1.0Center for Democracy and Technologyhttps://cdt.orgTim Hoaglandhttps://cdt.org/author/thoagland/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-leads-letter-to-new-york-city-council-on-pending-automated-employment-tools-bill/">CDT Leads Letter to New York City Council on Pending Automated Employment Tools Bill</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-leads-letter-to-new-york-city-council-on-pending-automated-employment-tools-bill/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“CDT Leads Letter to New York City Council on Pending Automated Employment Tools Bill” — Center for Democracy and Technology" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screenshot-of-CDT-Leading-Sign-on-Letter-to-New-York-City-Council-on-Pending-Automated-Employment-Tools-Bill.png35381852On February 16, 2021, the Center for Democracy and Technology sent an open letter cosigned by 20 local and national civil society organizations to New York City Council Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo regarding Introduction No. 1894. The letter commends the Council for addressing the potentially discriminatory impact of automated employment decision tools while urging […]