On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three laws that will regulate the use of AI in the employment context, starting in the new year. Below, we briefly summarize these developments, which we discuss in greater detail in our prior blog post. These laws join an existing body of California AI employment regulations.
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California Legislature Advances AI Employment Bills
At the end of August, the California legislature passed three bills that would regulate the use of AI in the employment context. These bills are now on Governor Newsom’s desk, and he has until September 30 to sign or veto. Below is a summary of the three bills.
SB 947 (The “No Robo Bosses Act”)
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Employers increasingly rely on automated tools to help make decisions concerning hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination. In response, state legislatures and agencies have begun to regulate uses of these technologies, often referred to as automated decision-making technology (“ADMT”). These laws generally require entities that deploy ADMT in the employment context to, among other requirements, notify
Continue Reading ADMT Law Round-Up: What Employers Need to Know About Recent ADMT LawsIllinois Department of Human Rights Seeks Public Comment on Draft AI Employment Regulations
Last month, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (“IDHR”) released draft regulations addressing employers’ use of AI in employment decisions and invited public comment. The IDHR will hold a hearing on the draft regulations on June 10, and the public comment period will close on June 29.
Background
HB 3773 (the “Amendment”), which amended
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U.S. state lawmakers have introduced more than 40 bills across at least 24 states to regulate personalized algorithmic pricing in 2026 thus far, already outpacing the number of personalized algorithmic pricing bills introduced in all of 2025. While their definitions and scope vary, the 2026 bills broadly refer to “personalized algorithmic” or “dynamic” pricing as
Continue Reading State Lawmakers Introduce New Wave of Personalized Algorithmic Pricing BillsNavigating California’s New and Emerging AI Employment Regulations
The California Civil Rights Council and the California Privacy Protection Agency have recently passed regulations that impose requirements on employers who use “automated-decision systems” or “automated decisionmaking technology,” respectively, in employment decisions or certain HR processes. On the legislative side, the California Legislature passed SB 7, which would impose additional obligations on employers who
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On June 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (“TRAIGA”) (HB 149) into law. The law, which takes effect on January 1, 2026, makes Texas the second state to enact comprehensive AI consumer protection legislation, following the 2024 enactment of the Colorado AI Act. Unlike the
Continue Reading Texas Enacts AI Consumer Protection LawState Legislatures Advance Surveillance Pricing Regulations
This year, state lawmakers have introduced over a dozen bills to regulate “surveillance,” “personalized,” or “dynamic” pricing. Although many of these proposals have failed as 2025 state legislative sessions come to a close, lawmakers in New York, California, and a handful of other states are moving forward with a range of different approaches. These proposals
Continue Reading State Legislatures Advance Surveillance Pricing RegulationsKentucky Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill
Earlier this month, the Kentucky legislature passed comprehensive privacy legislation, H.B. 15 (the “Act”), joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Delaware, New Jersey, and New Hampshire. The Act is awaiting the Governor’s signature. If signed into
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On January 9, the FTC published a blog post discussing privacy and confidentiality obligations for companies that provide artificial intelligence (“AI”) services. The FTC described “model-as-a-service” companies as those that develop, host, and provide pre-trained AI models to users and businesses through end-user interfaces or application programming interfaces (“APIs”). According to the FTC, when model-as-a-service
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