Metamate

Meta is facing a lawsuit from 26 employees who allege that the company used AI workplace tools to penalize workers on medical or parental leave, leading to layoffs. The lawsuit claims AI metrics failed to account for time away, resulting in unfair performance evaluations. Meta denies the allegations, stating the claims lack merit.

Meta employees sued the company for using AI to target workers who took protected leave during a 10% workforce reduction. The plaintiffs claim an AI system, including 'Metamate' and activity-monitoring tools, disproportionately selected employees on leave for layoffs by penalizing their absence from performance metrics.