Governor Hochul Seeks to Expand New York WARN Notice Requirements to Include AI Disclosures
New York WARN Act notices are getting longer (again). In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will direct the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) to amend the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act regulations to require that employers disclose in their NY WARN notices whether layoffs are related to the employer’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) . According to the governor, this proposal will provide the NYDOL with real data on the potential impact of technology on workers and will ensure that the benefits of AI integration are compatible with an economy where workers can thrive. The governor’s proposal does not provide guidance on how this information should be presented or how the data will be used, but it is one more content obligation that will need to be added to the many other complex notice requirements that already exist in New York WARN. 1 While this proposal to require information r egarding...