Does California Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems require Bias & Discrimination Prevention?

California • enforcing

Yes — 1 provision

Requirements at a glance

This regulation imposes 2 specific requirements for Bias & Discrimination Prevention across 1 provision:

Prohibition on Discriminatory Automated Employment Decisions #

Obligation:
Bias Prevention
enforcing
Effective:
Oct 1, 2025
Risk tier:
high-risk
Scope:
deployers

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Non-discriminationEmployers must not use automated-decision systems that discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics
Scope of decisionsCovers recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal, training, discharge, discipline, tenure, and employment terms

Penalties

ViolationFine
Non-complianceExisting FEHA enforcement mechanisms
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