Bill would require bargaining when AI changes public employees’ pay or evaluations
House Bill 1622 would require public employers to bargain over the decision to adopt or modify artificial-intelligence systems when those changes affect employees’ wages or performance evaluations; the measure was introduced and drew public testimony at the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee but received no final vote during the session.
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House Bill 1622 would require public employers covered by Washington’s Personnel System Reform Act and the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act to bargain over decisions to adopt or materially change artificial-intelligence (AI) systems when those decisions affect employee wages or performance evaluations, staff told the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee.
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