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26 Meta workers sue, claiming AI layoffs unfairly targeted those on medical or parental leave

26 Meta workers sue, claiming AI layoffs unfairly targeted those on medical or parental leave

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July 16th, 2026

26 Meta workers sue, claiming AI layoffs unfairly targeted those on medical or parental leave

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A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company.

26名Meta員工集體起訴了該公司。

They claim it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs.

他們聲稱公司使用人工智慧系統來選擇裁員對象。

The system disproportionately targeted workers on medical, parental or family leave, they say.

他們表示,該系統不成比例地針對休病假、育嬰假或家庭假的員工。

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

這起訴訟是在加州奧克蘭的聯邦法院提出的。

It says Meta used internal AI tools, keystroke monitoring, and algorithm-assisted performance rankings to decide who would be laid off.

訴訟指出,Meta 使用內部人工智慧工具、按鍵監控和演算法輔助的績效排名來決定裁員對象。

The plaintiffs argue that employees on protected leave could not earn the same scores as active workers.

原告主張,處於受保護休假狀態的員工無法獲得與在職員工相同的分數。

Meta did not account for leave when using these scores, the lawsuit claims.

訴訟稱,Meta 在使用這些分數時並未考慮到休假因素。

Many of the 26 employees took pregnancy or parental leave.

這26名員工中有許多人休了產假或育嬰假。

Others took medical leave for disabilities.

其他人則因殘疾而休了病假。

One employee said a manager warned him that taking approved leave would lead to layoff selection.

一名員工說,主管警告他,休經批准的假會導致被選中裁員。

About half the plaintiffs took leave for caregiving or pregnancy-related reasons.

大約一半的原告因照顧家人或懷孕相關原因而休假。

Meta said the claims lack merit and that people, not AI, made the decisions.

Meta表示這些指控缺乏根據,而且做出決定的是人,不是AI。

The lawsuit alleges violations of several federal laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

訴訟指控違反了多項聯邦法律,包括《家庭與醫療休假法》和《美國殘疾人法案》。

It also cites "disparate impact," a legal concept that the Trump administration has moved to abandon.

訴訟還引用了「差別影響」這個法律概念,川普政府已打算放棄。

The plaintiffs' lawyers said they seek to keep the workers employed pending arbitration.

原告律師表示,他們希望在仲裁期間讓這些員工繼續受僱。

They argue that the layoffs would cause irreversible harm.

他們認為裁員會造成無法挽回的傷害。

July 16th, 2026

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