NYC Local Law 144
Independent bias audits for your AI hiring tools in New York City.
NYC Local Law 144 requires an independent annual bias audit of any automated hiring tool, with penalties up to $1,500 a day. We run the audit, sign it independently, and give you the public summary and candidate notice you are required to publish.
Independent sign-off. No platform to install. No sales call.
Why employers are getting audited now
An annual, independent bias audit is mandatory for any AEDT used to hire or promote for a NYC role, including remote roles. Non-compliance runs up to $1,500 per day.
Anyone placing AI on the EU market faces high-risk obligations enforceable from August 2026, with fines up to 7% of global turnover. See AI Audits EU.
Customers, insurers, and enterprise buyers increasingly require documented AI bias and risk evidence. A clean audit shortens deals and blunts discrimination claims.
Why an independent auditor, not a tool
The law requires the bias audit to be performed by an independent party with no financial interest in the tool or the employer. A vendor cannot audit its own hiring software, and a self-serve dashboard is not an independent auditor. We compute the selection rates and impact ratios, interpret them in plain English, and put a named, independent signature on the report.
Local Law 144 by the numbers
The penalty runs up to $1,500 per day, bias is flagged below a 0.80 impact ratio (the four-fifths rule), and a fresh audit is required every year. Enforcement is tightening: a 2025 state review found the city caught just 1 of 17 non-compliance instances an independent auditor identified in the same group of companies.
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