Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims
Twenty-six former Meta employees filed a lawsuit accusing the company of using AI-powered software for layoff selection.
The lawsuit claims the software disproportionately targeted workers with disabilities or those who took medical leave.
The AI system allegedly ranked employees based on performance data, disadvantaging those on leave.
The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status and damages for alleged discrimination under U.S. law.
Meta's 2023 layoffs cut roughly 21,000 jobs, and this lawsuit adds to ongoing legal scrutiny of its practices.
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