Managed By Robots: Dystopian Fate or Utopian Fantasy?

This article was published in the September edition of the On the Front Lines Newsletter by Miranda Watkins in San Diego and Sara Zimmerman in Irvine.

It looks at how new monitoring technologies can affect employees and what they might mean for employers. These technologies, such as wristbands that can record the actions of an employee, might be useful for efficiency, but can lead to concerns about disability discrimination, employee morale, privacy, and more. So how can employers benefit from this technology while reducing their legal risks? To quote from this article’s conclusion: “A workplace that incorporates technology with a human approach is likely to strike the right balance between making employees feel valued and streamlining its processes.”