# California and Colorado Tighten Workplace AI Rules

California enacted SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, on September 30, 2026, with the law taking effect July 1, 2027. It restricts employers’ use of automated decision systems in discipline and termination decisions, requiring human corroboration and notice after use. Colorado is also advancing rules requiring human involvement in certain AI-driven employment decisions, with further regulations forthcoming and a January 1 effective date reported without a year. Government contractors with workforces in these states and suppliers of hiring, HR, workforce-management, or employee-monitoring tools may need to adjust systems and processes; neither signal identifies a procurement solicitation or contract award.

- Contractors operating in California should review automated decision systems used for discipline or termination and prepare human-corroboration and post-use notice workflows before **July 1, 2027**.
- Providers of AI hiring, HR, workforce-management, and employee-monitoring platforms should assess how their tools support human review and customer procedures in California and Colorado.
- Colorado’s forthcoming regulations may provide additional detail; the signal does not specify the year for the reported January 1 effective date, so it should not be treated as a confirmed future deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- State of California
- Colorado Attorney General's Office
- California Legislature
- California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)

### Sources
- [California Enacts No Robo Bosses Act, Limiting Automated Decision-Making in the Workplace | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani - JDSupra](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-enacts-no-robo-bosses-act-5448128) - JDSupra