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CA SB951: Employment: technological displacement: notice.

Enacted California · 2025–2026 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB951 · where it stands

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In one paragraph

SB 951 amended Labor Code Sections 1400.5 and 1401 and added Section 1402.7. An employer giving notice of a mass layoff, relocation, or termination caused in whole or in substantial part by an artificial intelligence system or other automated technology replacing or automating positions must include specified information, such as the job functions that will be automated. The Employment Development Department must publish summaries of these notices and a quarterly statewide summary of technological displacement, and must report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028 on AI's effects on hiring practices across industries and occupations.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

Employers planning layoffs tied to AI adoption must disclose that cause and the affected functions in Cal/WARN notices.

Key provisions

  1. Labor Code 1400.5, 1401, and new 1402.7
  2. Cal/WARN notices must identify AI- or automation-driven layoffs
  3. Notices must describe job functions being automated
  4. Public summaries and quarterly statewide displacement data
  5. Report to the Legislature on AI and hiring by January 1, 2028

Latest legislative action

Sep 30, 2026. Approved by the Governor September 30, 2026. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 860, Statutes of 2026.

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI in Employment

Affected industries

EmploymentGovernment

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