Over 10,000 companies use Workday as their applicant tracking system to help find qualified candidates. If you’ve applied for jobs in the past few years, you’ve undoubtedly had to fill out a Workday application. A lawsuit originally filed in 2023 claims that Workday illegally rejects older applicants. And that lawsuit just got a lot more legally risky for Workday clients – which may include your company. Here’s what is happening.
North Carolina IT professional Derek Mobley (a Black man, over age 40, with a history of anxiety and depression), says he applied for over 100 jobs using Workday’s portal and received auto rejections, sometimes within an hour of submitting an application. He sued the platform. Workday insisted it is not an employer, that its algorithms are neutral, and that hiring decisions rest solely with its clients.
Judge Rita F. Lin, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ruled that while Workday was not an employer, it was, in effect, acting as an agent for the companies that used its AI-powered services. She allowed the lawsuit to proceed.
To keep reading, click here: If Your Company Used Workday to Hire People, It Could Face Legal Trouble. Here’s Why