Workday must face California lawsuit over AI bias in job screening tools

Workday must face claims that its popular AI-powered human resources software weeded out job applicants at other companies in ways that violated California law and a federal ban on discrimination against workers with disabilities, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco rejected California-based Workday’s claim that the state’s anti-discrimination laws do not apply when it ‌screens people based ⁠outside ⁠California who are applying for jobs in other states and countries.