Twitter is hit with dozens of legal complaints by ex-employees

Twitter Inc on Tuesday was accused by 100 former workers of assorted authorized violations stemming from Elon Musk‘s takeover of the corporate, together with concentrating on girls for layoffs and failing to pay promised severance.

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for the employees, mentioned she had filed 100 calls for for arbitration in opposition to Twitter that make comparable claims to 4 class motion lawsuits pending in California federal courtroom.

The employees all signed agreements to deliver authorized disputes in opposition to the corporate in arbitration somewhat than courtroom, Liss-Riordan mentioned, which implies they are going to doubtless be barred from taking part within the class actions.

Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 workers in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, who paid $44 billion to amass the social media platform, and tons of extra subsequently resigned.

The arbitration calls for accuse Twitter of intercourse discrimination, breach of contract, and illegally terminating workers who have been on medical or parental depart.

Twitter didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Liss-Riordan mentioned her agency has spoken with tons of of different ex-Twitter workers and intends to file extra authorized claims in arbitration on their behalf.
“The conduct of Twitter since Musk took over is extremely egregious, and we are going to pursue each avenue to guard employees and extract from Twitter the compensation that is because of them,” she mentioned.

The pending class motion lawsuits declare Twitter laid off workers and contractors with out the 60 days’ discover required by regulation, disproportionately laid off girls, and compelled out employees with disabilities by refusing to permit distant work.

Twitter can also be going through at the least three complaints filed with a U.S. labor board claiming employees have been fired for criticizing the corporate, making an attempt to arrange a strike, and different conduct protected by federal labor regulation.

The corporate has denied violating the regulation requiring superior discover and has not but responded to the opposite claims.

(Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; Enhancing by Bill Berkrot)

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