Top Stories – September 28, 2026
1. Connecticut CART Act: First Employment AI Obligations Take Effect Thursday
Connecticut employers must disclose AI-related layoffs under WARN Act filings and cannot cite AI tool use as a defense to employment discrimination claims starting October 1. Broader hiring and employment transparency requirements follow October 1, 2027.
2. UK ICO Completes Rebrand to Information Commission on September 30
The UK data regulator formally becomes the Information Commission on Tuesday under the 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act, adding seven new non-executive board members. All AI enforcement powers, breach reporting duties, and guidance obligations carry over unchanged.
3. China CAC Concludes Second-Stage AI Rectification Enforcement and Publishes September Algorithm Registry
China’s Cyberspace Administration published second-stage results from its four-month AI-application enforcement campaign, targeting content-labeling failures, data-poisoning, and algorithm-filing violations. The CAC also released its September algorithm registry formally approving additional domestic foundation models and generative AI services for commercial deployment.