5 Jul 2023 New York (United States) High at the time In force

New York City begins enforcing Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools

Concerns NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools)

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt

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In brief

New York City begins enforcing Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools. Recorded for New York (United States) on 5 July 2023. It concerns NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools). 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.

Date: 5 July 2023
Jurisdiction: New York (United States)
Instrument: NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools)
Impact: High
Status afterwards: In force
Official source: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

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” [AIPT-CHG-0028, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0028 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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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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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{New York City begins enforcing Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-07-05-nyc-local-law-144-enforcement}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-07-05-nyc-local-law-144-enforcement},
  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
}

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