United States · AI · 11 Sep 2023

Tutoring firm pays $365,000 after its hiring software screened out older applicants

$365,000 to rejected applicants, plus training, new policies and at least 5 years of EEOC monitoring

Company: iTutorGroup
Regulator or court: US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Law: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Status: Settlement

What happened

The EEOC said iTutorGroup set up its online application software to automatically reject women aged 55 or older and men aged 60 or older. More than 200 qualified US applicants were turned away because of their age. The company settled through a court-approved consent decree that pays affected applicants and bans asking for birth dates.

Sources

EEOC press release (11 Sept 2023)Norton Rose Fulbright – EEOC's first AI hiring settlement

Summary in our own words. General information, not legal advice.

Ready when you are

Could this happen to you? Let’s find out.

Tell me what you’re building. I’ll tell you what you need. No obligation.

Book an intro call

What happened

Marketing firms pay $930,000 over fake AI 'listening' ad service

Uber fined almost €825m for letting an algorithm switch off drivers' accounts

GM pays record $12.75m for selling drivers' location and driving data

Could this happen to you? Let’s find out.