Meta accused of using AI to target employees who used sick leave for layoffs

The company has said the claims ‘lack merit’ (Picture: EPA) Some 26 employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech company of using AI-powered software to target specific staff for mass layoffs. The workers are accusing Meta of using tools that disproportionately target people with disabilities and those who took sick leave. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on July 13 in Oakland, California, alleges that Meta relied on factors such as productivity and monitored workers’ activity to help decide which employees to dismiss. The plaintiffs were told in May that their jobs would be cut starting from July 22. Before this date, they are asking the court to block Meta from completing the layoffs while they privately pursue their claims. Meta’s employee agreements require wor