New York City starts enforcing its bias-audit law for AI hiring tools
See how this story connectsNew York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection began enforcing Local Law 144 of 2021 and its final rule, adopted on 6 April 2023, on 5 July 2023. Employers and employment agencies may not use an automated employment decision tool unless it has had an independent bias audit within the past year, must publish a summary of the audit, and must notify candidates or employees at least 10 business days before using the tool.
Why it matters
Employers hiring in New York City had to commission and publish independent bias audits of AI screening tools, and tell candidates, before using them.
- When
- 5 Jul 2023
- ID
WTA-N-2023-0073- Where
- New York
- Who
- NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
- Topics
- Hiring algorithms, Bias
- Authority
- NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
- Target
- Employers using automated hiring tools
- Action
- enforcement begins
- Status
- in force · Enforcement ledger
- Rules involved
- NYC Local Law 144 New York, In force
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: document 1 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.
Cite this story
WTA-N-2023-0073: “New York City starts enforcing its bias-audit law for AI hiring tools.” wheresthe.ai, 5 Jul 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-nyc-ll144-aedt-enforcement-2023-07/ (source: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection).
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