SB 947:
Bad for Workers.
Bad for Small Businesses.
Bad for California.
Another costly, confusing law that hurts workers and small businesses.
Amid tough economic times, California workers and small businesses are already struggling enough. SB 947 piles on, adding new regulatory burdens that are costly, complex and too extreme.
SB 947 is bad for Californians:
Bad for
workers
Leaves honest workers vulnerable to account takeovers and stolen earnings when automated fraud protections are delayed by mandatory human review.
Bad for small businesses
The bill exposes businesses to costly penalties for using commonly used software that helps them run more efficiently---hurting small businesses’ ability to grow.
Bad for
consumers
Fraud doesn't wait for a human to sign off. This bill restricts detection tools and leaves consumers, their data, and their money more vulnerable.
Here’s what businesses and workers stand to lose with SB 947 and why the Legislature should reject the bill:
1
Safety tools that protect other people.
A rideshare passenger reports a driver for showing up intoxicated, the platform auto-suspends him pending review, and the human-oversight requirement means he can stay active for the next passenger while a person gets around to the file.
2
Prediction software That helps keep workers safe.
A trucking company runs a fatigue model that flags a driver as high-risk after a stretch of long hauls and removes him from the next shift before he could cause a crash — that’s a system using personal data to “predict” future behavior, which the bill bans.