Workplace 2026 Series: The Algorithm Is Not a Defense: Employer Liability for AI-Driven Employment Decisions in 2026

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 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Join attorneys Sam Mitchell and Ian Jones for a practical discussion on how AI is changing hiring, scheduling, and workplace decision-making, and the legal risks that come with it. As employers increasingly rely on AI to screen resumes, evaluate interviews, and manage workforce decisions, discrimination claims and regulatory scrutiny have followed. This session will examine religious discrimination and accommodation issues, including how AI can affect accommodation obligations, adverse impact concerns, algorithmic scheduling, and compliance with emerging state AI laws. Attendees will also learn where liability resides when software influences employment decisions and what a defensible AI governance program looks like before the first demand letter arrives.

To register for our live webinar, please click here.

**SGR is submitting this webinar for CLE/HRCI/SHRM credit. CLE credit is pending. This program is approved for newly admitted and experienced attorneys.**

Please send questions to bjaneczek@sgrlaw.com.

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