{
 "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0008-002",
 "kind": "obligation",
 "record": {
  "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0008-002",
  "provision": "Labor Code Section 1522(b)-(c)",
  "applies_to": [
   "Employers"
  ],
  "duty": "Do not rely solely on an automated decision system for discipline or termination; when relying primarily on its output, have a human corroborate it, and do not use output that cannot be corroborated or is inaccurate.",
  "type": "Human oversight",
  "status": "applies later",
  "applies_from": "2027-07-01",
  "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-CA-0008-002/",
  "rule": {
   "record_id": "WTA-R-US-CA-0008",
   "id": "us-ca-sb947-no-robo-bosses-2026",
   "title": "Employment: Automated Decision Systems (SB 947, ‘No Robo Bosses Act’)",
   "jurisdiction": "US-CA",
   "jurisdiction_name": "California",
   "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-ca-sb947-no-robo-bosses-2026/"
  },
  "penalty": "Civil penalty of $500 per violation (Lab. Code 1526.1(e)); enforced by the Labor Commissioner and public prosecutors, with injunctive relief, punitive damages and attorney's fees available in civil actions (1526.1(a), (b), (d)).",
  "scope_note": "Employer includes public employers, labor contractors and farm labor contractors (1520(d)(3)). ADS excludes spam filters, firewalls, antivirus, calculators and databases (1520(c)). Does not apply where a collective agreement expressly waives it, or to uses required by certain federal aerospace or defence obligations (1526.5, 1526.6). Corroborating information may include supervisor evaluations, personnel files, work product, peer reviews and witness interviews.",
  "date_note": "SB 947, Chapter 859, Statutes of 2026, approved 30 Sep 2026; Part 5.5.5 operative 1 Jul 2027 (Lab. Code 1526.7).",
  "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB947",
  "verified_on": "2026-10-08",
  "citation": "WTA-R-US-CA-0008-002: Labor Code Section 1522(b)-(c), Employment: Automated Decision Systems (SB 947, ‘No Robo Bosses Act’). wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-US-CA-0008-002/ (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\"."
}