Connecticut and Colorado Employers Face New AI Hiring Compliance Requirements

Connecticut:

Connecticut recently enacted the “Act Concerning Online Safety”, making Connecticut one of the latest states to regulate AI in hiring. Among other things, the law requires employers using “automated employment-related decision technology” (AEDT) to provide written pre-decision notice—including, among other things, the AEDT’s purpose, trade name, the data categories of the employee or applicant that the tool will analyze or process, and how data will be assessed—before an employment-related decision is made, if such AEDT generated an output … Read the rest

Colorado Attorney General Delays Enforcement of Colorado AI Act

Key point: In a court filing, the Colorado attorney general states it will only enforce the law after the office finishes rulemaking on the existing law or any law the Colorado legislature passes this year amending or replacing the law.

In early April, a lawsuit was filed against the state of Colorado, seeking to block implementation of the Colorado AI Act. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the lawsuit, arguing in favor of the law being enjoined.… Read the rest