Employment
AI Employment Discrimination
An automated screening, ranking or assessment tool that disproportionately excludes a protected group, or that is used to discriminate.
Pleaded in 4 of the 98 matters on this docket
Governing law
Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e; ADEA, 29 U.S.C. 621 — collective actions under 29 U.S.C. 216(b); ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12101; state fair employment statutes; NYC Local Law 144 for bias audits
Damages
Back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages under Title VII subject to statutory caps; liquidated damages for willful ADEA violations; injunctive and declaratory relief; fees.
Limitations period
Charge within 180 or 300 days of the discriminatory act; suit within 90 days of the right-to-sue notice.
Reference material about publicly available law, current as of the date this file was compiled. It is not legal advice and it does not describe anyone’s particular situation. Statutes and limitations periods vary by jurisdiction and change.
Matters pleading this claim
D.K. v. Intuit & HireVue
Court not established
HireVue automated video-interview and assessment platform using automated speech recognition to transcribe and score candidate responses
Filed 2025-03-19 · Individual Action
ActiveMobley v. Workday
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-00770
Workday algorithmic applicant-screening and recommendation software (including HiredScore AI) licensed to thousands of employers
Filed 2023-02-21 · Class Action
DiscoveryLouis v. SafeRent
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1:22-cv-10800
SafeRent 'Registry ScorePLUS' tenant-screening algorithm producing a 200–800 applicant score used by landlords for automated approve/decline recommendations
Filed 2022-05-25 · Class Action
SettledEEOC v. iTutorGroup
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · 1:22-cv-02565
iTutorGroup's online tutor application software, programmed to automatically reject female applicants aged 55 or older and male applicants aged 60 or older
Filed 2022 · Regulatory Enforcement
Settled