RIFs in the Age of AI: Why Data-Driven Decisions Are Increasing Employer Risk

Employers have long used reductions in force (“RIFs”) as a high-risk but familiar response to economic pressure, restructuring, or strategic change. Traditionally, employers evaluated RIF-related risk through relatively discrete lenses: compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, potential discrimination claims, and the adequacy of internal documentation.... By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers