26 employees sue Meta over claims AI systems selected workers for lay-offs

26 Meta employees sued the company over claims that AI systems used keystroke monitoring, activity dashboards and algorithmic performance rankings to identify workers for redundancy, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. The lawsuit alleges Meta failed to pause these systems for leave-neutral review as required by law, violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

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