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Meta Platforms Inc is the subject of a lawsuit by 26 employees who allege the company used AI tools, automated performance rankings and activity-tracking data to identify workers for planned workforce reductions affecting about 8,000 employees earlier this year. Plaintiffs claim the systems disproportionately penalized employees who had taken protected medical, parental or family leave because leave periods reduced productivity metrics used in evaluations. The complaint seeks to pause scheduled terminations set to begin on July 22, 2026, requests an independent audit of Meta's AI tools and alleges some workers were notified of layoffs while on approved leave. Meta disputed the claims, saying decisions are made by people and that the lawsuit lacks merit; the suit also raises privacy concerns about an internal employee-monitoring program that Meta had paused after employee pushback.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (1 Meta Way) cut 8,000 jobs as of July 22, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 5 layoff events at Meta Platforms, Inc. (1 Meta Way) since July 2024, affecting a combined 34,500 employees.
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