United States of America: Postponed enforcement of Local Law on Automated employment decision tools (Local Law 144) requiring a bias audit of AI

On 12 December 2022, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced it was delaying the enforcement of rules for Local Law 144 related to automated employment decision tools which will regulate how New York City employers should use artificial intelligence in employment decision-making processes and requires a “bias audit”. The new rules were scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2023 and are now being postponed until 15 April 2023 due to the high volume of public comments which will require to hold a second public hearing on 23 January 2023.