As artificial intelligence and robotics move from science fiction to the office floor, the Maryland General Assembly is grappling with the difficult question of who pays for the human cost of automation. House Bill 314, also known as the Automation Technology Deployment Assessment, was introduced by Delegate Vaughn Stewart to create a safety net for workers displaced by the very technology intended to increase efficiency. While the bill was recently withdrawn by its sponsor as
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Newly proposed legislation in the Maryland Assembly would declare noncompete and conflict of interest clauses null and void for employees during certain business transitions. The legislation, now SB 900 in the Senate, would apply to businesses that relocate their principal place of business outside of Maryland, reorganize in a way that fundamentally alters their Maryland footprint, or cease the majority of their operations within the state. Maryland has already implemented several layers of noncompete protections
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We are proud to announce that Potomac Legal Group has secured over $6.2 million in recent severance negotiation and employment discrimination settlements for our clients. These results represent successful resolutions in complex employment matters, specifically focusing on retaliatory termination, workplace discrimination, and FMLA violations. Workplace disputes can be financially and emotionally difficult. At Potomac Legal Group, we are committed to fighting for employees to receive fair treatment and the compensation they deserve when their rights
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The technology sector has entered a new and more sober phase. After years of aggressive hiring and rapid expansion, many companies now find themselves reversing course. Layoffs, hiring freezes and reductions in force have become common, especially as executives concede that they over-hired during the boom years and now face a contracting economy. At the same time, the federal sector — traditionally a stabilizing source of technology spending — has seen purchasing reduced or delayed,
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Buried deep within the federal budget bill now under negotiation is a provision that could reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States — including in the workplace. Section 43201 of the budget reconciliation package, sometimes called the “AI Preemption Rider,” would temporarily block states from enforcing or passing their own AI-related laws for ten years. What Section 43201 Does The rider would create a 10 year nationwide moratorium on any state
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