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Mike Coffey discusses emerging HR risks and legal implications with guest Patrick Richter.

In episode 245, Coffey talks with Patrick Richter about news and media items from the past month, including emerging HR risks involving AI, workplace compliance, and employer liability. They discuss legal risks of AI-driven hiring tools and potential age discrimination claims; nuances of disparate impact versus disparate treatment under employment law; employer responsibilities when using third-party HR technology platforms; cybersecurity threats targeting HR teams through fake job applications; evolving tactics like deepfakes and identity fraud in hiring processes; ADA compliance and handling employee health disclosures appropriately; importance of the interactive process in workplace accommodations; legal pitfalls of paternalistic employment decisions; wage deduction laws and why punitive pay docking is unlawful; and broader employee relations risks from poorly designed workplace policies. For HR teams who discuss this podcast in their team meetings, we've created a discussion starter PDF to help guide your conversation. Download it here https://goodmorninghr.com/EP245 Media mentioned in this podcast: Workday takes partial loss as judge refuses to dismiss claims in AI bias…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Coffey

Guest: Patrick Richter

Topics covered

• HR risks
• AI in hiring
• workplace compliance
• employer liability
• employee relations
• legal risks

Keywords

• AI hiring tools
• age discrimination
• employment law
• cybersecurity threats
• ADA compliance
• employee health disclosures
• wage deduction laws
• workplace policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Workday, HR Dive, The420.in, EEOC, Good Morning, HR

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