The suit was filed on Thursday, Nov. 3, in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, where Twitter’s headquarters are located, alleging that Musk’s plans for mass layoffs are in violation of both federal and California state labor laws. According to The Hill, the employees argue in the court documents that Musk’s layoffs violate the WARN Act, the Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification Act, which “requires large companies to give 60 days’ notice before issuing mass layoffs.” Three of the plaintiffs claim they were let go on Thursday after being locked out of their Twitter accounts, without being given any formal notice of a layoff. As a result, the employees are asking a judge to file an injunction to prevent Twitter from laying off employees with out “advance written notice.” Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney who filed the court papers, told Bloomberg, that the plaintiffs are asking the court to bar Twitter from getting employees to sign documents that could prevent them from pursuing legal action against Twitter. “We filed this lawsuit tonight in an attempt to make sure that employees are aware that they should not sign away their rights and that they have an avenue for pursuing their rights,” she told the outlet. Twitter employees were reportedly sent a company-wide email on Thursday, letting them know that layoffs were going to begin. The New York Times obtained a copy of the email, which stated: “In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global work force.” “We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward,” the email—signed by “Twitter”—also noted. The Tesla owner, 51, initially purchased Twitter for $44 billion last month, and immediately fired its CEO and other top executives. Since his takeover began, Musk has already ignited chaos with what he plans to do during his rule, including the mass layoffs and and charging verified users an $8 to maintain their blue checkmark. Some Twitter staffers who claim they have already been let go have been spreading the hashtag “LoveWhereYouWorked,” while many people have also begun talking about boycotting the app altogether. More News:
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