Introduce and support legislation to prohibit employers from relying on automated decision systems for work-related decisions and require evaluations, transparency, opt-out rights, and human review options for workers and applicants.

Edward J. Markey · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 93%

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The No Robot Bosses Act would: Prohibit employers from relying on automated decision systems to make work-related decisions (e.g., hiring/firing, discipline, etc.); Require employers and developers to conduct pre-deployment evaluations and annual impact assessments of these systems; Mandate transparency and disclosures to workers before automated decision systems are used in employment decisions; Give workers the right to opt out of algorithmic management in favor of a human manager; and Require employers to provide workers a human review option in the hiring process.

Markey introduced the No Robot Bosses Act, which would restrict automated employment decisions and create worker safeguards around algorithmic management.

Senators Markey, Schatz, Introduce Legislation to Halt Automating Workplace Decisions, Worker Surveillance
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GovInfo lists S. 4833, the No Robot Bosses Act, as introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey on June 18, 2026, read twice, and referred to the Senate HELP Committee. The full title is to prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official congressional bill record confirms Markey introduced S. 4833 during the 119th Congress. This directly satisfies the commitment to introduce legislation targeting employer use of automated decision systems for work-related decisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo: S. 4833 (IS) - No Robot Bosses Act
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Markey's Senate office announced that he and Senator Schatz introduced the No Robot Bosses Act to put safeguards on automated decision systems used for work-related decisions. The release says the bill would prohibit employers from relying on those systems for work decisions, require pre-deployment evaluations and annual impact assessments, mandate disclosures, provide opt-out rights, and require human review in hiring.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Markey release matches the promised policy details: prohibition/restriction on automated work decisions, evaluations, transparency, opt-out rights, and human review options for workers and applicants.

delivered same_term A for effort

Senators Markey, Schatz, Introduce Legislation to Halt Automating Workplace Decisions, Worker Surveillance
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The promise was to introduce and support legislation with specific safeguards for employer automated decision systems, not necessarily to enact it. Markey introduced S. 4833, the No Robot Bosses Act, on June 18, 2026, during his active Senate term. The bill directly covers prohibiting or restricting employer reliance on automated decision systems for work-related decisions and includes evaluations, transparency, opt-out rights, and human review options, matching the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%