{"id":12538,"date":"2026-04-28T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/american-workers-cant-afford-to-wait-on-federal-ai-legislation-groups-say-hr-dive\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:00:59","slug":"american-workers-cant-afford-to-wait-on-federal-ai-legislation-groups-say-hr-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/american-workers-cant-afford-to-wait-on-federal-ai-legislation-groups-say-hr-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"American workers \u2018can\u2019t afford to wait\u2019 on federal AI legislation, groups say – HR Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cRather than respecting states\u2019 authority to protect their own residents, the administration is doing the bidding of tech oligarchs,\u201d the groups said of the Trump administration.
The letter was spearheaded by the progressive Economic Policy Institute, We Build Progress, the AFL-CIO Tech Institute and Workshop.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
In it, the groups noted that nearly two years have passed since the Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group released its <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>roadmap for AI policy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, \u201cbut the Senate has yet to consider comprehensive legislation.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
The groups called on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, which was formed in December, to ensure that federal reforms \u201ccenter the impacts of AI on workers.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Leaders from the Senate and House AI groups could not immediately be reached for comment before press time.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Meanwhile, the White House in March proposed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>a national framework for regulating AI<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, urging Congress to preempt conflicting state laws that could \u201cimpose undue burdens\u201d on companies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
The administration recommended Congress not create new federal rulemaking bodies for AI and rely instead on existing agencies and industry-led standards.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
President Donald Trump in December also issued an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>executive order aiming to block some artificial intelligence laws<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> at the state level, a move called \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>likely unconstitutional<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u201d by critics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\u201cThe urgency of this moment is further compounded by the Trump administration\u2019s decision to prioritize corporate capture over the public good,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cThe administration has doubled down with a national AI legislative framework that would severely curtail states\u2019 ability to regulate AI. Rather than respecting states\u2019 authority to protect their own residents, the administration is doing the bidding of tech oligarchs.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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The group hopes to provide guidance to stakeholders “given the EEOC’s abdication of its responsibilities to do so,” said Jocelyn Samuels, former vice chair for the agency.
Technology implementation is creeping upwards on the to-do lists of global HR leaders, yet few believe their organizations have the necessary capabilities in place.
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