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NY A03779
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
George Alvarez
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers with 100+ employees from using automated employment decision tools (AI hiring/evaluation systems) unless an independent impact assessment has been conducted within the past year to evaluate potential discrimination against protected classes
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Requires employers to notify candidates and employees when automated tools are used, including what data is collected, what characteristics are assessed, and the results of any bias audits
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Mandates meaningful human oversight of hiring, promotion, termination, disciplinary, and compensation decisions—employers cannot rely solely on automated tool outputs
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Grants employees the right to access their own data used by automated tools, request corrections to inaccurate data, and receive responses within 14 calendar days at no cost
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Establishes enforcement through the Labor Commissioner and Attorney General, with civil penalties and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if adverse action is taken against employees within 90 days of filing complaints or data requests
Legislative Description
Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.
Last Action
referred to codes
1/7/2026