Last updated 09/2025
Across the country, employers are increasingly using AI and other digital technologies in ways that stand to have profound consequences for wages, working conditions, employment, race and gender equity, and worker power. While regulation of these new workplace technologies is still in its infancy, there has been significant legislative activity over the last few years—several hundred worker-impacting bills were introduced in the 2025 legislative session alone.
In this guide, we give an overview of current U.S. public policy that regulates employers’ use of digital workplace technologies. Based on a review of over 350 bills and laws across all U.S. states and at the federal level, we identify nine major topics of proposed or enacted legislation. For each topic, we also describe key concepts establishing worker rights and employer responsibilities around digital technologies. Note that while we organize the guide topically, in practice several issue areas might be addressed in one bill or law. Also, unless otherwise stated, we analyze the content of bills as they are first introduced. This is a living document that we will update periodically. See also the list of further resources at the end.
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