New Calif. Measures Regulating AI-Powered Workplace Discipline, Surveillance Expected to Boost Demand for Employment Counsel

(Subscription required) Over 30 employment-related bills reportedly were approved in the 2025-2026 California legislative session and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Practice and firm leaders pointed to laws involving gig worker unionization, anti-hate speech rules, and AI's use in surveillance and discipline in the workplace as laws that could spike demand.