California sends four workplace-AI bills to Newsom, including forced disclosure of AI-driven layoffs

California's legislature has sent four workplace-AI bills to Governor Gavin Newsom, who must act by September 30; if he does nothing, they become law without his signature. SB 951 would amend the state's WARN Act so employers disclose when a mass layoff is driven by AI or automation, with the Employment Development Department publishing a summary online and a quarterly statewide tally. SB 947 would require human verification before automated decision systems are used to discipline or fire workers, plus notice to the employee afterwards, with compliance due July 1, 2027; it revives SB 7, which Newsom vetoed in October 2025. AB 1883 would bar employers from using emotion-recognition technology and collecting neural data, and AB 1331 would ban surveillance tools in restrooms. The analysis comes from employment lawyers at Mintz.