Working Ahead: AI, States Compound In-House Counsel Labor Headaches

The top job in a corporate legal department looks different at every company. Whether you’re a GC or a CLO, leading a team of three or 300, in-house counsel tell Bloomberg Law reporters that on labor and employment issues, the constant addition of regulation is their biggest headache.

Not only are they dealing with new federal labor regulations—some of which redefine the employment relationship between company and worker—but a patchwork of labor policies is quickly developing in the states on a number of issues.

“It all keeps getting compounded,” one general counsel and chief human resources officer said. The growing ...