"The California Civil Rights Council approved regulations taking effect on Oct. 1, 2025, that clarify that employers cannot use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated-decision systems (ADSs) to make hiring or employment decisions that discriminate against job applicants or employees based on their national origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability or age. According to the council, these automated-decision systems can exacerbate existing biases and contribute to discriminatory outcomes, including hiring tools that reject women applicants by mimicking the existing features of a company's male-dominated workforce"
"Assembly Bill 489 prohibits artificial intelligence systems from impersonating licensed healthcare professionals, either directly though video calls or online chats or by using terms and conversational tones that imply a patient may be interacting with a human provider. (Lacheev / Getty Images) A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 22 temporarily rolls back the cannabis excise tax to 15% until 2028, suspending an increase to 19% levied earlier this year."
California implements multiple laws effective Oct. 1, 2025 addressing AI use, taxation and employee benefits. Employers are prohibited from using AI and automated-decision systems that produce discriminatory hiring or employment outcomes based on national origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability or age. Assembly Bill 489 forbids AI systems from impersonating licensed healthcare professionals during video calls, chats, or via human-like terms and tones. A law signed Sept. 22 rolls back the cannabis excise tax to 15% until 2028 to ease pressure on dispensaries operating with slim margins. Senate Bill 129 expands Nonindustrial Disability Insurance eligibility for certain high-level state managers beginning July 1, 2025.
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