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face the new boss Elon Musk’s firing planand affected Twitter employees won’t stand still, secondBloombergA class action was filed against Twitter in the San Francisco federal court, claiming it did not provide 60 days notice prior to widespread layoffs, as required by the American Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The New York Times and Washington Post reported today that layoffs affecting half of Twitter’s workforce will take place on Friday, US time. Twitter’s offices are said to be closed on Friday and all employees have been asked to wait at home for news. Those who can keep their jobs will then receive an email with the subject “Your role on Twitter” and the Personnel Department will be contacted by the personal email of the dismissed employee with the next steps.
Plaintiffs in class action want a court order to force Twitter to comply with the notification law and not get employees to sign their right to sue. “The appeal is to make sure employees realize they don’t they should sign their rights and that they have a way to pursue their rights, “said attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who actually dealt with the matter in June. Tesla dismissal lawsuit, is very similar to the current litigation situation, so Liss-Riordan and Musk also know each other well. And when it comes to that lawsuit, Musk used the word “trivial”. He said the court sided with Tesla and ruled that employees should negotiate with Tesla in closed-door arbitration.
