Employers and employment agencies must publish a summary of the bias audit results
Context fileUnder NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools), NYC Administrative Code Section 20-871(a)(2); 6 RCNY Section 5-302
What does it require?
Before using an automated employment decision tool, the employer or employment agency must make a summary of the most recent bias audit results and the distribution date of the tool publicly available on the employment section of its website. Under the DCWP rules the summary states the audit date, the data source and type, the number of applicants or candidates in each category, and the selection or scoring rates and impact ratios, and must remain posted for at least six months after the tool was last used.
Practical action
Post the audit summary and distribution date on the careers page before go-live and refresh it with each annual audit.
Who does it apply to?
Employers and employment agencies using an automated employment decision tool for New York City residents.
- Sectors
- Employment and HR
- Use cases
- AI in hiring and employment
Applies from:
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.
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satisfiesProcessProduct owner · at launch and on material changeAI interaction and use disclosure notices
Serves 17 recorded duties · evidence: AI interaction or use notice, Notice catalogue, Notice wording approval
Public posting of audit results is a disclosure to candidates.
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supportsTechnical measureQuality or testing lead · at launch and on material changeAccuracy, robustness, fairness and security testing
Serves 15 recorded duties · evidence: Pre-release test report, Test plan and acceptance criteria, Release test sign-off
Produces the results being summarised.
What evidence would a reviewer expect?
| Evidence | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Published bias audit summary with distribution date | document |
Framework mappings
Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.
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| Framework | Reference | Note | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIST AI RMF 1.0 | GOVERN 4.2, MEASURE 2.11 | Public transparency of fairness results. | medium |
| ISO/IEC 42001:2023 | Annex A.8.3, A.8.5 | External reporting and information for interested parties. | medium |
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Employers and employment agencies must publish a summary of the bias audit results (NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools))”. https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/us-new-york-city-local-law-144-publish-audit-summary (accessed 24 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.
Similar obligations in other instruments
- Disclose AI interaction and label synthetic content — EU AI Act, European Union
- Employers must inform workers and their representatives before using high-risk AI at work — EU AI Act, European Union
- Deployers must tell natural persons that a high-risk AI system is used in decisions about them — EU AI Act, European Union
- Providers of generative AI must mark synthetic output as artificially generated in a machine-readable way — EU AI Act, European Union
- Deployers of emotion recognition or biometric categorisation must inform exposed persons — EU AI Act, European Union
- Deployers must disclose deepfakes and AI-generated text published on matters of public interest — EU AI Act, European Union
- Deployers must explain individual decisions taken with high-risk AI on request — EU AI Act, European Union
- Provide deployers with clear instructions for use — EU AI Act, European Union
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.