On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of artificial intelligence (AI) bills targeting the use of AI in the workplace.

Quick Hits

• California is leading the charge to regulate AI use in the workplace with a suite of new laws targeting workplace monitoring and automated decision-making.
• California’s AB 1883 bans AI-powered workplace surveillance tools that predict employees’ emotional states or collect neural data. SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” prohibits employers from relying solely on automated decision systems for discipline or termination decisions, effective July 1, 2027.
• AB 1331 prohibits employers from using workplace surveillance tools to monitor employees in bathrooms.

The bills include Assembly Bill (AB) 1883, which bans AI-driven workplace monitoring tools that make predictions about employees’ emotional states or collect employees’ “neural” data; Senate Bill (SB) 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which prohibits employers from relying solely on automated decision systems for discipline or termination; and AB 1331, which prohibits workplace surveillance in bathrooms. Together, these laws increase employers’ potential liability for using AI-powered tools in the workplace.

AB 1883—Workplace Surveillance Tools

AB 1883, titled “Workplace surveillance tools,” was enacted as employers are being offered an increasing array of tools that monitor everything from text and audio to biometric factors and behaviors. The law follows the...

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