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An artificial intelligence system managing an experimental retail store in San Francisco has recommended firing an employee for poor attendance, marking the first such decision. The case highlights emerging questions about AI's role in human resource management.
Malaysia's Labour Department has clarified that private sector employers in Negeri Sembilan may voluntarily grant an occasional holiday declared by the state government, with the option to substitute it for another day with employee consent.
A Seoul court has upheld a one-month pay cut for a dance company manager who told a female employee she was the "pretty one" and should sit beside the president, ruling the remark constituted workplace sexual harassment.
A US federal judge has denied a request to block Meta from laying off 26 workers who allege the company used artificial intelligence systems to target employees with disabilities or medical leave. The layoffs proceed as planned.
Twenty-six Meta employees are suing the social media giant, claiming its AI-driven layoff selection process systematically disadvantaged workers on protected medical, parental and family leave, violating federal disability and pregnancy discrimination laws.
Meta faces allegations that it deployed AI systems to identify and dismiss employees with disabilities or medical leave, violating anti-discrimination laws in a federal lawsuit filed by 26 former staff.
An administrative judge has ruled that software company Atlassian illegally terminated an engineer for raising concerns about layoffs and policy changes, marking a significant legal victory for tech worker rights in the United States.