Prohibits the use of automated systems to make employment decisions unless there is a meaningful human review of the output of such automated system prior to the final employment decision; requires employers that use an automated system in the hiring process to notify applicants of the use of such system; provides that an applicant who has received an adverse employment decision may request a human-conducted review of such decision.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9601
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. HOOKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
automated systems to make employment decisions unless there is a mean-
ingful human review of the output of such automated system prior to
the final employment decision
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to
2 read as follows:
3 § 211-b. Human review of resume screening and hiring decisions. 1. An
4 employer shall not use an automated system, including, but not limited
5 to, an automated employment decision tool, algorithm, artificial intel-
6 ligence system, or similar automated process to screen resumes or appli-
7 cants unless there is a meaningful human review of the output of such
8 automated system prior to making any final or adverse employment deci-
9 sion.
10 2. No applicant for employment may be denied employment solely on the
11 basis of an action by an automated system. Any recommendations, scores,
12 rankings, or filters made or applied by an automated system shall be
13 subject to human evaluation and override authority.
14 3. Any employer that uses an automated system in the hiring process
15 shall:
16 (a) notify applicants that an automated system will be used;
17 (b) describe, in plain language, the type of data analyzed; and
18 (c) describe the role of the human reviewer in the final employment
19 decision.
20 4. When an automated system is used in the process of making employ-
21 ment decisions, an applicant who received an adverse employment decision
22 shall be entitled to receive a human-conducted review of the employment
23 decision upon the request of such applicant.
24 5. The commissioner shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of
25 this section. Upon a finding that a violation of this section has
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 occurred, the commissioner may issue administrative fines and cease-and-
2 desist orders and may require corrective action for such violations.
3 6. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
4 (a) "Automated employment decision tool" means any computational,
5 algorithmic, artificial intelligence-based, or statistical system that
6 assists in screening, ranking, scoring, evaluating, recommending,
7 filtering or selecting applicants.
8 (b) "Meaningful human review" means a deliberate evaluation conducted
9 by a human with decision-making authority to modify or overturn the
10 outcome or employment decision of an automated system.
11 7. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate any rules and regu-
12 lations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
