COURT DOCS: The Workday lawsuit hit a new level.
A federal judge said their AI system may have blocked HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of job applicants from getting interviews.
“Denied employment recommendations” … by an algorithm.
The judge says the case can move forward. Here’s what’s happening: 🧵
A federal judge said their AI system may have blocked HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of job applicants from getting interviews.
“Denied employment recommendations” … by an algorithm.
The judge says the case can move forward. Here’s what’s happening: 🧵
A judge found Workday’s tools can score, sort, rank, or screen applicants, and in many cases, an applicant “can advance only if they get past Workday’s screening algorithms.”
If you got labeled “low” or “unable to score,” you may have been auto-rejected.
That is pretty explosive for a case that hasn’t really begun!
If you got labeled “low” or “unable to score,” you may have been auto-rejected.
That is pretty explosive for a case that hasn’t really begun!
Workday claims it doesn’t make hiring recommendations…
➡️ The court cited their own marketing:
Court Document (Page 10):
“Our skills intelligence foundation helps you build diverse teams by expanding candidate pools with equitable, AI- and ML-driven job recommendations.”
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🌐 Live Website (as of now):
Our skills intelligence foundation helps you build diverse teams by expanding candidate pools with equitable, AI-driven job recommendations.
(Yes, that’s on their website.)
➡️ The court cited their own marketing:
Court Document (Page 10):
“Our skills intelligence foundation helps you build diverse teams by expanding candidate pools with equitable, AI- and ML-driven job recommendations.”
⸻
🌐 Live Website (as of now):
Our skills intelligence foundation helps you build diverse teams by expanding candidate pools with equitable, AI-driven job recommendations.
(Yes, that’s on their website.)
Workday argued the collective was too big.
The court replied:
“If the collective is in the ‘hundreds of millions’… that is because Workday has been plausibly accused of discriminating against a broad swath of applicants.”
This isn’t theory anymore. It’s on the record.
The court replied:
“If the collective is in the ‘hundreds of millions’… that is because Workday has been plausibly accused of discriminating against a broad swath of applicants.”
This isn’t theory anymore. It’s on the record.
The most shocking part?
Workday tried to argue they don’t make hiring recommendations.
The court pulled their own website copy and said:
Yes you do.
And if that AI filtered out older applicants?
This won’t just be a lawsuit.
It’ll be a landmark.
Court Doc: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/US…
Workday tried to argue they don’t make hiring recommendations.
The court pulled their own website copy and said:
Yes you do.
And if that AI filtered out older applicants?
This won’t just be a lawsuit.
It’ll be a landmark.
Court Doc: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/US…
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