, resulting in employment discrimination, diminished privacy, and job displacement. Despite these challenges, regulation of AI at the federal level is in “infant stages.” The paper requests stakeholders to provide feedback with insights on the advantages and drawbacks of AI in the workplace, to assist lawmakers in determining how to regulate AI and ensure it is responsibly deployed. Comments can be submitted to HELPGOP_AIComments@help.senate.gov by Friday, September 22.

Print:
Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn
Photo of Carolyn Rashby Carolyn Rashby

Carolyn Rashby provides business-focused advice and counsel to companies navigating the constantly evolving and overlapping maze of federal, state, and local employment requirements. She conducts workplace investigations and cultural assessments, leads audits regarding employee classification, wage and hour, and I-9 compliance, advises on…

Carolyn Rashby provides business-focused advice and counsel to companies navigating the constantly evolving and overlapping maze of federal, state, and local employment requirements. She conducts workplace investigations and cultural assessments, leads audits regarding employee classification, wage and hour, and I-9 compliance, advises on employment issues arising in corporate transactions, and provides strategic counsel to clients on a wide range of workplace matters, including harassment and #MeToo issues, wage and hour, worker classification, employee accommodations, termination decisions, employment agreements, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, employee handbooks, and personnel policies. Her approach is preventive, while recognizing the need to set clients up for the best possible defense should disputes arise.

Read more about Carolyn RashbyEmail
Show more Show less