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Title: New York State Begins Asking Employers to Offically Identify Layoffs
Caused by AI

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/0462...

The state of New York is "asking companies to disclose whether AI is the
reason for their layoffs," reports Entrepreneur: The move applies to New York
State's existing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system
and took effect in March, Bloomberg reported. New York is the first state in
the U.S. to add the disclosure, which could help regulators understand AI's
effects on the labor market. The change takes the form of a checkbox added to
a form employers fill out at least 90 days before a mass layoff or plant
closure through the WARN system. Companies have to select whether
"technological innovation or automation" is a reason for job cuts. If they
choose that option, they are directed to a second menu where they are asked
to name the specific technology responsible for layoffs, like AI or robots.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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