Dozens of Former Twitter Employees File Complaint Alleging the Mass Layoffs ‘Targeted Women’

Twitter obtained complaints on Tuesday from 100 former staff who accused the corporate of gender discrimination and unlawful termination. The lawsuit was first filed earlier this month and addresses CEO Elon Musk’s determination to lay off over half the corporate. The lawsuit claims ladies have been primarily focused for layoffs and accuses the corporate of failing to pay the promised severance.

Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan filed 100 calls for for arbitration on behalf of the employees in opposition to Twitter and has to this point filed 4 class-action lawsuits in opposition to the corporate.

She has stated she intends to file further authorized claims, and stated in a Twitter post, “Proud to represent these employees. This is just the first wave of arbitration demands – more are coming. The conduct of @Twitter since @elonmusk took over is egregious, and we’ll pursue every avenue to protect workers and extract from Twitter the compensation they are owed.”

In a separate tweet, Liss-Riordan wrote that if Musk decides to combat the arbitration, they’re prepared to reply with the backing of hundreds of former Twitter staff.

The letters of arbitration cowl intercourse discrimination, breach of contract, and illegally terminating staff who have been on medical or parental go away, and in some circumstances, with out offering 60 days’ discover as required by regulation in California. The class motion grievance says partly, “The mass termination of employees at Twitter has impacted female employees to a much greater extent than male employees – and to a highly statistically significant degree.”

Twitter and Liss-Riordan didn’t instantly reply to Gizmodo’s request for remark.

The lawsuits come after Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October and subsequently laid off an estimated 3,700 staff final month in strict cost-cutting measures. Twitter has provided staff to just accept a severance package deal which features a month of base pay if they don’t be part of the class-action lawsuit, however a California choose dominated the ex-employees should be informed in regards to the lawsuit earlier than giving up their rights.

U.S. District Judge James Donato stated final week that Twitter’s communication with former employees about their severance packages “should not be rendered misleading by omitting material information about a pending lawsuit,” and added, the correct discover will “promote the fair and efficient administration” of the litigation.

Liss-Riordan responded to Donato’s ruling on Twitter, writing, “[Donato’s] decision is a victory for Twitter employees who for weeks have been abused by Elon Musk.”

She continued, “The court’s ruling that Twitter must notify employees of our legal action is a basic but important step that will provide employees with the opportunity to more fully understand their rights instead of just signing them away, and potentially signing away money they are owed, under pressure from Musk.”