Jan 20, 2026Confirmed
Class action alleges Eightfold AI hiring tools secretly scored job applicants for employers
What the law is doingBias and discriminationDERIVED
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Two California job applicants reportedly filed a proposed class action alleging Eightfold AI's hiring platform secretly gathered personal data, generated candidate reports and scored applicants for employers without required notice or dispute rights. Named employers include PayPal and Microsoft. Both plaintiffs say they were evaluated and rejected or not advanced.
What this means for youIf you apply for jobs, software may be scoring you without telling you. The case is an allegation and has not been decided. Employers and vendors may face rules on notice and the right to dispute such scores.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1575
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
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