Employers and employment agencies must obtain an independent bias audit before using an automated employment decision tool

Practical action

Commission an annual independent bias audit for each tool, supplying historical outcome data by protected category, and calendar the twelve-month expiry.

Who does it apply to?

Employers and employment agencies using an automated employment decision tool for candidates or employees who reside in New York City; vendors are not directly liable but commonly supply the audit.

Actors

Deployer / user organisation

Sectors

Employment and HR

Use cases

AI in hiring and employment

Applies from: 5 July 2023

Which controls meet this duty?

Satisfies: the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports: it contributes but the duty needs more. Each control page lists every other duty it serves, so work done once can be counted once.

• satisfiesTechnical measureQuality or testing lead · at launch and on material change
  Accuracy, robustness, fairness and security testing

  Serves 15 recorded duties · evidence: Pre-release test report, Test plan and acceptance criteria, Release test sign-off

  Disparate-impact testing performed by an independent auditor on the statutory metrics.

• supportsProcessProcurement or vendor risk lead · once per ai system
  Vendor and third-party AI due diligence

  Serves 6 recorded duties · evidence: AI supplier due-diligence assessment, AI supplier and component register, Supplier onboarding decision

  Vendor supplies data and audit access for the tool.

Templates that cover this duty

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• ISO/IEC 42001 Gap Assessment and Statement of Applicability

  Assessment · XLSX · v3

• NIST AI RMF ↔ EU AI Act ↔ ISO/IEC 42001 Crosswalk

  Crosswalk · XLSX · v5

• AI System Technical Documentation

  Kit · DOCX and XLSX · v3

• AI Audit Evidence Tracker

  Register · XLSX · v1

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What evidence would a reviewer expect?

Framework mappings

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Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Employers and employment agencies must obtain an independent bias audit before using an automated employment decision tool (NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools))” [AIPT-OBL-0099, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0099 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-OBL-0099: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

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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