Massachusetts S3211 regulates the use of automated decision tools and electronic monitoring in employment.

Massachusetts S3211 mandates that employers conduct impact assessments for automated employment decision tools and electronic monitoring. Employers must notify employees and candidates about the use of these tools. The bill restricts the use of electronic monitoring to specific purposes and prohibits certain practices, such as using tools for private area surveillance or to predict employee behavior. Employers must ensure meaningful human oversight of decisions based on these tools and cannot primarily rely on tool outputs for employment decisions.

Massachusetts S3211 regulates the use of automated decision tools and electronic monitoring in employment.

Massachusetts S3211 mandates that employers conduct impact assessments for automated employment decision tools and electronic monitoring. Employers must notify employees and candidates about the use of these tools. The bill restricts the use of electronic monitoring to specific purposes and prohibits certain practices, such as using tools for private area surveillance or to predict employee behavior. Employers must ensure meaningful human oversight of decisions based on these tools and cannot primarily rely on tool outputs for employment decisions.