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NYC Local Law 144: automated employment decision tools

An independent bias audit within one year before use, a published summary of the results, and notice to candidates and employees 10 business days before use

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From clause to evidenceThe chain from NYC LL 144 Local Law 144 of 2021 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: New York City Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools), Local Law 144 of 2021ClauseNYC LL 144Local Law 144…Duty holder: Employers and employment agencies using AEDTs for New York City rolesDuty holderEmployers andemployment…Applies from: 2023-07-05 (In force)Applies from2023-07-05In forceArtefact: Impact-ratio eval by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional category; published audit summary; notice recordArtefactImpact-ratioeval by sex,…Layers: Layer 03 Evals & Red Teaming as Evidence and Layer 05 Assurance & Continuous ComplianceLayersLayer 03Layer 05Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from NYC LL 144 Local Law 144 of 2021 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: New York City Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools), Local Law 144 of 2021ClauseNYC LL 144 · Local Law 144…Duty holder: Employers and employment agencies using AEDTs for New York City rolesDuty holderEmployers and employment agencies…Applies from: 2023-07-05 (In force)Applies from2023-07-05 · In forceArtefact: Impact-ratio eval by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional category; published audit summary; notice recordArtefactImpact-ratio eval by sex,…Layers: Layer 03 Evals & Red Teaming as Evidence and Layer 05 Assurance & Continuous ComplianceLayersLayer 03Layer 05Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: NYC LL 144, Local Law 144….
  • Duty holder: Employers and employment agencies….
  • Applies from: 2023-07-05, In force.
  • Artefact: Impact-ratio eval by sex,….
  • Layers: Layer 03, Layer 05.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.Earlier2024202620282030As of 2026-09-242023-07-05 · In forceEnforced since2023-07-052023-07-05 · In force · Enforced since 2023-07-05Source: Obligation register(chapter 08)
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144 on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.2023-07-05 · In forceEnforced since 2023-07-052024202620282030EarlierAs of 2026-09-242023-07-05 · In force · Enforced since 2023-07-05Source: Obligation register (chapter 08)
When this obligation applies The first date in the row's status, then each later step: filled once its date has passed, outlined while it is still ahead of the review date.
Data table: the dates
Dates of AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144
DateStepDetail
2023-07-05In forceEnforced since 2023-07-05
Id
AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144
Instrument
New York City Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools) law
Clause
Local Law 144 of 2021
In scope
Employers and employment agencies using AEDTs for New York City roles
Authority
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Applies from
In force · Enforced since 2023-07-05

The artefact that evidences it

Impact-ratio eval by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional category; published audit summary; notice record.

Patterns that build it

Source

Chapter 08, section Other state AI laws, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). NYC Local Law 144: automated employment decision tools (AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usnyc-ll144. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{NYC Local Law 144: automated employment decision tools (AIGE-OBL-USNYC-LL144)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usnyc-ll144},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}