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Committee backs ban on predictive firing by automated decision systems, requires human oversight in employment
Summary
The committee advanced SB 7, which would require human oversight of automated decision systems used for discipline or termination and prohibit reliance on ADS predictions of future worker behavior as the primary basis for employment actions.
Sen. Kevin McNerney presented SB 7 to require human oversight when automated decision systems (ADS) influence employment outcomes and to prohibit ADS from being used primarily to predict future worker behavior for discipline or termination.
Supporters — prominently labor unions and worker advocates — described the bill as a worker‑protection measure that preserves human judgment for consequential employment…
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