Tanya L. Goldman on States should retain the right to set s…

Tanya L. Goldman

Labor policy expert and workers' rights advocate; testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce in 2026.

There have been efforts, however, to prevent states from enacting new protections and to nullify existing state safeguards—leaving workers vulnerable when employers deploy discriminatory and exploitative AI systems in the workplace. Any federal legislation should be a floor, not a ceiling.

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Testimony of Tanya L. Goldman, U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee HELP Subcommittee Hearing on “Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work”

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote says federal AI legislation should be a floor, not a ceiling, which directly supports allowing states to set stricter standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says federal legislation should be a floor, not a ceiling, so the recorded 'for' answer matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Tanya L. Goldman's testimony PDF contains the quoted floor-not-ceiling passage on federal AI legislation; the quote matches the source text. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

Human-in-the-loop: Significant decisions that impact workers should be made with human oversight. Workers should be able to understand, review, and appeal automated decisions, without fear of retaliation.

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