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ACLU files California complaint over Emotify hiring assessment tool

The ACLU has filed a California complaint targeting Emotify, a hiring assessment tool, arguing it so closely mirrors clinical autism diagnostic instruments that its use in employment screening may constitute an unlawful medical examination, according to HR Dive. The case puts emotion-detection and neurodivergence-related hiring tools squarely in regulators' sights, a direct concern for HR leaders evaluating AI-driven candidate assessments.