No Robot Bosses Act
Current understanding
The No Robot Bosses Act (S4833) is a Senate bill introduced in June 2026 and referred to the HELP Committee that would regulate the use of automated decision systems in employment contexts. It targets AI/algorithmic tools used for hiring, monitoring, evaluation, discipline, and termination decisions. For employers and platform vendors, it would introduce new obligations around use of automated employment systems; for workers, it would create new protections against fully automated employment decisions. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-18 — AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act: cross-connection with ai-related-job-impacts-clarity-act: Complementary labor-side AI measures: job-impact reporting vs. workplace AI decision-making limits. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-06-25 — Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025: cross-connection with algorithmic-accountability-act-2025: Both target automated decision systems; the Algorithmic Accountability Act sets horizontal ADS impact-assessment duties while No Robot Bosses regulates ADS specifically in employment decisions. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-10-09 — Right to Override Act: cross-connection with right-to-override-act: Both regulate workplace use of automated/AI systems and constrain employer reliance on algorithmic outputs — Right to Override in clinical settings, No Robot Bosses in employment decisions. (novelty: 4)
- 2026-06-18 — No Robot Bosses Act: cross-connection with ai-whistleblower-protection-act: Both bills target AI in the workplace: No Robot Bosses restricts automated employer decisions, while AI Whistleblower Protection shields workers who report AI-related concerns — complementary worker-facing AI protections. (novelty: 3)