Employees Willing to Trade Compensation for AI Training: Report
- Artificial intelligence is gaining traction in the workplace, but new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that adoption is far from evenly distributed. Higher-income, college-educated, and full-time workers are far more likely to use AI tools, while lower-income workers lag behind. At the same time, demand for AI training is rising, with many employees willing to trade compensation for access. The findings suggest that while AI has the potential to boost productivity, uneven access and limited training could prevent those gains from being realized across the workforce.
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DC Council Committee Backs Medical Debt Bill, Adds New Guardrails for Collectors
- A committee of council members for the Council of the District of Columbia has released a report on a medical debt collection bill that was introduced last year, moving the bill a step closer to being enacted. The legislation, now titled the Medical Debt Mitigation Amendment Act of 2026, was reported favorably by the Committee on Health and includes several revisions that directly impact how medical debt can be collected, reported, and enforced in the District.
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Creditor Not a Debt Collector: Court Rejects ‘False Name’ Theory in FDCPA, TCPA Case
- A District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss charges it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using a different name to collect and for using an automated telephone dialing system without the plaintiff’s consent. The ruling offers a detailed look at how courts are analyzing “false name” claims under the FDCPA and what level of specificity is required to plead a TCPA autodialer violation, ultimately finding that the plaintiffs’ own allegations and exhibits undercut their claims.
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Judge Dismisses FCRA Claims Over Auto Loan Reporting After Voluntary Surrender
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a motion to dismiss filed by a credit reporting agency and a bank in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case over how an auto loan was reported after the plaintiff claimed to have voluntarily surrendered it when he could no longer afford to make the payments on the loan.
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45 Companies Seeking Collection Talent
- There is a job for everyone in this week’s job listings summary. Regardless of whether you are looking to work remotely or in an office or in New York or California or if you’re just getting your career started or looking for your forever home. Nearly four dozen companies are looking — are you the one they are looking for?
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WORTH NOTING: The National Consumer Law Center has published a guide to help consumers get out of financial trouble … What emergency room doctors think of “The Pitt” which is one of my son and I’s favorite shows to watch … The number of consumers living paycheck to paycheck and who can afford an emergency expense of $1,000 are moving in the wrong direction … Questions and answers to help you understate the current state of the student loan market … A man who recorded more than 10,000 concerts has had the recordings made available online for free … Millions of people are online pretending to be AI chatbots … A chess champion shares why he plays against ChatGPT … Google is contributing $10 million to help upskill manufacturing workers on AI.
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