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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
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'…
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