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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Agentic AI continues to dominate HR technology this week, with Workday outlining its vision for AI-driven workforce management, ADP launching new AI-powered tools for workforce automation, and Phenom earning Luminary recognition in two Everest Group agentic AI assessments. SAP SuccessFactors has detailed what's coming in its Second Half 2026 HCM release, while First Advantage and ID.me have announced an FCRA-compliant identity fraud detection product aimed at background screening. Rounding out the day, California's new workplace AI laws are drawing attention from HR leaders, with eight key takeaways emerging for compliance teams.
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HR complianceHR Morning· 4:53 AM PDT
California Governor Newsom signed a package of workplace AI laws on September 30, 2026 that directly constrain how employers use automated decision systems (ADS) in discipline, termination, and surveillance — requiring human corroboration before acting on ADS output (SB 947), banning AI-enabled emotion and neural monitoring (AB 1883), prohibiting bathroom surveillance (AB 1331), and mandating enhanced Cal/WARN notices when AI or automation drives mass layoffs (SB 951). HR leaders should audit every AI and monitoring tool in use, assess reliance on ADS in disciplinary workflows, build genuine h
