{"slug":"us-new-york-city-local-law-144-alternative-process-request","id":"AIPT-OBL-0102","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0102","title":"Employers and employment agencies must let candidates request an alternative selection process or accommodation","short_title":"Alternative selection process","category":"human_oversight","summary":"The advance notice to candidates and employees must allow them to request an alternative selection process or a reasonable accommodation. The DCWP rules make clear that the law itself does not require the employer to provide an alternative process, but the request route must exist and accommodation requests remain governed by disability and human-rights law. Instructions for making the request must be included in the notice.\n","practical_action":"Provide a request mechanism in the candidate notice and record how each request was handled under the accommodation policy.\n","is_binding":true,"applies_from":"2023-07-05","section":null,"source_reference":"NYC Administrative Code Section 20-871(b)(1); 6 RCNY Section 5-303","official_source_url":"https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","actors":["deployer"],"sectors":["employment"],"use_cases":["hiring_and_hr"],"applicability":[{"description":"Employers and employment agencies giving the Section 20-871(b) notice.","actors":["deployer"],"conditions":null}],"evidence_examples":[{"title":"Alternative-process and accommodation request log","description":null,"artifact_type":"register"}],"framework_mappings":[{"framework":"nist_ai_rmf","framework_name":"NIST AI RMF 1.0","reference":"GOVERN 5.1, MANAGE 4.1","note":"Recourse route for affected individuals.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true},{"framework":"iso_42001","framework_name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","reference":"Annex A.9.2","note":"Processes for responsible use.","confidence_level":"low","is_original":true}],"controls":[{"slug":"decision-explanation-and-appeal-route","title":"Decision explanation, human review and appeal route","kind":"process","relationship":"satisfies","note":"Request channel and handling record for alternatives and accommodations.","confidence_level":"medium","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/decision-explanation-and-appeal-route"},{"slug":"human-oversight-and-override","title":"Human oversight design and override procedure","kind":"process","relationship":"supports","note":"Human-run alternative where one is offered.","confidence_level":"medium","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/human-oversight-and-override"}],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/us-new-york-city-local-law-144-alternative-process-request","policy":{"slug":"us-new-york-city-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-tools","title":"New York City Local Law 144 of 2021 on Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and DCWP implementing rules","status":"in_force","jurisdiction":"us-new-york","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-new-york-city-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-tools"}}