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AI-enabled smart glasses – which combine eyewear with real-time audio, video, and AI functionality – are now entering the workplace. They provide productivity and accessibility benefits by allowing users to capture information, receive prompts, and interact with AI systems hands-free. But they also i ntroduce legal risks that your existing policies and regulatory frameworks were likely not designed to address. As adoption increases, you should evaluate whether your existing workplace rules and compliance frameworks are equipped to manage the legal, privacy, and operational implications of AI-enabled eyewear. The following Insight provides answers to common questions employers are asking as AI glasses enter the workplace. Do AI Wearables Raise Workplace Recording Concerns? Yes – and in many cases, the risks are more significant than employers initially realize. Unlike smartphones, AI-enabled glasses may: Operate hands-free and discreetly Record audio or video passively or continuously ...

On January 28, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice regarding a recent modification to its procedure for processing and assigning unfair labor practice cases, which requires charging parties to submit evidence and documentation before a case is docketed . The notice clarifies that the new procedure does not require “new categories of information or impose substantive burdens beyond prior practice.” 0:00 7:06 Quick Hits The NLRB has implemented new case intake procedures requiring charging parties to submit evidence before their unfair labor practice cases are docketed. Under the new procedure, a failure to provide documentation and information supporting a charge within two weeks may lead to the dismissal of the charge. Designed to enhance efficiency in case handling and reduce the existing case backlog , the updated process may result in quicker resolutions of unfair labor practice charges. In one of his last acts as acting general counsel of the NLRB, Willi...