As detailed in Part 1 of our series, New York City’s AEDT law will require employers operating within the city to review, audit and ensure compliance of their workplace AI related to screening of candidate applicants for hiring and evaluation of existing employees for promotion and career advancement internally.

However, there has been ongoing public concern regarding the AEDT as initially drafted and in November 2022, the DCWP held a public hearing to gather additional feedback on proposed clarifications to the regulation. In response to the hearing and the extensive public comments received, the DCWP announced in December that enforcement of the AEDT would be postponed until April 15, 2023 and issued a second set of proposed modifications to the AEDT.

DCWP’S Updated Proposals