Bill > SB238

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.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB238