A US judge allowed Meta's layoffs of 26 employees to proceed despite claims that AI-driven evaluations unfairly targeted workers on medical or family leave.
The layoffs are likely to begin next week
Jul 20, 2026
03:14 pm
What's the storyA US federal judge has denied a request to halt Meta's planned layoffs of 26 employees.
The workers had claimed that AI-driven systems were used to unfairly target them for redundancy.
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