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CA SB238

Workplace surveillance tools.


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Introduced
01/29/2025
In Committee
05/23/2025
Crossed Over
06/03/2025
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act to add Part 5.7 (commencing with Section 1550) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

AI Summary

This bill requires employers to provide annual notices to the California Department of Industrial Relations about workplace surveillance tools, which are defined as any systems or devices that collect worker or consumer personal information through methods other than direct human observation (such as video surveillance, location tracking, or time-tracking tools). Employers must disclose detailed information about these surveillance tools, including the creators and managers of the tools, their technological capabilities, any significant updates, whether they affect consumers in addition to workers, what personal information will be collected, whether individuals can opt out of data collection, and which other entities might have access to the collected information. Employers using such tools before January 1, 2026, must submit their first notice by February 1, 2026, though they are not required to report tools used exclusively for basic IT operations like spam filters or antivirus software. The Department of Industrial Relations must then make these notices publicly available on their website within 30 days of receiving them. The bill broadly defines employers to include public employers, labor contractors, and various government agencies, aiming to increase transparency around workplace monitoring technologies.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. (on 06/04/2025)

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