wire / 2026-07-14-09dc
Meta Sued for AI-Driven Layoff Discrimination Against Employees on Medical and Parental Leave
Twenty-six plaintiffs say the layoff model kept picking people on medical and parental leave. If true, the algorithm learned exactly what it was fed. That is the problem.
The facts
Twenty-six former Meta employees filed a lawsuit alleging the company used AI systems to select workers for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental, or disability leave. The AI-driven process failed to account for protected leave, resulting in alleged violations of labor and disability rights in the U.S.