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This bill, titled "Employment: automated decision systems," aims to regulate the use of automated decision systems (ADS) by employers in California. An ADS is defined as any computational process using machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data analytics that generates simplified outputs like scores or classifications to assist or replace human decision-making and materially impacts individuals. The bill prohibits employers from using ADS to violate labor laws, infer protected status, conduct predictive behavior analysis, or take adverse action against workers for exercising their legal rights. It also mandates that employers cannot solely rely on an ADS for disciplinary, termination, or deactivation decisions, requiring a human reviewer to conduct an independent investigation and corroborate the ADS output. Workers have the right to request their data used by an ADS for such decisions, and employers must provide a written notice after using an ADS for disciplinary, termination, or deactivation decisions, informing the worker about the ADS's involvement, the human review, and contact information. The bill establishes enforcement mechanisms through the Labor Commissioner, allows workers to bring civil actions, and imposes penalties, including a $500 civil penalty for violations. It also includes provisions for collective bargaining agreements and exemptions for federal government contractual requirements, while declaring its provisions to be severable.

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