A December 11, 2025, White House executive order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”  signals a clear federal strategy: push back on the fast-growing patchwork of state AI laws, and build a path toward federal preemption. The order does four things that matter for employers who use AI tools in hiring, scheduling, performance management, and other HR decisions. First, it directs the Attorney General to create an AI Litigation Task Force w

On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order titled “ Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. ” Its stated goal is to preserve U.S. “global AI dominance” through a “minimally burdensome” national framework, and to push back on what it calls “onerous and excessive” state AI laws. If you operate in Florida, it is tempting to read this as “state AI regulation is over.” That is not what this order does. Practically, it sets up a federa

Florida employers are leaning into artificial intelligence for scheduling, pricing, HR screening, and even management decisions. That makes business sense, but it also raises a quieter question: at what point does AI change jobs so much that a previously “exempt” employee becomes overtime-eligible under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? The law has not changed. The duties tests for the executive and administrative exemptions are the same. What is changing is what people ac

AI hallucinations, defamation, and liability are no longer academic questions. Large language models are now at the center of real lawsuits in U.S. courts, and those cases are beginning to show where the risk sits for both AI developers and ordinary businesses that use or are targeted by these tools. Below is an updated look at three American cases and what they mean for your organization. What the early AI defamation cases show Walters v. OpenAI (Georgia) In Walters v. OpenA

Florida businesses that operate websites or online portals should take note of a recent federal court ruling that expands the scope of the state’s wiretap law in the digital environment. In W.W. v. Orlando Health, Inc. , No. 6:24-cv-1068-JSS-RMN (M.D. Fla. Mar. 6, 2025), the court allowed a patient’s claims under the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA) and the federal Wiretap Act to proceed. The case focuses on whether common website-tracking tools constitute an u

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