The No Robot Bosses Act would protect and empower workers by preventing employers from relying exclusively on artificial intelligence or bots to make employment decisions
Legislation responds to increasing reports of workers being fired by automated decision systems, discriminated against in hiring
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to protect job applicants and workers from employers using automated decision systems to make employment decisions, including hiring, disciplinary actions, and firing. The No Robot Bosses Act would safeguard workers’ rights, autonomy, and dignity in the workplace from discriminatory decisions and dangerous working conditions being set by algorithms.
“Right now, there is nothing stopping a corporation from using artificial intelligence to hire, manage, or even fire workers without the involvement of a human being,” Senator Casey said. “As robot bosses become more prevalent in the workplace, we have an obligation to protect working families from the dangers of employers misusing and abusing these novel technologies.”
Alongside the No Robot Bosses Act, Senators Casey, Schatz, and Cory Booker (D-NJ) also introduced the Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act to establish an interagency task force to study and report on workplace surveillance. These bills continue a series of initiatives to safeguard workers from ever-changing, invasive, and potentially...
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