ComplyLens — LL144 Guide

AI Hiring Regulation Map 2026

If your company uses AI in hiring and hires remotely, multiple regulations can now apply to the same tool. Here is the 2026 landscape at a glance.

The five regimes

JurisdictionLawEffectiveCore obligationPenalty
NYCLocal Law 144Jul 2023Annual independent bias audit + public summary + 10-day notice$500 first, $500–$1,500/day (proactive since Jan 2026)
IllinoisHB 3773Jan 2026AI-use notice + nondiscriminationCivil liability
ColoradoAI Act (SB 24-205)2026Impact assessment + notice + appeal + human reviewAG enforcement, $50K+
CaliforniaADMT (CCPA regs)2027 (scheduled)Risk assessments + notice + opt-outCPPA
EUEU AI ActAug 2026 (transparency/high-risk)Risk mgmt + technical docs + transparency + incident reportingUp to €35M or 7% of global turnover

The common core

Every regime ultimately asks the same question: does your AI tool treat protected groups differently, and can you prove you checked? The statistical analysis — selection rates, impact ratios, four-fifths assessment — is the shared foundation. Once you compute it for NYC, the same numbers feed Illinois disclosure, Colorado's impact assessment, California's future risk assessments, and the EU's documentation requirements.

Practical strategy

  1. Inventory every AI-assisted hiring tool and the states/regions where you hire.
  2. Run the statistical analysis once — it's the common core.
  3. Generate per-jurisdiction documents from the same numbers.
  4. Set the annual re-audit calendar — every regime requires freshness.

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