AI is helping workers sue their bosses—and it may break the system

AI is helping workers sue their bosses. It may break the system

The FT reports that AI tools are flooding US courts with employment lawsuits. Workers who once needed a lawyer can now use apps like DoNotPay and JusticeDirect to auto-generate complaints in minutes. EEOC charges rose 9% last year; federal labor cases jumped 10%. Judges say many AI-drafted filings cite wrong statutes or stitch together unrelated facts, clogging dockets without improving access to justice. The post doesn't provide dismissal-rate data but quotes judges warning that meritorious cases get buried in the noise.

Why it matters: FT piece has data and named products, not vague commentary. Hits all three HKR axes, but the topic leans legal-tech rather than core AI progress, so it lands at the featured threshold of 72.