Governor Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to prepare workers and businesses for potential AI disruption

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-6-26 directing state agencies to review labor, workforce, and economic policies in response to potential AI-driven job displacement. The order tasks the Labor and Workforce Development Agency with recommendations on severance standards, WARN Act revisions, and worker transition support, due by mid-November 2026.