Lorena Gonzalez on Ban fully automated hiring decisions wi…

Lorena Gonzalez

President of the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO; former California State Assembly member

Right now, there are absolutely no restrictions on how employers can use artificial intelligence to arbitrarily discipline and fire their workers. Employers are devastating workers' livelihoods and taking no responsibility for the callous decisions of this unchecked technology. This is unacceptable. We need stronger guardrails to make sure there is human review and oversight of any decision made by a machine that impacts a worker's job and paycheck.

AI Verified (Feb 3, 2026)

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Lorena Gonzalez, quoted in California Federation of Labor Unions press release, February 3, 2026.

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

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AI Verified The quote calls for human review and oversight of any machine-made decision affecting a worker's job and paycheck, which directly matches the ban on fully automated hiring decisions without human review. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote supports human review for AI-driven employment decisions, so the recorded answer 'for' matches the author's position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Authenticated by the California Federation of Labor Unions press release on February 3, 2026, which quotes Gonzalez calling for human review and oversight of machine-made workplace decisions. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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