Source hierarchy. When a legal proposition can be answered from the Administrative Code or the Rules of the City of New York, those sources come first. DCWP FAQs and guidance help explain administration and enforcement but do not override the statute or rule text.
1. NYC Administrative Code — Local Law 144
Subchapter 25: Automated Employment Decision Tools
Primary statutory text covering the AEDT definition, bias-audit requirement, publication requirement, notice obligations and civil penalties.
2. 6 RCNY §5-300 — Definitions
Defines key rule terms including how an AEDT output can “substantially assist or replace discretionary decision making,” candidate for employment, independent auditor and related concepts.
3. 6 RCNY §5-301 — Bias Audit
Sets out required selection/scoring-rate and impact-ratio analyses, demographic categories, unknown-category reporting and the less-than-2% rule.
4. 6 RCNY §5-302 — Data Requirements
Addresses historical data and the circumstances in which other-employer historical data or test data may be used.
5. 6 RCNY §5-303 — Published Results
Specifies the information that must be made publicly available before covered use, including audit date, data source/explanation, unknown counts, rates, impact ratios and AEDT distribution date.
6. DCWP — Automated Employment Decision Tools
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection AEDT page
DCWP's central page for Local Law 144 implementation, FAQ access, complaint information and educational materials.
7. DCWP AEDT Frequently Asked Questions
Practical DCWP guidance on scope, bias-audit requirements, data, independent auditors, responsibility, notices and complaints. We use it as interpretive guidance, subordinate to the statute and rule.
8. DCWP business guidance
Official business-facing explanation of the audit, publication and notice requirements.
9. DCWP worker / job-candidate guidance
Job Hunters — Automated Employment Decision Tools
Worker-facing guidance explaining the audit, summary and notice protections in practical terms.
10. Official enforcement / oversight
New York State Comptroller — Enforcement of Local Law 144 (2025)
Official oversight report evaluating DCWP enforcement and identifying weaknesses and potential noncompliance. This is oversight evidence, not the source of the statutory requirements themselves.
How AUDITLL144 uses sources
- Primary law and rule text control over secondary commentary.
- DCWP FAQ/guidance is labeled as agency guidance.
- Proposed legislation is labeled as proposed until enacted.
- Professional methodology is distinguished from mandatory legal requirements.
- Technical calculations are not presented as automatic legal or discrimination conclusions.
Last legally reviewed: September 27, 2026.