On May 21st, California Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to study potential workforce disruptions caused by AI, and to review and make recommendations on a number of workplace protection policies. While there is no immediate employer impact, it will be important to monitor this for the potential of new employer requirements. It appears that the first likely affect could be to the state’s WARN Act, particularly given SB 951 already in the legislative process that would create special rules for AI-driven layoffs. We’ll continue watching this, and you can read the Executive Order here Governor Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to prepare workers and businesses for potential AI disruption | Governor of California.
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