HB 5579

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As introduced: - Prohibits using automated tools for employment decisions, with a narrow exception for screening large volumes of job applications. - Prohibits using a decision-making tool to collect an employee's or applicant's data. - Restricts the use of electronic monitoring tools to specific business purposes. - Prohibits collecting sensitive personal and biometric data, and bans the use of facial, voice, or emotion recognition technology. Limits retention of data. - Requires employers to conduct and publicly file an annual, independent impact assessment for bias. - Grants employees and applicants the right to opt out of the use of automated decisions and electronic monitoring tools. - Establishes strict security breach response requirements, including mandating that employers provide affected individuals with 10 years of paid identity theft protection.

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