California requires mass-layoff notices to disclose jobs replaced by AI

Key points

• SB 951 amends Labor Code sections 1400.5 and 1401 and adds section 1402.7, effective January 1, 2027.California Legislative Information
• Cal/WARN notices for layoffs caused wholly or substantially by AI or automated technology must list the job functions that will be automated.California Legislative Information
• The Employment Development Department must publish a summary of notices received and a quarterly statewide summary of reported technological displacements.California Legislative Information
• The department must report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028, on AI effects on hiring by industry, occupation and region.California Legislative Information
• Cal/WARN already requires 60 days of written notice of a mass layoff, relocation or termination, with penalties of up to $500 a day.California Legislative Information
• Newsom signed SB 951 on September 30, 2026, as part of a package of AI and worker-protection bills.Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Sources2 articles across 2 outlets

• California Legislative Information

  • Bill Text - SB-951 Employment: technological displacement: notice.Sept. 4, 2026

• Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

  • California's nation-leading AI framework just got stronger, Governor Newsom signs more first-in-the-nation worker protections and moreSept. 30, 2026

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