- Companies and federal agencies could be forced to report AI-related job losses
- There have been more federal layoffs than tech layoffs in 2025
- New law has the support of Republican and Democratic senators
A new AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act proposal, raised by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO), would require companies to disclose details about AI-related layoffs if it were to become law.
Federal agencies, publicly traded companies and certain private companies would be required to submit quarterly reports to the Labor Department on such workforce changes.
But, by pushing for greater transparency not about job losses but also about how companies support their workers, the proposed law adds even more reporting suggestions.
This law could force companies to report how AI is affecting workers
The AI-related Job Impacts Clarity Act specifies that companies must report job cuts or displacements and new hires that are attributed to AI, as well as workers being trained thanks to AI and positions left unfilled thanks to automated procedures.
Non-public companies could be included based on workforce size, revenue, industry, or regional/national employment impact; this would be decided within 180 days.
“Artificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project that AI could increase unemployment by as much as 10% to 20% in the next five years,” Senator Hawley stressed.
The law would require organizations to post reports and underlying data on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website within 60 days of each quarter.
“This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a clear picture of the impact of AI on the workforce… Armed with this information, we can ensure that AI creates opportunities instead of leaving workers behind,” Senator Warner added.
The good news comes amid continued AI-related job impacts: Although layoffs in the tech sector have slowed in 2025 (112,732) compared to 2023 (264,220), a total of 182,528 layoffs were federally tracked (via layoffs.fyi).
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