On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) issued a Final Rule to provide guidance regarding the City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool (“AEDT”) Law, which we covered in more detail here. The Final Rule generally clarifies employer obligations under the AEDT Law, which will be enforced beginning July 5, 2023. Here are the most notable provisions of the Final Rule:
Defining AEDT
The Final Rule defines an AEDT as any tool that applies artificial intelligence to “substantially assist or replace discretionary decision making” of an employer, such that it does any of the following:
