Christopher Mayer is General Counsel and serves as the Chair of Frier Levitt’s Employment Law practice. Christopher prepares employment policies and counsels his clients on day-to-day issues concerning harassment and discrimination complaints, employee leave requests, disability accommodations, compensation matters, employment agreements, releases, hiring, terminations, and reductions-in-force. Recognizing the transformation underway as businesses implement AI (including generative artificial intelligence and machine learning) and, eventually, quantum computing, he guides employers through the evolving risks and legal and ethical implications of using these tools in recruitment, screening, discipline, employee-monitoring, HR management, and termination/layoff decisions.
Layoffs tied to AI adoption will not be uniform; they will vary by sector, job function, and regulatory exposure. Nowhere is this more complex than in healthcare, where legal constraints, patient safety obligations, and labor dynamics intersect with rapid technological change.