First, to the extend these checks worked, they are being destroyed.
Second, have you ever look at rhat space? Because the agencies that done this were already weak, the hurdles you had to overcome were massive and the space was abused by companie to the maximum.
Speaking of which, I more accurately should have stated that even people from a higher earning working class are not going to sue. Suing requires not only a commitment of cash, but time. People who work don't have the time; especially if they have children. It's a gamble; what if you lose?
Litigation is mainly a form of sport available to and enjoyed by the rich. And I mean serious litigation like taking on some corporation with deep pockets; not pick-on-someone-your-own-size litigation as in neighbor cut down a tree which fell onto your toolshed.
Even if you were right, AI doesn't change any of it - companies are liable.