HR.com: Abtin Mehdizadegan on 2025 Trends in Employment Law
Overview
In a recent article published in HR.com’s HR Legal & Compliance Excellence magazine, Little Rock Partner Abtin Mehdizadegan explored five of the most consequential developments expected to shape employment law in 2025 – from the rise of pay transparency laws, artificial intelligence (AI) and hiring, overtime, non-compete agreements, and a renewed focus on reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
“The integration of AI into recruiting and hiring processes has unlocked unprecedented efficiency – but also introduced complex legal risks,” said Abtin. “Tools that screen resumes, rank applicants, or assess video interviews are under scrutiny for potential bias and adverse impact under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, but the law in this area is in a state of flux.”
Read the full article on the HR.com website.
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Abtin Mehdizadegan
Partner | Little Rock Office
T: 501.503.4445
E: abtin@hallboothsmith.com
Abtin Mehdizadegan is a Partner in our Little Rock, Arkansas, office and represents employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. He has extensive, high-stakes experience defending businesses in class and collective action lawsuits, employment and wage and hour lawsuits, labor grievance and arbitration proceedings, individual and systemic proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), federal wage and hour audits involving the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL/WHD), unemployment appeals, business disputes, products liability defense, and constitutional law litigation.
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