California Just Made It Illegal for Software to Fire You on Its Own. The Fine Is $500, the Key Word Is Undefined, and Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Written Out

Podcast: Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · Patrick Deglon

Opublikowano: 2026-10-01

On Wednesday, September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, reversing his own veto of last year's version. From July 1, 2027, a California employer may not rely solely on an automated decision system to discipline or fire a worker; when it relies 'primarily' on one, a human must corroborate the output with other evidence and the worker gets a written notice, a description of the data used and a human contact. The bill that got signed dropped advance notice and gig workers, carries a $500 civil penalty with no private right to sue, and leaves 'primarily relies' undefined.<...