Regulation2026-08-30
California's legislature passed a bill that would bar employers in the state from using artificial intelligence to monitor an individual employee's emotional state or to collect data from an employee's nervous system. Broader workplace monitoring would still be allowed, including for safety, and defence, aerospace and national security work is exempt. The bill now goes to Governor Gavin Newsom, and measures he signs usually take effect on 1 January of the following year.
What changed
California had no specific ban on employer use of AI to monitor workers' emotional states or collect nervous-system data.
- $500 per violation
- AB 1883 passed 30 Aug 2026
What you need to act on it
- signature by the governor
- operating as an employer in California
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