No Robot Bosses Act

This bill would bar employers from relying only on automated decision systems, such as AI or scoring software, when making hiring, firing, pay, scheduling, or other job decisions. Employers that use these systems' results would have to test the systems before use and yearly for discrimination, tell workers and applicants about the systems, have a human check the results, give workers documentation within 7 days of a decision, and let them dispute and appeal to a human. Workers managed by an automated system could opt out and be managed by a human. The bill would create a Technology and Worker Protection Division in the Department of Labor and allow enforcement by the Labor Department, state attorneys general, and private lawsuits by workers and unions, with statutory damages. It would also make predispute arbitration agreements and class-action waivers unenforceable for these claims.

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Sponsors

• Suzanne Bonamici Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors