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The state’s progressive tax structure makes it heavily dependent on one of its signature industries.

Some 24 US civil society groups and unions and have written a letter to the US Senate asking for action to improve the working conditions of the people who train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems.

The bill would have extended the notification period for layoffs under the California WARN Act and included contract workers under its protections.

The bill would have extended the notification period for layoffs under the California WARN Act and included contract workers under its protections.

The bill would have extended the notification period for layoffs under the California WARN Act and included contract workers under its protections.

As artificial intelligence finds its way into aspects of everyday life and becomes increasingly advanced, some state legislators feel a new urgency to create regulations for its use in the hiring …

Thanks to a pay boost, HR leaders and other executives are losing interest in taking the corner office.

For companies, the practice of outsourcing labor to third parties has become attractive: they get a pre-screened, flexible workforce and the ability to offload the responsibilities of legal employment to someone else. That compelling opportunity has spread far beyond tech to industries from healthcare and logistics. Unfortunately, this workforce model comes at a cost, to both workers and companies. There is a way for employers to contract out responsibility without exposing workers to harm — a...

Every day, Ed Stackhouse views porn, disturbing videos and images, and even suicide forums as one of more than 5,000 Google raters nationwide.

About a quarter of businesses across the nation have adopted AI and many are beginning to use the tech in their hiring process. Only three states currently require employers to ask for consent first if using AI in hiring.