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

Lawyer filed 100 calls for for arbitration calls for towards Twitter accusing it of intercourse discrimination, unlawful termination.

The employees all signed agreements to carry authorized disputes towards the corporate in arbitration fairly than court docket [File: Susan Walsh/AP Photo]

Twitter Inc on Tuesday was accused by 100 former workers of varied 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 towards Twitter that make related claims to 4 class motion lawsuits pending in California federal court docket.

The employees all signed agreements to carry authorized disputes towards the corporate in arbitration fairly than court docket, Liss-Riordan mentioned, which suggests 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 $44bn to accumulate 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 had been on medical or parental go away.

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 legislation, disproportionately laid off girls, and compelled out employees with disabilities by refusing to permit distant work.

Twitter can also be going through at the very least three complaints filed with a US labour board, claiming employees had been fired for criticising the corporate, making an attempt to organise a strike, and different conduct protected by federal labour legislation.

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