California Governor Gavin Newsom signs 'No Robo Bosses Act' so an AI can no longer fire you on its own

Date:
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0000

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New California bill requires humans to verify and provide proof for automated decisions to discipline or fire workers.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter 'No Robo Bosses Act' signed in California, comes into force in July 2027 Humans can't just approve an automated decision, they must bring evidence Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump administration for a lack of federal leadership California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a major package of no fewer than 13 AI-related bills as the state continues to increase the pressure on AI via human-protecting regulation centered around employment, education, legal and more.

Among the new bills was the 'No Robo Bosses Act', which essentially limits employers from using automated decision-making to discipline or fire workers. The bill, officially known as SB 947 , is described as California's human-in-the-loop law to keep humans at the core of workplace decisions that affect workers' lives. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: California to protect workers from AI-powered disciplinary action The bill insists that an employer cannot rely solely on an automated decision system when deciding to discipline, or terminate, an employee. But furthermore, a human can't merely approve an automated decision they must also provide
their own evidence to corroborate with the automated decision.

"We are deeply mindful we have to do a lot more in the absence of federal leadership," Newsom said in a statement (via X ), referring to Trump's decision to rename artificial intelligence 'super intelligence'. You may like 5 things you need to know about the big AI 'slowdown' battle British
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Yesterday's meeting with tech leaders also saw the creation of a new "morally binding" agreement whereby major companies, including Google , Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, SpaceX and Nvidia , would be responsible for ensuring the
safety of their own AI.

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"By signing these four first-in-the-nation bills, Governor Newsom has shown the country how we can begin to put guardrails on AI at work to ensure human oversight over this technology, limit surveillance, and put workers first," the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO President Lorena Gonzalez, said.

Crucially, though this specific bill was signed on September 30 2026, it
won't be effective until July 1, 2027. Follow TechRadar on Google News and
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