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Establishes the New York workforce stabilization act; requires certain businesses to conduct artificial intelligence impact assessments on the application and use of such artificial intelligence and to submit such impact assessments to the department of labor prior to the implementation of the…
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New York's S 9401 (2023-2024), the Workforce Stabilization Act, would have barred employers (in-state businesses with more than 100 employees) from using AI unless they first conducted an impact assessment, repeated at least every two years and submitted to the Department of Labor at least thirty days before implementation. It would also have imposed a 2% surcharge on corporations that terminate or substantially reduce hours for 15 or more employees because of AI, and on AI data mining. Referred to Labor May 15, 2024; it died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died when the 2023-2024 session ended.
Key provisions
- Adds Labor Law § 201-j: no employer shall use AI unless it first conducts an impact assessment, repeated at least every two years and before any material change
- Assessment covers objectives, ability to meet them, algorithms and training data, sensitive data inputs and controls, and estimates of employees displaced or affected; submitted at least thirty days before implementation
- Employer means an in-state business that is not a small business and employs more than one hundred people
- Adds Tax Law § 186-h: 2% of business income base surcharge on corporations terminating or substantially reducing hours of fifteen or more employees due to automated or AI systems, and on AI data mining; waivers possible
- Surcharge administered like Article 28 taxes; proceeds go to the Department of Labor for retraining, workforce development or unemployment insurance
- Takes effect immediately, with the tax section effective January 1, 2025; no private right of action stated; referred to Labor May 15, 2024, no further action
Latest legislative action
May 15, 2024. referred to labor
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gustavo Rivera D | Primary |
| Michelle Hinchey D | Primary |
| SALAZAR | Primary |
| Kristen Gonzalez D | Cosponsor |
| Robert Jackson D | Cosponsor |
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