In the Media
Coverage of this complaint has run mostly in business and employment-law trade press rather than general-audience news - a real reflection of how far this matter has traveled publicly so far, not a gap in what we looked for.
A note on what this page is and isn't: these are short excerpts for citation purposes, not full reproductions of the articles - read the linked piece for the complete story and its full context. One entry below quotes Aon's own public statement responding to the allegations, included for balance.
- Bloomberg Law August 22, 2025
AI Hiring Tools Elevate Bias Danger for Autistic Job Applicants
“The ACLU brought the charge on behalf of a biracial autistic job applicant and others who were required to take Aon assessments.”
Rebecca Klar · Read the full article → - Legal Dive May 31, 2024
ACLU asks FTC to probe Aon AI employment assessment tools for bias
“The design and implementation of our assessment solutions — which clients use in addition to other screenings and reviews — follow industry best practices as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, legal and professional guidelines.”
This is Aon's own statement to Legal Dive, quoted in the article, not the reporter's own assessment.
Robert Freedman · Read the full article → - Bloomberg May 30, 2024
ACLU Asks for US Probe Into Bias of Consultant's AI Hiring Tools
“People are not getting jobs that they are qualified for, and in many cases aren't even having their qualifications judged by humans — they're just screened out by these tools.”
Bloomberg's original article is paywalled; this cites the same Bloomberg report as syndicated on Yahoo Finance.
Davey Alba and Leon Yin · Read the full article →
For what's actually in the ACLU's own filing, see the case timeline.