Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of the modern lawyer’s toolkit. Attorneys are using generative AI platforms to assist with legal research, drafting, editing, and document review. While these technologies can improve efficiency, a growing number of court filings across the country demonstrate a significant risk: AI-generated hallucinations, including fabricated case citations, nonexistent authorities, and
Is a CCPA Risk Assessment Required When Using AI-Powered Hiring and Screening Tools?
Key Takeaways
- Examines how AI-driven hiring and applicant screening tools interact with the CCPA’s new risk assessment requirements.
- Identifies the CCPA risk assessment triggers most likely to apply—including automated decision-making and systematic observation of applicants.
Artificial intelligence has made significant inroads into the hiring process. Employers increasingly rely on AI-driven tools to screen resumes, analyze…
Dashcams: There’s More Risk To Manage Than You’d Expect

In recent years, many organizations have installed dashcams in their vehicles to improve safety and compliance, reduce costs, and better understand what’s happening in the field. Dashcams can be extremely useful for these purposes, giving organizations visibility into risky driver behaviors and misuse of company property. They can also lower insurance costs and provide valuable…
AI Meeting Assistants and Biometric Privacy: Governance Lessons from the Fireflies.AI Lawsuit
A putative class action filed in December 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois offers a reminder that AI meeting assistant and transcription tools potentially carry significant legal exposure when organizations deploy them without appropriate governance guardrails in place. It also serves as a reminder to apply strong governance principles…
Can AI Chatbots Replace Lawyers: Not If a NY Senate Bill Can Help It
Some years ago, I listened to Richard Susskind speak about the “Future of Professions” and, in his view, how systems like AI might replace them. Indeed, the disruption he predicted largely has materialized in recent years, as many assess what impact AI will have on certain professional services, knowledge-based occupations, such as attorneys, accountants, healthcare…
Top 10 Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Issues for 2026
As Data Privacy Day 2026 approaches, organizations face an inflection point in privacy, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity compliance. The pace of technological adoption, in particular AI tools, continues to outstrip legal, governance, and risk frameworks. At the same time, regulators, plaintiffs, and businesses are increasingly focused on how data is collected, used, monitored, and safeguarded.…
New CCPA Regulations Go Into Effect, Updated FAQs Summarize Key Compliance Requirements
We’re pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive resource on the Jackson Lewis website:
With California’s updated CCPA regulations now in effect as of January 1, 2026, businesses face expanded compliance requirements in several critical areas.
Illinois’ Draft AI Notice Regulations: What Employers Need to Know
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widely used in hiring and employment decisions, Illinois has taken a significant step to regulate how employers must inform workers about AI’s use. Effective January 1, 2026, House Bill 3773 amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to require, among other things, employer notice when AI influences or facilitates…
The Hidden Legal Minefield: Compliance Concerns with AI Smart Glasses, Part 2 – Two-Party Consent and AI Note-Taking
As we explored in Part 1 of this series, AI-enabled smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche wearables into powerful tools with broad workplace appeal — but their innovative capabilities bring equally significant legal and privacy concerns. Modern smart glasses blend high-resolution cameras, always-on microphones, and real-time AI assistants into a hands-free wearable that can…
The CCPA and Automated Decision-Making Technologies (ADMT)
As artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, becomes increasingly woven into our professional and personal lives—from personalized travel itineraries to reviewing resumes to summarizing investigation notes and reports—questions about who or what controls our data and how it’s used are ever present. AI systems survive and thrive on information and that intersection of AI and…