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She Applied for Thousands of Jobs and Got Zero Interviews. Now She's Suing the AI That Screened Her Out
A California lawsuit targets Eightfold AI, a hiring software company used by PayPal, Microsoft and Netflix, arguing that its automated screening tools secretly rank job applicants without telling them or giving them a chance to challenge the results.
Meta Employees Sue, Claiming AI Flagged Workers on Leave for Layoffs
A federal lawsuit alleges Meta used automated performance tools and activity monitoring to target staff for redundancy after they took maternity or disability leave.
Meta used AI tools to pick 8,000 workers for layoffs, lawsuit claims
Twenty-six former employees say an algorithm scored and ranked them for termination, and that the system penalised workers who took medical leave or had disabilities.
26 Former Meta Workers Sue, Saying AI Ranked Them Out of a Job While They Were on Leave
A lawsuit filed this month claims Meta's internal AI tools scored employees on performance metrics that never accounted for parental or medical leave, making those workers more likely to be cut.