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An AI manager at an experimental San Francisco store has recommended firing a human employee for chronic lateness, marking a milestone in automated workplace management and raising concerns about AI decision-making authority.
Malaysia's Labour Department has confirmed that private employers in Negeri Sembilan are not required to observe the state government's declared occasional holiday on August 3, though those who do must provide paid leave.
A South Korean court has upheld a one-month pay cut for a manager at a dance company who told a female colleague she should sit next to the company president because she was "pretty," ruling the remark constituted sexual harassment.
A US judge rejected a bid by 26 Meta employees to halt their layoffs while pursuing claims that the company's AI systems discriminated against workers with disabilities or medical leave.
Twenty-six former Meta employees have sued the company, alleging it deployed AI systems that systematically disadvantaged workers with disabilities or medical leave in selecting candidates for mass redundancies earlier this year.
A US labor judge has ruled that software company Atlassian illegally fired an engineer in 2023 for voicing concerns about management decisions. The landmark decision offers rare legal protection for tech workers challenging their employers.