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Comment by Larinda C. Hooks

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New York State Assemblymember for the 35th Assembly District and sponsor of Assembly Bill A9601 on human review in automated employment decisions.
No applicant for employment may be denied employment solely on the basis of an action by an automated system. Any recommendations, scores, rankings, or filters made or applied by an automated system shall be subject to human evaluation and override authority.
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Larinda C. Hooks, Assembly Bill A9601, New York State Assembly, January 21, 2026.
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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review
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AI Verified A9601 bars employment denial solely by an automated system and requires human evaluation and override, directly supporting a ban on fully automated hiring. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 27min ago
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AI Verified Recorded for. A9601 requires human review and bars denial solely on an automated-system action. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 27min ago

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AI Verified Official NY Assembly Bill A9601 text, introduced 21 Jan. 2026, contains this wording in §211-b(2). · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 27min ago
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