By Amy Miller ( June 22, 2026, 22:50 GMT | Insight) -- Workday will have to defend against nationwide class-action allegations that use of its AI tools to weed out older job seekers violated a California employment and housing discrimination law, US District Judge Rita Lin said, upholding her tentative ruling. "Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that Workday, whose principal place of business is in California, participated in alleged misconduct in violation of the FEHA from its California headquarters," she said.Workday will have to defend against nationwide class-action allegations that use of its artificial intelligence tools to weed out older job seekers violated California's employment law, even if job applicants were not located in the state, a US judge said Monday, upholding a tentative ruling....
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