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AI & Automated Employment Regulation

Connecticut enacted 2026 employment provisions addressing automated-decision discrimination, AI-related federal WARN disclosures, and future automated-employment notices. Official Attorney General guidance and the broader SB 435 proposal remain legally distinct.

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Signed — effective October 1, 2026statute

Connecticut Public Act 26-15 — 2026 Employment Provisions

Public Act 26-15 amends Connecticut employment-discrimination law to address automated employment-related decision technology and adds an AI-related disclosure to Labor Department notices that an employer already submits under the federal WARN Act.

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringBias / DiscriminationAutomated DisciplineAutomated TerminationWorkforce AutomationNotice & Consent
Related coverage: Connecticut AI Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2026 and 2027
Enacted — deployment duties apply October 1, 2027statute

Connecticut Public Act 26-15 — Automated Employment Decision Duties

Sections 7–12 of Public Act 26-15 establish definitions, developer-information duties, interaction disclosures, and pre-decision notices for defined automated employment-related decision technology. Although these sections have an October 1, 2026 effective clause, the operative developer and deployer duties apply to qualifying deployments on or after October 1, 2027.

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringAutomated DisciplineAutomated TerminationNotice & ConsentBias / Discrimination
Related coverage: Connecticut AI Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2026 and 2027
Current nonbinding guidanceagency guidance

Connecticut Attorney General Guidance on Existing Laws and Artificial Intelligence

The Connecticut Attorney General's February 2026 memorandum explains that existing civil-rights, privacy, consumer-protection, data-security, and antitrust laws may apply to AI, including AI used in hiring and employment.

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringBias / DiscriminationWorkplace Privacy
Related coverage: Connecticut AI Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2026 and 2027
Did not become law in 2026bill

Connecticut SB 435 — Automated Decision Systems Protections for Employees

SB 435 proposed a broader employment automated-decision framework, including explanations, data correction, human review, bias audits, recordkeeping, collective-bargaining provisions, and a civil action. The official history ends with an April 20, 2026 favorable report and Senate calendar placement; the regular session adjourned May 6 without enactment.

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringBias AuditsNotice & ConsentHuman OversightRecordkeepingBias / Discrimination
Related coverage: Connecticut AI Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2026 and 2027

RECENT REGULATORY TIMELINE

  1. verification updateRecord re-verifiedConnecticut 2026 AI Employment Provisions
  2. verification updateRecord re-verifiedConnecticut 2027 Automated Employment Duties
  3. verification updateRecord re-verifiedConnecticut AG AI Guidance
  4. verification updateRecord re-verifiedConnecticut SB 435
  5. signedGovernor signed Public Act 26-15Connecticut 2026 AI Employment Provisions
  6. signedGovernor signed Public Act 26-15Connecticut 2027 Automated Employment Duties
  7. passed legislatureGeneral Assembly completed passageConnecticut 2026 AI Employment Provisions

WHAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD WATCH

  • October 1, 2026 effective date for the discrimination and federal-WARN-related provisions
  • October 1, 2027 deployment trigger for developer and deployer duties in Public Act 26-15 sections 8–10
  • Labor Department forms or guidance for the AI-related WARN disclosure
  • Attorney General enforcement or implementation guidance concerning sections 8–12

TOPICS COVERED

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringAutomated DisciplineAutomated TerminationBias / DiscriminationNotice & ConsentWorkforce AutomationWorkplace Privacy

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