The Truth About AI in the Workplace – Employment Edge with Liz

 

Elizabeth Schlissel , Labor & Employment Partner at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman, breaks down how businesses should approach AI policies and employee agreements in today’s workplace. Liz discusses the real risks of using AI tools without clear guidelines, how improper use can expose your company to data, legal, and compliance issues, and why having structured policies in place is essential. Have questions about implementing AI policies in your organization? Contact us at frblaw.com.

Employment Edge with Liz is Falcon Rappaport & Berkman’s video web series hosted by Elizabeth Schlissel, Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. Through the series, Liz provides timely, practical commentary on the labor and employment issues shaping today’s workplace, helping employers better understand legal developments and policy considerations. Episodes have covered a range of key topics, including employees leaving companies, employee classification, bonus policies, fixed leave versus unlimited PTO, and AI in the workplace.

Transcript:

**This transcript has been prepared automatically by AI and may contain inaccuracies**

Liz Schlissel:

I’m Elizabeth Schlissel. Welcome to the Employment Edge with Liz.

With employees using generative AI on almost a daily basis, it’s difficult for the courts to keep up with all the various rights and issues that go along with the use of generative AI.

One issue that is currently evolving is who owns the work product that an employee puts in and gets out of a generative AI enterprise system that the company pays for.

Is it automatically owned by the company? It’s not so clear. A good safeguard for employers to have is a special policy that clearly states that the work product related to an employee’s use of an AI platform that is paid for by the company is owned by the company.

So all work that an employee does on an employer enterprise system is work product that is owned by the company and not the employee.

As this area of the law develops, it’s important for employers to keep up to date with all of these AI developments.

If you have any questions regarding AI policies and agreements with employees, please contact your employment attorney at Falcon Rapaport in Berkman.