Workday Unlikely to Shake California Fair Employment Law Claims

Workday Inc. appears unlikely to persuade a judge to toss out a novel lawsuit claiming its AI-powered job candidate screening tools discriminate based on age.

Judge Rita F. Lin of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said in a tentative ruling issued Wednesday that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act applies to Workday even if the employers using its software are located outside the state.

Her tentative ruling rejected Workday’s arguments that if it were held liable under the state law, known as FEHA, would amount to the transformation of a California statute into a ...