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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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The better question is why does their employer have access to their private medical data
My understanding is that this isn't what happened.
Meta laid off a bunch of employees. Meta claims they used an AI to gauge employees' productivity as a basis for who they laid off. The employees are accusing Meta of laying off employees who took too much medical leave.
so... nothing to do with any sort of AI for medical purposes? well now the post just seems kinda silly now
That is more plausible, though still discriminatory
Depends. If employees lost productivity due to medical leave, then it makes sense. It's one of the biggest parts of why women in the US (and around the world) are generally paid less, because they have children and are often out of the workforce for a period of time, ie lack of productivity.
Even in countries that allow for parental leave for both parents, you see couples still doing work arounds to keep at least one parent (often the male) in the workforce so they don't lose out on their career path.
Same thing has happened to say millenials with the 2008 financial crisis. They lost productivity and were stunted in their career paths due to it, and the same thing is/has happened due to COVID.
I get that this might not be your opinion, so this isn’t intended as an attack, but damn it’s a messed up way to frame things. How dare humans follow their biological calling and build families instead of “being productive” for a boss!
And it’s all the more reason to make parental leave universal for all parents, regardless of gender. Women wouldn’t be discriminated in the work force, and fathers could bond with their kids during a crucial part of their lives
Let me try framing it another way. Consider two women, one who chooses not to have a child and one who does, sacrificing some of her work productivity in the process.
Couldn't one say that the latter, sacrificed some of her pay in order to raise the child? Of course I'd argue the same for the father, if he sacrificed productivity as well (and if he didn't he's probably not a great father).
Medical leave legally can't be used against you.
Lots of things “make sense”--like not allowing men under 25 to drive.