By Amy Miller ( July 15, 2026, 23:59 GMT | Comment) -- California lawmakers are advancing a package of bills that would significantly expand regulation of artificial intelligence in the workplace, including requirements for human oversight of employment decisions, new transparency rules and worker protections. The measures are backed by labor unions and privacy advocates but opposed by business and tech groups, setting up renewed debate when the state legislature returns from its summer recess Aug. 3.The California legislature is advancing a package of bills that would, if enacted, fundamentally reshape the regulation of artificial intelligence in the workplace....
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