Is an Algorithm Blocking Your Job Search? One Man Is Trying to Find Out.

The podcast discusses Derek Mobley's lawsuit against Workday, a company providing HR and recruiting tools, alleging that its hiring algorithms discriminated against him based on age, race, and disability, leading to repeated job rejections. After being laid off, Derek applied for over 150 jobs through the Workday platform but received no callbacks, which led him to suspect algorithmic bias. The lawsuit claims Workday's platform provides the tools for discrimination, even if unintentional, and focuses on the "disparate impact" of the algorithms, particularly regarding age discrimination. While Workday denies the allegations and claims its tools don't make hiring decisions, the case has gained attention, potentially impacting millions of job seekers over 40 who have applied for jobs through Workday's platform between 2020 and 2025, and has sparked a broader conversation about fairness and transparency in AI-driven hiring processes.