Workday's AI screening tool faces class action for age discrimination; class conditionally certified
A federal judge conditionally certified a class action against Workday alleging its AI-powered applicant screening tools systematically discriminated against job seekers over 40 in violation of the ADEA. Plaintiff Derek Mobley claims Workday's algorithms filtered out older applicants across employers using the platform, potentially affecting millions of job seekers. Workday processed over 1.1 billion applications in fiscal year 2025 alone. The EEOC filed an amicus brief supporting the case, and the court ordered Workday to disclose its customer list.
Incident Details
Perpetrator:AI platform
Severity:Catastrophic
Blast Radius:Potentially millions of job applicants over age 40 across hundreds of employers using Workday's AI screening; first federal class certification treating an AI vendor as an employment agent under the ADEA
Tech Stack
AI hiring screenerApplicant tracking systemWorkday HCM