Twitter has not responded to those claims.
Twitter Inc on Tuesday sued the social media giant, accusing it of illegally furloughing contract workers without notice after Elon Musk bought the company last year, amid massive job cuts. Stems is the latest action.
Twitter Inc faced a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the social media giant of illegally laying off contract workers without notice Elon Musk Having bought the company last year, the latest action stems from its massive job cuts.
The proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court claims Twitter fired several employees employed by staffing firm TEKsystems Inc in November without the 60-day advance notice required by US and California law.
Five other cases are pending in the same court, accusing Twitter of violating those laws, targeting female employees for layoffs and discriminating against employees with disabilities. Twitter has denied wrongdoing.
Twitter laid off about 3,700 employees, or half of its workforce, in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, who paid $44 billion to acquire the social media platform. Hundreds more employees subsequently resigned.
Twitter and Maryland-based TEKsystems, named as defendants in the lawsuit, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents the plaintiffs in all cases, said in an email: “While Elon Musk thinks he is saving the company money by avoiding these obligations, we plan to show him That not fulfilling their responsibilities could be one.” too much expensive.
Liss-Riordan said she has filed complaints in private arbitration on behalf of more than 1,700 former Twitter employees and contractors who have signed agreements to arbitrate the legal disputes. She said that employees employed by TEKsystems did not sign arbitration agreements.
Liss-Riordan also represents workers who have filed a complaint against Twitter with a US labor board, claiming they were forced to criticize the company, attempt to organize a strike, and other acts protected by federal labor law. Was fired for conduct.
Twitter has not responded to those claims.
read all Latest Tech News Here
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed)
