US District Judge James Donato on Friday dominated that 5 former Twitter workers pursuing a proposed class motion accusing the corporate of failing to present ample discover earlier than laying them off after its acquisition by Elon Musk should pursue their claims in non-public arbitration.
Donato granted Twitter’s request to pressure the 5 ex-employees to pursue their claims individually, citing agreements they signed with the corporate.
Twitter didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The San Francisco choose left for one more day “as warranted by developments in the case” whether or not all the class motion lawsuit have to be dismissed, although, as he famous three different former Twitter workers who alleged they’d opted out of the corporate’s arbitration settlement have joined the lawsuit after it was first filed.
The lawyer who represents the plaintiffs, Shannon Liss-Riordan, stated on Monday that she had already filed 300 calls for for arbitration on behalf of former Twitter workers and would seemingly file tons of extra.
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Those staff all declare they haven’t acquired the complete severance bundle promised by Twitter earlier than Musk took over. Some have additionally alleged intercourse or incapacity discrimination. Last yr, Donato had dominated that Twitter should notify the hundreds of staff who have been laid off after its acquisition by Musk following a proposed class motion accusing the corporate of failing to present ample discover earlier than terminating them.
The choose stated that earlier than asking staff to signal severance agreements waiving their potential to sue the corporate, Twitter should give them “a succinct and plainly worded notice”.
Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 workers in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, and tons of extra subsequently resigned.
In December final yr, Twitter was additionally accused by dozens of former workers of assorted authorized violations stemming from Musk’s takeover of the corporate, together with concentrating on girls for layoffs and failing to pay promised severance.
Twitter can be going through at the very least three complaints filed with a US labor board claiming staff have been fired for criticizing the corporate, trying to arrange a strike, and different conduct protected by federal labor legislation.