International Cyber Digest(@IntCyberDigest):‼️ Meta is accused of using its AI to flag employees with disabilities or on medical leave for layoffs. 26 Meta workers are now suing to block their own cuts. Per the complaint, Meta scored staff on productivity and AI token usage, metrics you cannot rack up while on protected leave. Filed in Oakland federal court, the suit also invokes new California and NYC laws requiring bias testing of AI employment tools. Meta denies it, telling that people, not AI, made the layoff decisions.

International Cyber Digest@IntCyberDigest

2026.07.15 13:32

‼️ Meta is accused of using its AI to flag employees with disabilities or on medical leave for layoffs. 26 Meta workers are now suing to block their own cuts. Per the complaint, Meta scored staff on productivity and AI token usage, metrics you cannot rack up while on protected leave. Filed in Oakland federal court, the suit also invokes new California and NYC laws requiring bias testing of AI employment tools. Meta denies it, telling that people, not AI, made the layoff decisions.