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Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is the next frontier for companies and organizations that are using AI. Agentic AI can select and carry out actions on a user’s behalf based on instructions, context, and the permissions it has been configured to use . As organizations integrate these systems and capabilities, they face an additional layer of legal risks and governance concerns. As companies begin to use agentic AI, they should consider key risk management practices to ensure responsible adoption . This includes aligning with emerging best practices and standards being studied and promoted by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) around agentic AI, including the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) AI Agent Standards Initiative and the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Project addressing Software and AI Agency Identify and Authorization . For example, organizations utilizing agentic AI should look more closely at how the authority of AI age...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical disruption—it is actively reshaping how work gets done. Across industries, AI and automation are eliminating entire categories of jobs, from data entry and customer service to back-office processing and content generation. As these tools mature, employers are redesigning workflows, consolidating functions, and eliminating positions altogether. But employment laws haven’t changed alongside this technology. E mployers implementing AI-driven reductions in force (RIFs) must still comply with laws that apply to any other layoff—including federal and state anti-discrimination statutes, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and its state counterparts, and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) . The sophistication of technology does not reduce the sophistication required of the surrounding legal process. An improperly handled RIF can expose employers to significant class and collective actions seeking back pay...