California Bills Would Require Human Review of AI Firings and 90-Day Notice for AI Layoffs
California lawmakers introduced two bills yesterday that would significantly restrict how employers use artificial intelligence to make employment decisions. The coordinated effort by the California Labor Federation targets AI-driven job losses with a two-pronged approach: requiring human oversight when AI is used to fire or discipline workers, and mandating extended advance notice before conducting mass layoffs driven by automation. If enacted, the measures would impose some of the strictest AI employment regulations in the nation. Here’s what California employers (and multistate employers watching the trend) need to know about these February 2 proposals. SB 947: The “No Robo Bosses” Act Returns State Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 947 is a revised version of legislation Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed last year. We covered the original proposal and the governor’s veto in detail in 2025. The core provision remains: employers would be prohibited from...