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26 Meta employees sue over AI layoffs that affected workers on medical or parental leave

26 Meta employees sue over AI layoffs that affected workers on medical or parental leave

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July 16th, 2026

26 Meta employees sue over AI layoffs that affected workers on medical or parental leave

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Twenty-six former Meta employees sued the company.

Veintiséis exempleados de Meta demandaron a la empresa.

They claim Meta used artificial intelligence systems to choose who was fired.

Alegan que Meta usó sistemas de inteligencia artificial para elegir a los despedidos.

This affected workers on medical, parental, or family leave in a disproportionate way.

Esto afectó de manera desproporcionada a trabajadores con licencia médica, parental o familiar.

The layoffs happened in May, when Meta announced cutting 8,000 employees.

Los despidos ocurrieron en mayo, cuando Meta anunció el recorte de 8.000 empleados.

The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Oakland, California.

La demanda se presentó en un tribunal federal de Oakland, California.

It says Meta used data from activity and keystroke monitoring.

Afirma que Meta usó datos de monitoreo de actividad y tecleo.

It also used dashboards of AI token usage and algorithm-assisted rankings.

También usó tableros de uso de tokens de IA y clasificaciones asistidas por algoritmos.

According to the lawsuit, someone on protected leave cannot earn these scores.

Según la demanda, estas puntuaciones no las puede acumular alguien en licencia protegida.

Meta did not pause the system for an individual review, the lawsuit says.

Meta no pausó el sistema para una revisión individual, dice la demanda.

As a result, people on leave were chosen in a disproportionate way.

Como resultado, las personas en licencia fueron seleccionadas de manera desproporcionada.

Meta said in a statement that the claims "lack merit."

Meta dijo en un comunicado que las afirmaciones "carecen de mérito".

The company says that people made the organizational decisions, not the AI.

La empresa sostiene que las decisiones organizativas las tomaron personas, no la IA.

The plaintiffs took leave for pregnancy, parental reasons, or medical reasons.

Los demandantes tomaron licencia por embarazo, parental o médica.

Eight are women on maternity leave.

Ocho son mujeres con licencia de maternidad.

Four are men on parental leave.

Cuatro son hombres con licencia parental.

One is a woman on leave to care for a family member.

Una es mujer con licencia para cuidar a un familiar.

The lawsuit claims violations of state and federal laws.

La demanda alega violaciones de leyes estatales y federales.

This includes the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Esto incluye la Ley de Licencia Familiar y Médica y la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades.

The plaintiffs' lawyers ask to keep their current jobs until arbitration.

Los abogados de los demandantes piden preservar el empleo actual hasta el arbitraje.

They argue that the firings would cause irreversible harm.

Argumentan que los despidos causarían daños irreversibles.

For example, loss of health coverage and leave rights.

Por ejemplo, pérdida de cobertura de salud y derechos de licencia.

July 16th, 2026

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