NYC Local Law 144: questions for your staffing workflow review
Bring a description of your hiring workflow to your legal adviser. Use the official sources and questions below to prepare that conversation about NYC Local Law 144.
Start with the workflow you actually use
Prepare a simple account of what happens between an application and a candidate submission. Include the job posting, interview format, report, and the people making decisions.
- Where does AI enter the workflow?
- What information does it produce?
- How does the recruiter use that information?
- Who decides whether a candidate moves forward?
- Where are the candidate, role, agency and client based?
Questions about scope and terminology
Open the DCWP AEDT page and FAQ with counsel. Use your actual workflow to ask the questions below; this page leaves their answers to that review.
- Which definitions should we examine for this workflow?
- How should we evaluate our use of ranking and recruiter review?
- Which facts about the agency, client and role matter to the analysis?
Questions about agency and vendor responsibilities
Bring a list of the organizations involved and what each one does. Ask counsel how responsibility should be evaluated for the agency, client and technology provider.
- What information should we request from the vendor?
- What questions should we resolve with the client?
- Who should own follow-up actions from the legal review?
Questions about bias audits
Use the official NYC materials as the starting point for a discussion about audits. Bring questions about your workflow without assuming a particular audit or division of responsibility is sufficient.
- Is an audit relevant to the use we are reviewing?
- What should counsel examine about its scope, date and documentation?
- Who would arrange, review and pay for any required work?
Questions about candidate notices
Bring the messages candidates currently see: the job posting, application information and interview invitation. Ask counsel to review the wording and delivery sequence together.
- What information, timing and delivery questions should we resolve?
- Who should prepare and approve candidate-facing wording?
- How should candidate questions or requests for another format reach a person?
Keep the official materials alongside the review
The sources below link to NYC DCWP’s AEDT materials and the New York State Comptroller’s report. Ask counsel which current materials, dates and enforcement developments should inform the review. Record which source versions were used and which questions remain open.
Describe the VANTA workflow accurately
VANTA’s published workflow is Apply → Interview → Review → Submit. In the proposed staffing pilot, candidates answer three short question rounds by audio or text. You review the answer evidence and decide what to forward.
Bring those product facts, the job posting and an example report to your adviser. Ask how your actual use should be evaluated.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find the official NYC materials?
The sources on this page link to NYC DCWP’s Automated Employment Decision Tools page, its AEDT FAQ, and the New York State Comptroller’s report.
What should I bring to a discussion with counsel?
Bring your job posting, a description of the interview and review process, an example report, candidate-facing messages, and a list of the organizations and people making decisions.
Does this page determine whether LL144 applies to my agency?
It provides source links and questions for your legal adviser. A determination about your agency is outside the scope of this page.