{"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","short_title":"NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools)","jurisdiction":"us-new-york","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"issuing_body":"New York City Council; rules by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection","summary_plain":"Employers and employment agencies may not use an automated employment decision tool to screen candidates or employees for hiring or promotion in New York City unless the tool has had an independent bias audit within the past year, a summary of the audit results is published, and candidates receive at least ten business days' notice of the tool's use, the job qualifications assessed, and how to request an alternative process or accommodation. The bias audit calculates selection and scoring impact ratios by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional categories. Enforcement began 5 July 2023.","adopted_on":"2021-12-11","in_force_on":"2023-01-01","applies_from":"2023-07-05","official_source_url":"https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:10+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-new-york-city-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-tools","status_note":null,"scope_summary":"Employers and employment agencies using AEDTs for candidates or employees residing in New York City.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2021-12-11: enacted; 2023-01-01: effective; 2023-07-05: enforcement began under final DCWP rules.","penalties_summary":"Civil penalties of USD 500 for a first violation and 500–1,500 for each subsequent violation; each day of use and each missing notice is a separate violation.","what_organizations_must_do":"Commission an annual independent bias audit, publish the summary and distribution date on the careers site, give ten business days' notice to candidates, and keep audit and notice records.","published_on":null,"date_notes":"Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.","taxonomy":{"actor":["provider","deployer"],"ai_system_type":["automated_decision_system","predictive_scoring"],"sector":["employment"],"risk_category":["high_risk"],"use_case":["hiring_and_hr"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT)","publisher":"NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection","url":"https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page","document_date":"2023-07-05","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page","source_title":"Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT)","source_publisher":"NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection","source_document_date":"2023-07-05","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text.","reviewed_by":null}}