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.

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.

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