_Regulation · Data protection_

# NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement

Canonical ID: `7018bea4-eb48-482c-ae34-1cfe88231cb1`

- **Jurisdiction:** [New York City, New York, USA](/locations/new-york-city-new-york-usa.md) (id: `c0e9f068-ce55-43ff-94a3-5e67202651d8`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2023-07-05

NYC Local Law 144 requires employers using automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) to conduct annual bias audits, publish results, and notify candidates of AI use in hiring. Enforced by NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection with penalties up to $500 per day.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page · 2023-07-05

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2023-07-05 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement cover?

NYC Local Law 144 requires employers using automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) to conduct annual bias audits, publish results, and notify candidates of AI use in hiring. Enforced by NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection with penalties up to $500 per day.

### Where does NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement apply?

NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement is recorded as a data_protection applying in New York City, New York, USA on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement take effect?

NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement is recorded as effective July 5, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement still in effect?

NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement apply to?

NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement is recorded as applying to biometric on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NYC Local Law 144: Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) Bias Audit Requirement: Amazfit (Balance / Active / T-Rex / Helio), Apple Watch, Blackrock Neuroport Array, BrainQ Non-Invasive BCI and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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