Requires New York City employers to conduct annual bias audits of Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) for hiring and promotions. Specifies calculation of selection and impact ratios by sex, race, and ethnicity. Mandates public disclosure of bias audit results and AEDT use.
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This is a binding regulatory amendment to the Rules of the City of New York with mandatory requirements, enforcement mechanisms, and legal obligations for employers and employment agencies using automated employment decision tools.
The document has good coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with strong focus on unfair discrimination (1.1), unequal performance across groups (1.3), and lack of transparency (7.4). Coverage is concentrated in discrimination/toxicity and AI system safety domains, specifically addressing bias in automated employment decision-making tools.
This regulation applies broadly across all economic sectors that employ workers in New York City. It governs the use of automated employment decision tools by any employer or employment agency operating in NYC, regardless of industry. The regulation is sector-agnostic, focusing on the employment function rather than specific industries.
The document primarily focuses on the Verify and Validate, Deploy, and Operate and Monitor stages. It mandates bias audits (validation) before deployment and requires ongoing annual audits (monitoring) during operation. It does not substantially address planning, data collection, or model building stages.
The document explicitly defines and covers Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs) which use machine learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on task-specific AI systems used for employment decisions.
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
The document is titled 'New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Amendment to Rules of NY City' indicating this agency proposed and drafted the regulatory amendment.
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
As the regulatory agency issuing these rules, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has enforcement authority over compliance with these AEDT requirements.
Independent auditors
The regulation establishes a role for independent auditors to conduct bias audits of AEDTs, with specific requirements for auditor independence and qualifications.
Employers in New York City; Employment agencies in New York City
The regulation explicitly targets employers and employment agencies that use automated employment decision tools for hiring and promotion decisions in New York City.
6 subdomains (3 Good, 3 Minimal)