A group of 26 Meta employees sued the company, alleging it used artificial intelligence systems to decide who would be laid off, disproportionately targeting workers on medical, parental, or disability leave. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oakland, claims Meta relied on internal AI performance ratings and monitoring data, including keystroke- and activity-related information, and that it did not pause or adjust the scoring for protected leave. Meta denies the allegations, saying workforce decisions were made by people, not AI.