U.S. judge won't block Meta from laying off workers who filed AI discrimination lawsuit
A U.S. judge denied a request by former Meta employees to block layoffs while they pursue a lawsuit alleging the company used AI tools to discriminate against workers with disabilities. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to prove the layoffs would cause irreparable harm, though he acknowledged the case raises serious legal questions.
A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a bid by 26 employees of Meta Platforms to block the tech giant from laying them off while they pursue claims that they were targeted for job cuts by the company’s AI-powered tools because they have disabilities or took medical leave. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in Oakland, California, in a written order said he would not stop Meta from carrying out the layoffs beginning July 22 while the merits of the workers’ novel legal claims are decided in private arbitration.
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