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John P. Guyette is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment group.

Mr. Guyette is a seasoned litigator who focuses his practice on general employment counseling and training, workplace investigations, and complex litigation of single-plaintiff and multi-plaintiff discrimination matters, wage and hour violations, and wrongful discharge disputes. Mr. Guyette has extensive experience practicing in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies, and in various arbitration panels addressing employment compensation, retaliation, whistleblower and defamation claims. Mr. Guyette is also routinely sought out for his experience in the New York State Court system and extensive experience in the NYCPLR and local rules of practice.

With the prevalence of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) on the rise, the potential for misuse, including in the workplace, is ever present. Amidst this backdrop, the recently enacted federal TAKE IT DOWN Act (the “Act”) prohibits the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images, or “revenge porn,” including AI-generated and digitally altered content known as “deepfakes.” The primary question for employers is not only what the Act means for them, but what steps they can affirmatively take to preserve a healthy workplace culture and ensure responsible use of AI.Continue Reading Preserving Workplace Culture Amidst the Threat of AI Deepfakes: Employer Considerations in the Wake of the Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act