Employment & hiring AI lawsuits & cases
Automated recruiting, screening, or ranking tools that discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, or disability.
2 tracked cases
- SettledConsent decree Sep 8, 2023
EEOC v. iTutorGroup, Inc.
iTutorGroup automated recruiting/applicant-screening software · United States (New York)
The EEOC alleged iTutorGroup's recruiting software was programmed to automatically reject female applicants over 55 and male applicants over 60, violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. A consent decree required iTutorGroup to pay $365,000 to more than 200 affected applicants; it is widely cited as the EEOC's first AI-related hiring discrimination settlement.
- OngoingFiled Feb 21, 2023; collective certified May 2025
Mobley v. Workday, Inc.
Workday AI-based applicant recommendation/screening system · United States (California)
Derek Mobley and other plaintiffs allege Workday's AI applicant-screening tools discriminate based on age, race, and disability under a disparate-impact theory. In May 2025 the court granted preliminary collective certification under the ADEA for applicants 40 and older, allowing a nationwide collective action to proceed; the case remains pending.
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