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California No Robo Bosses Act (SB 947): human review of AI-driven discipline and firing

Jurisdiction
California
Effective date
2027-07-01
Who it covers
All employers
Status
Verified against an official source

The law, summarized

  • Approved by the Governor September 30, 2026 (Chapter 859), operative July 1, 2027 (Labor Code 1526.7).
  • Bans using an ADS to infer protected status or to predict and punish workers for exercising legal rights.
  • Employees can request a description of their own data used; $500 civil penalty per violation.
StateHR Take · AI-generated analysis, not legal advice

Who should act: All employers with workers in California. Inventory tools that score, flag or rank employees, build a documented human review step into any AI-assisted discipline or termination decision, and draft the post-use notice before 2027-07-01. Confirm the details in the official source before acting.

Generated 2026-11-01T12:00-06:00

Official sources

  • leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
    https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB947
  • www.gov.ca.gov
    https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/30/californias-nation-leading-ai-framework-just-got-stronger-governor-newsom-signs-more-first-in-the-nation-worker-protections-and-more/