A number of new laws are set to take effect in California on Oct.1, 2025. The laws cover the use of AI in hiring practices, taxing cannabis and more.

Click through the gallery below to see the state laws you need to know. • The California Civil Rights Council approved regulations taking effect on Oct. 1, 2025, that clarify that employers cannot use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated-decision systems (ADSs) to make hiring or employment decisions that discriminate against job applicants or employees based on their national origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability or age. According to the council, these automated-decision systems can exacerbate existing biases and contribute to discriminatory outcomes, including hiring tools that reject women applicants by mimicking the e

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