EFF Urges California Gov. Newsom to Stop 'Robo Bosses'
California’s proposed “No Robo Bosses Act” will “end some of the harshest consequences of automated abuse at work,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday. EFF urged Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign SB-7, which covers employers’ use of automated decision systems (ADS).
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“Algorithmic decision-making is a growing threat to workers,” blogged Privacy Litigation Director Adam Schwartz and other EFF officials: SB-7 “is a strong step in the right direction,” including because it addresses ADS in the private and public sectors, protects employees and contractors and since it “addresses all manner of employment decisions that involve automated decisionmaking, including hiring, wages, hours, duties, promotion, discipline, and termination.”
Newsom has until Oct. 12 to sign or veto SB-7.
Another set of California rules on employer use of ADS, approved by the state’s Civil Rights Council, takes effect in one week on Oct. 1. Also, the California Privacy Protection Agency received final approval earlier this week for its more comprehensive rules on automated decision-making technology, meaning that they will take effect Jan. 1 (see 2509230036). Lawyers have advised a practical approach to complying with the various ADS requirements (see 2509240045).