Task Force to Study Employer Surveillance and AI Impact on Workers.
This bill creates a federal task force to investigate how employers use technology, AI, and surveillance to monitor workers, both on and off duty. The goal is to understand the impact of these systems on wages, hiring, performance reviews, mental health, and union organizing efforts. The task force will ultimately recommend new strategies and rules to protect workers' rights and privacy from potentially exploitative technologies.
Key points
Establishes a White House Task Force to study the widespread use of workplace monitoring, including biometric data and precise location tracking.
The Task Force will analyze how automated decision systems (AI) affect hiring, firing, scheduling, compensation, and career advancement.
Focuses specifically on the impact of surveillance on vulnerable groups, such as low-wage workers and workers with disabilities.
Requires the Task Force to issue public reports with recommendations for new federal policies to address technological exploitation in the workplace.
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Additional Information
Print number: 118_S_2440
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Process start date: 2023-07-20