Paritas

Introduction to Paritas

Paritas is an independent auditing service for Artificial Intelligence Enabled Decision Tools (AEDTs) used in hiring. It provides legally defensible bias audits required under regulatory frameworks including New York City Local Law 144, the Colorado AI Act, the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVAA), and federal EEOC/Title VII guidelines. The service is designed for employers, HR technology buyers, and talent acquisition teams that deploy AI-powered hiring tools—including resume screeners, video interview analyzers, and ranking systems—and must demonstrate compliance with evolving anti-bias regulations.

Unlike traditional audit providers, Paritas delivers structured analysis paired with actionable remediation guidance. Each audit is led by a PhD researcher with peer-reviewed expertise in algorithmic bias and computational social science, ensuring methodological rigor and interpretability beyond statistical outputs.

Key Takeaways

• Conducts independent, third-party bias audits for AEDTs in accordance with four regulatory frameworks: NYC LL144, Colorado AI Act, Illinois AIVAA, and EEOC/Title VII
• Applies standardized statistical tests including the four-fifths rule, Fisher’s exact test, z-tests, confidence intervals, and Simpson’s Paradox detection
• Classifies risk across demographic categories using a three-tier system: PASS, MONITOR, FLAG
• Provides prioritized remediation recommendations organized by timeframe: immediate (30 days), short-term (90 days), and long-term (180 days)
• Supports direct integration with major applicant tracking systems (ATS), including Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, SmartRecruiters, and Ashby
• Ensures data privacy by processing only aggregated or de-identified data; raw candidate PII is never shared or stored
• Publishes permanent, versioned, and independently archived audit reports via Perma.cc
• Offers transparent, fixed-fee pricing with tiered plans for single-tool, multi-tool, and enterprise-scale compliance needs

How Paritas Works

The audit process consists of three defined steps. First, clients connect their hiring data either by uploading a CSV/XLSX file or integrating directly with a supported ATS. Paritas accesses only the fields necessary for disparity analysis—such as candidate demographics, application status, and selection outcomes—without requiring raw personally identifiable information.

Second, automated statistical analysis is performed across sex, race/ethnicity, and intersectional categories. The platform applies multiple validated methods to assess disparate impact, including the four-fifths rule, hypothesis testing, and checks for confounding effects like Simpson’s Paradox.

Third, clients receive a comprehensive audit report in PDF and optionally DOCX format. The report includes a risk classification for each demographic group, detailed statistical results, regulatory alignment mapping, and a remediation roadmap with specific, actionable steps categorized by implementation urgency.

Core Benefits and Applications

Organizations use Paritas to fulfill mandatory annual audit requirements under NYC LL144 while proactively preparing for upcoming regulations in Colorado, Illinois, and the EU. The service supports internal governance by enabling HR and legal teams to understand where disparities occur, assess legal exposure, and implement evidence-based improvements to hiring workflows.

The three-tier risk classification provides consistent, interpretable benchmarks for internal stakeholders, eliminating ambiguity around thresholds like impact ratios near 0.78. Remediation plans are tailored to operational realities—offering concrete suggestions such as adjusting scoring weights, modifying interview rubrics, or retraining models with balanced datasets.

Pricing is structured to accommodate varying organizational scale: the Starter plan serves organizations deploying a single AEDT; the Professional plan supports multi-tool environments with cross-jurisdictional assessment; and the Enterprise plan enables continuous monitoring, automated alerts, and unlimited audits for large talent acquisition programs.

One-time audit purchases are also available starting at $7,500.