New York City's DCWP clarifies employment automation law – Local Law 144. FAQs provide guidance on job location, no pass/fail bias audits, and implications for recruitment. Still, many elements remain undefined. Employers advised to review practices and strategize for compliance.

Employers in New York who include confidentiality or non-disparagement clauses in any agreement they enter into with an employee, such as offer letters, employment agreements, restrictive covenant/non-compete agreements, severance agreements, or settlement agreements, must ensure that those clauses comply with both the new federal “Speak Out Act” and existing New York State law.