A group of five Twitter employees have sued the social media giant over possible pending layoffs, alleging violations of federal and California law and demanding an injunction to stop Twitter from asking terminated employees to agree not to sue the company.
The class action complaint on behalf of Emmanuel Cornet, Justine De Caires, Grae Kindel, Alexis Camacho, and Jessica Pan was filed in San Francisco federal court on Thursday. They Twitter of violating both federal and California versions of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification — or WARN — Acts, which require employers to give 60 days’ notice to employees before “plant closings” or “mass layoffs.”
Media reports Thursday said that widespread layoffs would soon come to the company, just days after tech billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media behemoth was finalized. The complaint cites multiple media reports that Twitter planned to cut around 50% of its workforce, or some 3,700 employees.
The Washington Post reported that Twitter leadership sent an email to employees on Thursday saying that “a number of individuals” would be laid off on Friday.
“By 9AM PST on Friday Nov. 4th, everyone will receive an individual email with the subject line: Your Role at Twitter,” the letter said, according to the Washington Post. “Please check your email, including your spam folder. If your employment is not impacted, you will receive a notification via your Twitter email. If your employment is impacted, you will...
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