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Unions and tech experts back bill to limit workplace surveillance and require AI impact reviews
Summary
Labor‑aligned witnesses and the AFL‑CIO Tech Institute urged the committee to adopt SB 1484, proposing electronic monitoring limits, disclosure, high‑risk AI impact assessments, human oversight and a private right of action so workers can challenge automated decisions affecting hiring, pay or discipline.
Several labor organizations, the AFL‑CIO Tech Institute and civil‑liberties experts told the committee they support Senate Bill 14 84 to curb harmful workplace uses of artificial intelligence and electronic surveillance.
What the bill would do - Limit intrusive electronic monitoring and require employers to notify employees where workplace monitoring is used; monitoring must be narrowly tailored to legitimate business purposes. - Require impact assessments for “high‑risk” AI systems that make consequential employment decisions (hiring, firing, disciplinary actions, pay reductions) and require meaningful human oversight of those systems. - Create notice and an appeals process for employees affected by automated…
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