On June 29, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued new guidance on the enforcement of the city’s law regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) ahead of the July 5, 2023, effective date for final rules implementing the law.
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New York City released new guidance on the city’s new law regulating the use of automated decision-making tools to make employment decisions.
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Final rules implementing the law take effect on July 5, 2023.
The DCWP released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to flesh out the regulations implementing the city’s AEDT law, which regulates the use of automated decision-making tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to make employment decisions. The law, which technically took effect on January 1, 2023, requires that employers and employment agencies ensure AEDTs have been subjected to bias audits prior to being used. The law also provides specific notifications and disclosures to job candidates about the use of such tools.
On April 6, 2023, New York City published final rules that explained the scope of “machine learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence,” standardized the bias audit standards required under the law, and clarified notice requirements. Those final rules are set to take effect on July 5, 2023.
The DCWP’s new FAQs provide further clarification that employers and employment agencies of which employers and employment agencies...
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