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Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144)

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An independent audit, required within the year before an employer uses an automated employment decision tool in New York City, that reports selection or scoring rates and impact ratios by sex, race and ethnicity and their intersections; its summary must be published 1.

Developed in
ch. 20, Employment
ch. 14, Impact assessments compared
Chapters
ch. 14, Development · ch. 20, Existing Law
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

6 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144): mentions per chapter12 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map114 Development: 3 mentions14 Development315 Deployment: 2 mentions15 Deployment216 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions16 Fairness & XAI220 Existing Law: 2 mentions20 Existing Law221 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions21 AI Laws Worldwide2No mentions in the other 17 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144): mentions per chapter12 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention1081011121314 Development: 3 mentions31415 Deployment: 2 mentions21516 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions21617181920 Existing Law: 2 mentions22021 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions2212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144) per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development3Yes
15 Deployment2No
16 Fairness & XAI2No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law2Yes
21 AI Laws Worldwide2No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

3 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144): related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code03 Evals04 Runtime ControlsBias audit (NYC Local Law 144)Related terms (4)AI system impact assessment · RelatedAI system impact assessmentAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) · RelatedAlgorithmic Impact AssessmentAlgorithmic management · RelatedAlgorithmic managementISO/IEC 42005 · RelatedISO/IEC 42005Patterns using it (3)Drift & Fairness Monitor, 1 mention · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorFRIA-as-Code, 1 mention · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeFairness Eval Suite, 1 mention · Uses the termFairness Eval Suite
Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144): related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code03 Evals04 Runtime ControlsRelated terms (4)AI system impact assessment · RelatedAI system impact assessmentAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) · RelatedAlgorithmic Impact AssessmentAlgorithmic management · RelatedAlgorithmic managementISO/IEC 42005 · RelatedISO/IEC 42005Patterns using it (3)Drift & Fairness Monitor, 1 mention · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorFRIA-as-Code, 1 mention · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeFairness Eval Suite, 1 mention · Uses the termFairness Eval SuiteBias audit (NYCLocal Law 144)
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
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Neighbourhood of Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144)
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Related termsAI system impact assessmentRelated
Related termsAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA)Related
Related termsAlgorithmic managementRelated
Related termsISO/IEC 42005Related
Patterns using itDrift & Fairness Monitor, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itFRIA-as-Code, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itFairness Eval Suite, 1 mentionUses the term
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Sources

  1. [1] Automated Employment Decision Tools: Frequently Asked Questions (Local Law 144 of 2021; bias audit by an independent auditor within the past year; selection rates and impact ratios by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional categories; public summary; notice before use). NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. 2023. https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dca/downloads/pdf/about/DCWP-AEDT-FAQ.pdf (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/bias-audit-nyc-local-law-144. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026biasauditnyclocallaw144,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144)}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/bias-audit-nyc-local-law-144}
}