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

A longtime Disney World security host, Angeliz E. Bruno Cedeno , says she just wanted to see clearly and do her job. What began as a simple medical accommodation, wearing her doctor-prescribed Meta smart glasses  to alleviate light sensitivity and astigmatism, has evolved into a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts . A Request for Help Becomes a Dispute Bruno Cedeno started at Disney in 2022, earning $22 an hour. After developing pos

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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