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Panel advances bill requiring 90‑day notice before employers deploy AI that surveils workers
Summary
AB 18‑98 would require employers to notify workers at least 90 days before deploying AI tools used to surveil or manage employees and to disclose purpose, categories of worker data collected, affected employment decisions, and general locations of use; labor unions supported the transparency measure while business groups warned of broad definitions and cybersecurity risks.
Assemblymember Schulz's AB 18‑98 advanced from the Privacy and Consumer Protection subcommittee after a robust debate over scope and definitions. The bill would require employers to provide workers with at least 90 days' advance notice before deploying AI‑powered workplace tools that surveil or manage employees and to disclose the tool's purpose, the categories of worker data collected, employment decisions potentially affected, and general locations where the tool will be used.
"This bill does not prohibit the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace," Assemblymember Schulz said. "What it does say is that workers have a right to…
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