Workday faces novel class action suit over biased recruitment tools
In a novel class action suit, Derek Mobley, who is Black and over 40, has claimed he was passed over for more than 100 jobs at companies that use Workday's AI recruitment software to select candidates for interviews, alleging that it uses data from companies' existing workforce without accounting for historical bias. Workday has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that it is not covered by federal laws barring discrimination on the basis of race, age, or disability because it is neither an employment agency nor Mobley's prospective employer. After an hour-long hearing, a San Francisco federal judge ruled that the case can proceed.
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