AB 1221: Workplace surveillance tools.

This bill regulates the use of workplace surveillance tools and employer use of worker data. An employer must provide a written notice to affected workers 30 days before introducing a surveillance tool, describing the data to be collected and the intended purpose. The bill defines "employer" to include public employers and prohibits transferring, selling, or licensing worker data to vendors without a contract to analyze or interpret the data. Certain workplace surveillance tools, including those using facial, gait, or emotion recognition technology, are prohibited. Employers are also barred from using surveillance tools to infer categories of information about workers, such as immigration status or disability status. The labor commissioner enforces the bill's provisions, and employees can bring civil actions for specified remedies. Violating employers face a civil penalty of $500 per vi…