A Bill to prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes.

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Lack of capability or robustness
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Compromise of privacy
• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on unfair discrimination (1.1, 1.3), privacy compromise (2.1), overreliance and unsafe use (5.1), loss of agency (5.2), increased inequality (6.2), and lack of robustness (7.3). Coverage is concentrated in discrimination, human-computer interaction, and AI system safety domains, specifically addressing employment-related AI risks.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs AI use across all economic sectors where employers use automated decision systems for employment-related decisions. The bill applies universally to employers with 11 or more employees across private sector, public sector, and government entities, making it cross-sectoral in nature with particular emphasis on employment practices rather than sector-specific applications.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative bill with mandatory language throughout, explicit enforcement mechanisms including civil penalties and private rights of action, and establishment of a federal enforcement agency (Technology and Worker Protection Division).

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is titled 'A Bill' which indicates it is proposed legislation by the United States Congress. The authority is listed as 'United States Congress' in the document information.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer
• Summary: The bill explicitly targets employers who use automated decision systems for employment-related decisions. The definition of 'employer' is comprehensive and includes various government and private sector entities that employ or engage workers.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The bill establishes multiple enforcement authorities at federal and state levels, with primary enforcement through the newly created Technology and Worker Protection Division within the Department of Labor, supplemented by state-level enforcement and private rights of action.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The bill establishes comprehensive monitoring through the Technology and Worker Protection Division with multiple advisory boards, investigation authority, and annual reporting requirements. State-level monitoring is also enabled through state attorneys general and privacy regulators.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, with significant coverage of Verify and Validate. It addresses pre-deployment testing requirements and ongoing monitoring obligations for automated decision systems used in employment contexts.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers 'automated decision systems' broadly, encompassing AI models and systems used for employment decisions. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds, as its focus is on employment-related automated decision systems regardless of their technical architecture.