EEOC v. iTutorGroup, Inc., 1:22-cv-02565 (E.D.N.Y.)

Summary

The EEOC sued iTutorGroup, Inc., Tutor Group Limited and Shanghai Ping'An Intelligent Education Technology in the Eastern District of New York on May 5, 2022, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. It alleged that in 2020 the companies set their online tutor-application software to reject women aged 55 or older and men aged 60 or older automatically, turning away more than 200 U.S. applicants. The parties notified the court of a settlement on August 9, 2023, and Judge Pamela K. Chen entered the consent decree on September 8, 2023: $365,000 for the rejected applicants plus training, policy changes, injunctions and at least five years of EEOC monitoring. The screen was a simple programmed age rule rather than machine learning, but the case is widely cited as the EEOC's first settlement over automated hiring software.

Key dates

1. May 5, 2022Filed
2. September 8, 2023Resolved
3. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
4. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: October 16, 2027.

Evidence

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1. The decree settling the suit provides $365,000 to be distributed to applicants who were automatically rejected due to age.

   Supports: Settlement amount and relief (release dated 09-11-2023)

   iTutorGroup to Pay $365,000 to Settle EEOC Discriminatory Hiring Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Primary source

2. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. iTutorGroup, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-02565) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

   Supports: Docket number, court, filing (release dated 05-05-2022)

   in 2020, iTutorGroup programmed their tutor application software to automatically reject female applicants age 55 or older and male applicants age 60 or older

   Supports: Alleged conduct

   EEOC Sues iTutorGroup for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Primary source

3. Date Filed: May 5, 2022 Date Terminated: Sept. 8, 2023

   Supports: Filing date and termination date

   CONSENT DECREE: The ( 25 -1) proposed order is adopted and So Ordered. Ordered by Judge Pamela K. Chen on 9/8/2023.

   Supports: Consent decree entered September 8, 2023

   Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. iTutorGroup, Inc., 1:22-cv-02565 (docket) CourtListener (PACER/RECAP docket) Primary source