Twitter Inc. has been sued for reportedly refusing to proceed with approximately 900 arbitration cases filed by ex-employees who either quit or were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the social media company in the previous year. The proposed class action was filed in the federal court in San Francisco, accusing Twitter of impeding the progress of at least 891 cases by not paying the necessary initial arbitration fees. Interestingly, the company had required laid-off workers to sign agreements to arbitrate legal disputes as a condition for receiving severance pay.
The lawsuit was initiated by Fabien Ho Ching Ma, an ex-employee who Twitter laid off in November 2022. Ma and numerous other former employees claim that Twitter failed to fulfill its promised severance payments. When employees bring legal claims for arbitration based on their agreement, it is the employer’s responsibility to cover the initial filing fees, which typically amount to around $1,500, in order for the cases to proceed. Ma alleges that JAMS, the arbitration service selected by Twitter, recently informed workers that it would decline to arbitrate any cases in which the company has not paid the required fees.
Interestingly, Twitter no longer maintains a media relations department. When approached for comment via email, the company responded with an automatic reply containing a poop emoji, reflecting its refusal to engage in discussion on the matter.
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