New York City begins enforcing Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools
Concerns NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools)
What changed?
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection started enforcing bias-audit, published-summary and candidate-notice requirements for automated employment decision tools used for hiring or promotion in the city.
What does it mean in practice?
Employers using screening tools for NYC roles need an annual independent bias audit and ten business days of notice to candidates.
Official source
Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT)NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection · 5 Jul 2023
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “New York City begins enforcing Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-07-05-nyc-local-law-144-enforcement (accessed 27 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page.
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