26 former Meta employees sue over AI-driven layoff selection that allegedly targeted workers on leave

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A group of 26 former Meta employees filed suit claiming the company used AI tools to select workers for layoffs in a way that disproportionately hit employees on medical and family leave, first reported by Reuters and covered by The Verge. This is one of the first concrete legal tests of algorithmic selection in reduction-in-force decisions, and the outcome will shape how HR tooling vendors handle disparate-impact liability.