Regulations
Five regulations name hiring AI. Each puts the deployer on the hook.
These pages are plain-English explainers framed for the deployer — the company using AI in hiring — not for vendor evaluation. Vendor scoring lives on HireAIScore.
Coverage
Colorado, USA
Colorado AI Act: what hiring AI deployers must do
Effective February 1, 2026Read explainerThe Colorado AI Act (SB24-205) creates the first US comprehensive AI law. Hiring is a 'consequential decision' under the statute, which means deployers must conduct an impact assessment, implement a risk management program, and notify candidates.
European Union
EU AI Act: what hiring AI deployers must do
Effective August 2, 2026Read explainerHiring AI is a high-risk system under Annex III. Deployers must produce a fundamental rights impact assessment, maintain an Article 9 risk management system, and run post-market monitoring under Article 72.
Illinois, USA
Illinois HB 3773: AI in employment under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Effective January 1, 2026Read explainerIllinois HB 3773 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation to use AI in employment decisions in a way that has a discriminatory effect or that uses ZIP-code or other protected-class proxies. Effective January 2026.
United States — N.D. Cal. federal court
Mobley v. Workday: when the vendor is the employer
Effective July 12, 2024Read explainerMobley v. Workday is a federal class action alleging that Workday's AI screening platform caused unlawful employment discrimination across hundreds of employers. The court refused to dismiss, treating Workday as a potential agent of the employers — a posture that materially changes vendor and deployer risk.
New York City, USA
NYC Local Law 144: bias audits for automated employment decision tools
Effective July 5, 2023Read explainerNYC Local Law 144 has been in effect since July 2023. Employers using an Automated Employment Decision Tool to screen NYC candidates must complete an independent bias audit, publish the summary results, and notify candidates.
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