New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A3779: Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools
Status: In committee, May 29, 2026
Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.
What the bill says
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools.
From the amended text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 35-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 35-A BOUNDARIES ON TECHNOLOGY ACT SECTION 1010. DEFINITIONS. 1011. AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOLS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS. 1012. AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOLS; NOTICE AND RESTRICTIONS. 1013. DATA ACCESS, ACCURACY, AND CORRECTION. 1014. UNLAWFUL RETALIATION. 1015. VENDOR NOTICE. 1016. ENFORCEMENT. § 1010. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "AGGREGATED EMPLOYEE DATA" MEANS EMPLOYEE DATA THAT AN EMPLOYER HAS COMBINED, OR COLLECTED TOGETHER, IN A SUMMARY OR OTHER FORM SO THAT THE EMPLOYEE DATA CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED WITH ANY SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE. 2. "AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL" MEANS THE SAME AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW. 3. "CANDIDATE" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH AN APPLICATION, OR WHO IS SCREENED OR EVALUATED FOR RECRUITMENT, FOR A POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT BY A BUSINESS OPERATING IN THE STATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00754-04-5 A. 3779--A 2 4. "EMPLOYER" …
Sponsors
- George Alvarez (D, 78) · primary sponsor
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Steven Raga (D, 30)
- Micah Lasher (D, 69)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- Carroll, Robert C. (D, 44)
- Paula Kay (D, 100)
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260
- : RULES REPORT CAL.260
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : PRINT NUMBER 3779A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
- : REFERRED TO LABOR
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 29, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 28, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor Law
Common questions
- What is A3779?
- A3779 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools.
- What does A3779 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools.
- What is the status of A3779?
- In committee as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260 (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3779?
- George Alvarez (D, 78), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3779?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3779
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