NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection — Automated Employment Decision Tools final rule (Local Law 144)
7/12Calibrated Authority
“Local Law 144 of 2021 prohibits employers and employment agencies from using an automated employment decision tool unless the tool has been subject to a bias audit within one year of the use of the tool, information about the bias audit is publicly available, and certain notices have been provided to employees or job candidates.”— DCWP Notice of Adoption of Final Rule — Statement of Basis and Purpose · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
2
D2
Human authorship & accountability
1
D3
Disclosure & labeling
2
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
0
D5
Human validation in loop
0
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
2
Posture EnablingBoundary fit · contradictsTrust-logic Evidential
Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection — Automated Employment Decision Tools final rule (Local Law 144). https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/nyc-department-of-consumer-and Quote: “Local Law 144 of 2021 prohibits employers and employment agencies from using an automated employment decision tool unless the tool has been subject to a bias audit within one year of the use of the tool, information about the bias audit is publicly available, and certain notices have been provided to employees or job candidates.” Source: https://rules.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DCWP-NOA-for-Use-of-Automated-Employment-Decisionmaking-Tools-2.pdf