California Adopts Cutting-Edge AI Hiring Regulations

Effective Oct. 1, 2025, California employers will face new compliance obligations when using artificial intelligence in hiring, promotion and other personnel decisions. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has finalized regulations confirming that automated decision systems (ADS) are subject to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)—placing artificial intelligence (AI) on equal footing with human decision-making when it comes to anti-discrimination enforcement. Read more on our Labor & Employment blog.