Alec Herring

Alec Herring, area SVP and employee benefits and absence and productivity consultant with Gallagher

Alec Herring, JD, CLU, CLMS, is an area SVP and employee benefits and absence and productivity consultant with Gallagher. He advises large employers on leave of absence, disability, accommodation, and workforce absence strategies and specializes in helping organizations balance compliance, employee experience, and operational efficiency, with a particular focus on the growing use of technology and artificial intelligence in leave and accommodation administration.

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Employee benefits

Benefits Think AI in employment decisions: Critical questions emerging from the Workday and Meta cases

Determining human involvement is crucial, but so is assessing how AI is being trained in the area of disability, leave and accommodation rights.

By Alec Herring

July 24