New York now requires companies to disclose AI-driven layoffs New York has become the first US state to require employers to disclose whether artificial intelligence played a role in workforce reductions A recent update to New York’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system mandates companies to report if “technological innovation or automation” contributed to mass layoffs or plant closures
New York Becomes First State to Require Disclosure of AI . . . New York has quietly become the first state to require employers to disclose when artificial intelligence contributes to layoffs As of March 2025, amendments to the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act require companies to indicate whether job reductions were influenced by “automation or technological advances,” including AI