NYC Local Law 144

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Definition

What is it: NYC Local Law 144 is a New York City law that took effect in July 2023. It requires employers to obtain an independent bias audit of any automated employment decision tool (AEDT) used to score, rank, or filter candidates for NYC-based roles before use.

What is it used for: It is used to ensure hiring transparency and prevent algorithmic bias by requiring employers to disclose impact ratios for race and gender and providing candidates with notice regarding the use of AI tools.

What it is not: The law does not cover tools that only book calls, send messages, or send offer letters; it specifically targets tools that score, rank, or filter candidates.

Coverage

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  • Synonyms: 2
  • Related entities: 3
  • Sources: 1

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NYC Local Law 144
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Nyc Local Law 144 Bias Audit Remote Workers

Attributes

Key Facts
Each candidate screened without a valid audit is treated as a separate case for civil fines. [1]
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The legal duty for compliance with Local Law 144 rests on the employer, and a vendor audit of their own tool does not satisfy this requirement. [1]
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Employers must have an outside auditor review their AI hiring tool before using it and post the results on their public website at least 10 days before use. [1]
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NYC Local Law 144 took effect in July 2023. [1]
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A bias audit checks the impact ratio, which measures how often the tool scores or selects each group by race and gender compared to the top group. [1]
Legal
NYC Local Law 144 applies to remote roles where the worker will be based in New York City for the job, regardless of the business location. [1]
Policy
Employers must provide a candidate notice at or before the time of application for any NYC-based role. [1]

Synonyms & Alternate Names

  • Local Law 144
  • NYC Local Law 144 of 2021

Disambiguation

  • Not applicable to roles where the employee is not based in New York City

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Provenance

Sources

  1. https://aismartventures.com/posts/nyc-local-law-144-do-owner-operators-need-a-bias-audit-for-remote-nyc-workers (NYC Local Law 144)

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