{
 "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0004-008",
 "kind": "obligation",
 "record": {
  "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0004-008",
  "provision": "Labor Code Section 1107.1(a)-(b), (d)",
  "applies_to": [
   "Developers"
  ],
  "duty": "Do not adopt rules, policies or contracts that stop covered employees from reporting catastrophic-risk dangers or violations to authorities, or retaliate against them, and give covered employees clear notice of these rights.",
  "type": "Frontier model safety",
  "status": "applies now",
  "applies_from": "2026-01-01",
  "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-CA-0004-008/",
  "rule": {
   "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0004",
   "id": "us-ca-sb53-tfaia-2025",
   "title": "Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 53)",
   "jurisdiction": "US-CA",
   "jurisdiction_name": "California",
   "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-ca-sb53-tfaia-2025/"
  },
  "penalty": "Civil action by the employee; court may award attorney's fees and grant injunctive relief not stayed on appeal (Lab. Code 1107.1(f)-(i)).",
  "scope_note": "Covered employee: an employee responsible for assessing, managing or addressing risk of critical safety incidents (Lab. Code 1107(b)). Notice by workplace posting or yearly written notice (1107.1(d)).",
  "date_note": "SB 53, Chapter 138, Statutes of 2025, approved 29 Sep 2025; in effect 1 Jan 2026.",
  "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1107.1",
  "verified_on": "2026-10-08",
  "citation": "WTA-R-US-CA-0004-008: Labor Code Section 1107.1(a)-(b), (d), Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 53). wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-CA-0004-008/ (checked 2026-10-08)."
 },
 "history": [],
 "note": "Informational, not legal advice. Every record links to its official source; check it before relying on a record. Cite as \"Source: wheresthe.ai\"."
}