Warden Watch

Regulation tracker

Tracked laws, rules and official guidance affecting AI in hiring and employment decisions, explained for HR, legal, compliance and technology teams.

46

Tracked

26

In force

3

Upcoming

31

Jurisdictions

ProposedPoland

Poland: Digital Platform Work Bill (UC160)

ProposedChina

China: New Forms of Employment Worker Rights Protection Measures

ProposedNew Jersey

New Jersey: Workplace and Public Services Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Monitoring Systems Bill (Senate Bill 4075 / Assembly Bill 4981)

ProposedCalifornia

California: Automated Decisions Safety Act (AB 1018)

ProposedUnited States

United States: No Robot Bosses Act (S. 4833)

ProposedOhio

Ohio: Automated Employment Decision Tools Bill (HB 828)

ProposedNorth Carolina

North Carolina: Fair AI Hiring Act (HB 1161)

ProposedMichigan

Michigan: Responsible Artificial Intelligence Security for Employees (RAISE) Act (SB 1077)

ProposedGeorgia

Georgia: Artificial Intelligence Anti-Discrimination and Consumer Protection Act (SB 167)

ProposedPennsylvania

Pennsylvania: Automated Employment Decision Tool Transparency and Audit Bill (HB 594)

ProposedNew Jersey

New Jersey: Automated Employment Decision Tool Bias Audit Bill (A1021)

ProposedMassachusetts

Massachusetts: Fostering Artificial Intelligence Responsibility Act (S. 35)

Enacted, upcomingColorado

Colorado: Automated Decision-Making Technology in Consequential Decisions Act (SB 26-189)

Enacted, upcomingAustralia

Australia: Automated Decision-Making Privacy Policy Disclosures (Privacy Act 1988, APP 1.7–1.9)

Enacted, upcomingItaly

Italy: Human Decision-Making in AI-Assisted Employment Decisions (Article 41, Legislative Decree No. 179/2026)

ApplicableSpain

Spain: Workplace Algorithmic Decision Transparency Regulations (Royal Decree 723/2026)

Phased applicationConnecticut

Connecticut: Automated Employment Decision Technology Provisions of the Online Safety Act (Public Act 26-15 / SB 5)

Enacted, upcomingCalifornia

California: Automated Decision Systems in the Workplace Bill (SB 947)

Enacted, upcomingUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom: Human Rights and the Regulation of AI Parliamentary Report (HC 160 / HL Paper 56)

ApplicableUnited States

United States: Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Hiring Process (OPM Guidance)

ApplicableUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

ApplicableUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom: Recruitment Rewired Guidance on AI-Assisted Recruitment (ICO)

ApplicableRepublic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (Act No. 20676)

ApplicableOntario

Ontario: Principles for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (IPC and OHRC)

ApplicableOntario

Ontario: AI Job-Posting Requirements under the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (Bill 149)

ApplicableTexas

Texas: Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149)

ApplicableIllinois

Illinois: AI Employment Amendments to the Human Rights Act (Public Act 103-0804 / HB 3773)

ApplicableCalifornia

California: CCPA Regulations on Automated Decision-Making Technology, Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits (CPPA)

ApplicableCalifornia

California: Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems (FEHA)

Phased applicationPeru

Peru: Artificial Intelligence Law Regulations (Supreme Decree 115-2025-PCM)

ApplicableMexico

Mexico: Digital Platform Work Reform to the Federal Labor Law (Decree of December 24, 2024)

ApplicablePeru

Peru: Personal Data Protection Law Regulations (Supreme Decree No. 016-2024-JUS)

ApplicableNew Jersey

New Jersey: Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination under the Law Against Discrimination (DCR)

ApplicableEuropean Union

European Union: Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831)

Phased applicationEuropean Union

European Union: Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)

ApplicableRepublic of Korea

South Korea: Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act on Automated Decisions (Presidential Decree No. 34300)

ApplicableQuébec

Québec: Private-Sector Privacy Act Automated Decision Rules (CQLR c P-39.1, s 12.1)

ApplicablePortugal

Portugal: Decent Work Agenda Labour Code Amendments (Law 13/2023)

ApplicableNew York City

New York City: Automated Employment Decision Tools Law (Local Law 144 of 2021)

ApplicableChile

Chile: Digital Platform Work Law (Ley 21431)

ApplicableChina

China: Automated Decision-Making Rules under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

ApplicableMaryland

Maryland: Use of Facial Recognition Services in Employment Interviews (Chapter 446 / HB 1202)

ApplicableBrazil

Brazil: General Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018)

ApplicableSouth Africa

South Africa: Protection of Personal Information Act (Act No. 4 of 2013)

ApplicableIllinois

Illinois: Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42)

ApplicableEuropean Union

European Union: General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)

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