Generative AI tools are now embedded in daily work across organizations. Employees use them to draft emails, memos, summarize documents, and brainstorm strategy. In many cases, that use happens casually and without consultation with legal. What feels like a productivity shortcut to an employee can look very different from the perspective of in-house counsel. The reality facing legal departments in 2026 is not whether employees are using AI tools in ways that conflict with com

In the age of smartphones and viral videos, what you say or do online—and even off-duty in public—can quickly become everyone’s business. Employees are sometimes surprised to learn that controversial posts or public acts can lead to discipline or firing even if they never identify their employer. Be careful out there, and be careful on line. Why Employers Care (Even When You Don’t ID Them) Employers have a lot at stake when it comes to how their employees appear in public—onl