Elon Musk ställs inför grupptalan efter uppsägningar på Twitter

• Elon Musk’s time as Twitter’s head has not gone as well as many would have expected.
• Twitter-chefen har infört förändringar i både företaget och dess tjänst.
• Civil rights lawyers believe Musk’s decision to fire some staff on short notice violates federal and state laws.

Elon Musk’s first week as the new Twitter boss has been a nightmare for some of the company’s employees, as the billionaire is said to have imposed strict work rules and demanded more from the staff. However, aside from some controversial business-related decisions, Musk’s biggest criticism stems from his beslut to fire about 50% of Twitter’s employees.

Musk reportedly began a mass layoff on November 4, trimming Twitter’s staff to 7,500. Sources claim that Twitter employees received a mail on Thursday informing them that by 9 a.m. Pacific time Friday, they’ll be notified of their status in the firm. Those who have been fired will be informed via their personal mail, while those who have been retained will be alerted through their work mail.

The message was allegedly the first official communication between Musk’s team and the staff. A part of the mail read,

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. We acknowledge this is an incredibly challenging experience to go through, whether or not you are impacted. We are grateful for your contributions to Twitter and for your patience as we move through this process.”

Twitter stämdes för brott mot federala lagar

Enligt en Bloomberg Rapportera, some Twitter employees responded to Musk’s decision with a lawsuit. Aggrieved employees were said to have filed a class-action lawsuit against the new boss in San Francisco federal court. The suit accused Twitter of not giving its employees sufficient notice before termination, thereby violating federal and state laws.

The case alluded to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which forbids large organizations from implementing mass layoffs without at least 60 days’ notice. As a result, the suit has gained the support and interest of some civil rights lawyers, including Lisa Bloom, who claimed Musk’s decision ignored the law.

Grupptalan ingavs av Shannon Liss-Riordan, som tidigare har haft en juridisk faceoff mot den nya Twitter-chefen. I juni i år lämnade Shannon in en stämningsansökan mot Tesla efter att företaget beslutat att släppa 10% av sin personalstyrka. Fallet slutade dock till Teslas fördel, och Shannon tror att Musk upprepar samma strategi med Twitter.

Twitter är inte det enda företaget som har meddelat en massuppsägning av sin personal. Andra, som Meta, Google, Amazon och Microsoft, har genomfört liknande metoder.

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