Episode Details

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. 

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Media mentioned in this podcast:  

Workday takes partial loss as judge refuses to dismiss claims in AI bias lawsuit | HR Dive 

Fake Job Applications Used to Deliver Malware Targeting HR Teams - The420.in 

EEOC: Restaurant fired worker who had seizure to allow her to ‘focus on’ her health | HR Dive 

Is it legal for company to deduct wages for breaking internal rules? : r/AskLegal 

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About our Guest: 

Patrick Richter helps employers and executives navigate high-stakes employment and workplace issues with practical, business-minded legal guidance. 

He helps employers and executives navigate high-stakes employment and workplace issues with practical, business-minded legal guidance.  

Patrick is an experienced employment attorney, litigator, and certified mediator, with a practice that spans first-chair trial work, strategic counseling, and transactional support. He advises on the full range of day-to-day HR and workforce issues, and he regularly partners with business leaders during critical moments—from growth and restructuring to disputes that threaten people, culture, or enterprise value. 

Patrick Richter can be reached at 

https://rigbyslack.com/attorney/pat-richter/
www.linkedin.com/in/pat-richter-986b19 

About Mike Coffey: 

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, licensed private investigator, business strategist, HR consultant, and registered yoga teacher. 

In 1999, he found