Hiring software Workday’s AI may have an ‘ageist’ problem, company claims, ‘they are not trained to…’

Hiring software provider Workday is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges its AI-powered job applicant screening system has an “ageist” problem. The lawsuit claims that Workday’s AI-powered system discriminates against candidates aged 40 and over. The lawsuit builds on an employment discrimination complaint filed last year by Derek Mobley against the company. Mobley’s initial suit alleged that the company’s algorithm-based system discriminated against applicants based on race, age, and disability. According to a report by Forbes, four more plaintiffs have now joined the lawsuit, specifically accusing Workday of age discrimination.

What Workday said about the lawsuit