Judge Says California Law Covers Workday AI Bias Suit Over Age Screening
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Updated · Bloomberg Law · May 28
Judge Says California Law Covers Workday AI Bias Suit Over Age Screening
4 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · May 28
Judge Rita Lin tentatively ruled that California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act can apply to Workday in a lawsuit alleging its AI hiring tools discriminate against older applicants.
The ruling undercuts Workday’s bid to narrow or dismiss the case by rejecting its argument that the law should not reach the company when employers using the software are based outside California.
Workday had argued that imposing liability under FEHA would improperly turn a California statute into a nationwide rule for hiring software vendors.
The decision signals a tougher path for Workday in one of the closely watched cases testing whether AI-driven recruiting tools can face age-bias claims under existing employment law.
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