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Liss-Riordan and Twitter made a joint filing in San Francisco federal court on Thursday to update the court ahead of a hearing scheduled for Feb. 9. The workers claim Twitter refused to pay promised severance or give them the advance notice of mass layoffs required by law, which the company denies. In an interview on Friday, Liss-Riordan said Twitter is likely trying to delay the arbitration cases in hopes that some workers drop their claims. “This is just a stupid game that Twitter is trying to play,” she said. Liss-Riordan has filed three other lawsuits against Twitter stemming from the layoffs, including claims that the company targeted female employees and forced out workers with disabilities.

☆ Laid-off Twitter workers have been forced to drop their class-action lawsuit demanding more severance pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The five laid-off workers had signed arbitration agreements agreeing not to bring suits against Twitter. "Twitter provided signed copies of the agreements, and they are all clear and straightforward," Donato wrote in the order. Since Elon Musk took ownership of the company in late October, Twitter has laid off thousands of workers. Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing the laid-off Twitter workers, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside of regular working hours. She said that she had already filed 500 individual arbitration demands, with more to come.

☆ Twitter’s laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter (TWTR) has secured a ruling allowing the social media company to force several laid-off workers suing over their termination to pursue their claims via individual arbitration rather than a class-action lawsuit. US District Judge James Donato on Friday ruled that five former Twitter employees pursuing a proposed class action accusing the company of failing to give adequate notice before laying them off after its acquisition by Elon Musk must pursue their claims in private arbitration. Donato granted Twitter’s request to force the five ex-employees to pursue their claims individually, citing agreements they signed with the company. The lawyer who represents the plaintiffs, Shannon Liss-Riordan, said on Monday that she had already filed 300 demands for arbitration on behalf of former Twitter employees and would likely file hundreds more. Those workers all claim they have not received the full severance package promised by Twitter before Musk took over.

☆ Twitter's laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter Inc has secured a ruling allowing the social media company to force several laid-off workers suing over their termination to pursue their claims via individual arbitration than a class-action lawsuit. Donato granted Twitter's request to force the five ex-employees to pursue their claims individually, citing agreements they signed with the company. The lawyer who represents the plaintiffs, Shannon Liss-Riordan, said on Monday that she had already filed 300 demands for arbitration on behalf of former Twitter employees and would likely file hundreds more. Those workers all claim they have not received the full severance package promised by Twitter before Musk took over. The judge said that before asking workers to sign severance agreements waiving their ability to sue the company, Twitter must give them "a succinct and plainly worded notice".

☆ A lawyer representing hundreds of laid-off Twitter staff has accused Elon Musk of trying to 'fleece' workers over severance pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A lawyer fighting Twitter said Elon Musk tried to "fleece" ex-workers with his offers of severance pay. This allegation has already been detailed in one of the four class-action lawsuits Liss-Riordan filed against the company in late 2022 on behalf of former Twitter employees. Musk himself had previously said that people who left the company would be given three months of severance. The former workers told Insider's Kali Hays that they were disappointed by the severance ultimately offered by Musk. "Musk's decision to fleece Twitter workers isn't just shameful – it's also going to be very costly," Liss-Riordan added.

☆ Frustrated former Twitter staff had to wait 2 months after being laid off to get their severance agreements. Twitter blamed the delay on staff suing the company.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Grace Dean | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some Twitter staff who were laid off in November finally got their separation agreements on Saturday. When they did finally come through, Twitter blamed the delay on staff taking legal action related to their terminations. That suit was filed by plaintiffs including Emmanuel Cornet, who Twitter laid off in early November, and others who are officially being laid off this month and next. Some former Twitter workers told Insider's Kali Hays that they were disappointed by the severance the company ultimately offered them. Those benefits Twitter had offered before Musk's takeover included two months severance pay or more, along with other bonuses, according to the lawsuit.

☆ Former Twitter employees get severance offer after months of waiting. Many are unhappy with it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —After months of uncertainty and feeling left in the dark, many former Twitter employees impacted by a mass layoff in early November began receiving their severance offers over the weekend. The severance offer promises one month’s pay in exchange for agreeing to various terms, including a non-disparagement agreement and waiving the right to take any legal action against the company, according to Lisa Bloom, a lawyer representing dozens of former Twitter employees affected by the layoffs. The former Twitter employees are now stuck deciding whether to accept the money or join the hundreds of others who have already filed arbitration demands or lawsuits against the company. “We’ve been hearing from hundreds of Twitter employees who are considering their options and not happy about only being offered one month severance, after they were promised much more,” Shannon Liss-Riordan, another lawyer working on behalf of former Twitter employees, told CNN in a statement Monday. The severance offer would also require that employees who sign agree not to cooperate as a witness in any legal actions brought by third parties against Twitter.

☆ Laid-off Twitter employees left in the lurch waiting for severance payments 2 months down the line, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said each laid-off employee would get three months' severance. A lawyer told CNN the separation date for laid-off staff was Thursday but they remain in the lurch. He then followed up in a tweet to say that all laid-off workers were offered three months' severance. However, some former employees told CNN in a report published Thursday that Twitter has failed to send them any information about a severance agreement. A representative for Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer who has filed 100 demands for arbitration on behalf of former Twitter employees, told CNN on Thursday that her clients hadn't received any details about severance from Twitter.

☆ Two months after mass Twitter layoffs, affected employees still waiting for severance offers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Two months after Elon Musk laid off half of Twitter’s workforce, some employees affected say they have yet to receive any formal severance offer or separation agreement. As of early Thursday, however, the former employee said they had yet to receive any documents related to a severance agreement or offer. The company was recently sued by a commercial landlord and a private flight company alleging Twitter has failed to pay bills. At the time of the layoffs, Musk promised that “everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance,” a time period that appears to include the 60-days advanced notice Twitter was obligated to provide. She has also filed three claims against Twitter with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of former employees.

☆ Twitter wants a federal court to throw out employees' collective allegations over layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter is fighting a lawsuit by a group of employees whose layoffs take effect in the new year. Twitter has argued that the employees who brought the lawsuit themselves have different circumstances, and that they haven't properly stated what broad claims a large potential class of Twitter employees would have. "Plaintiffs do not even attempt to define a class, making only passing reference to 'thousands of other Twitter employees,' or 'other similarly situated Twitter employees,'" Twitter argued in a court filing on Dec. 23. "We will do everything necessary to protect the rights of Twitter employees," Liss-Riordan said. "We call on Elon Musk to show some holiday spirit and honor the law and promises made to Twitter employees," she added.

The lawsuit claims Musk's ultimatum violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires employers to offer reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities. They claim many Twitter employees with disabilities were forced to resign because they could not return to the office and meet Musk's demanding standards. The former employee, Dmitry Borodaenko, cannot represent a class of workers because he was fired before Musk asked employees to commit to longer hours, the company said. The lawsuit is one of four pending in the same court that stems from staff cuts at the company. Dozens of former Twitter employees filed complaints against the company this week in arbitration making similar claims.

☆ A lawyer representing 100 ex-Twitter staff says the company's conduct has been 'incredibly egregious' since Elon Musk took over
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A lawyer filed demands for arbitration on behalf of 100 Twitter employees who lost their jobs. Since Elon Musk took over, Twitter's conduct has been "incredibly egregious," Shannon Liss-Riordan said. She added that this was just the "first wave" of arbitration demands against the company. She added that this was just the "first wave" of arbitration demands against the company. The next week Musk started laying off staff, with around half of the company's 7,500-strong workforce being cut.

☆ Twitter hit by legal complaints from 100 former employees following Musk’s layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The allegations were included as part of the former employees’ demands for arbitration against the company, according to a statement on Tuesday by attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. Liss-Riordan is the same attorney who has brought four proposed class action lawsuits against Twitter by former employees affected by Elon Musk’s takeover. The arbitration demands are meant to help workers who can’t participate in that litigation because of contracts they signed with the company. She added that her firm has heard from hundreds of former Twitter employees and has filed only the “first wave” of arbitration demands. Liss-Riordan has also filed three complaints against Twitter with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of employees affected by the layoffs.

Companies Twitter Inc FollowDec 20 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday was accused by 100 former employees of various legal violations stemming from Elon Musk's takeover of the company, including targeting women for layoffs and failing to pay promised severance. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for the workers, said she had filed 100 demands for arbitration against Twitter that make similar claims to four class action lawsuits pending in California federal court. Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, who paid $44 billion to acquire the social media platform, and hundreds more subsequently resigned. The arbitration demands accuse Twitter of sex discrimination, breach of contract, and illegally terminating employees who were on medical or parental leave. Liss-Riordan said her firm has spoken with hundreds of other ex-Twitter employees and intends to file more legal claims in arbitration on their behalf.

Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, the world's richest person, and hundreds more subsequently resigned. The lawsuit says Twitter failed to give the 60 days notice required by federal and California laws before engaging in mass layoffs. Donato in the ruling said asking workers to waive legal claims against Twitter without telling them about the lawsuit would be misleading. Twitter had agreed not to seek releases from laid-off workers pending Donato's decision. The lawsuits accuse Twitter of failing to give contract workers notice before laying them off and discriminating against women and employees with disabilities.

☆ Former employees suing Twitter over layoffs score an early victory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A group of former employees suing Elon Musk’s Twitter scored an early win Wednesday when a judge ordered the company to inform any laid-off staffers of the pending lawsuit. The order may be an early indication that the judge could be sympathetic to the employees’ argument. He later pushed out additional employees, asking remaining workers to agree to an ultimatum to work “hardcore” or leave the company. The others include complaints related to alleged disability and gender-based discrimination, as well as a suit on behalf of Twitter contractors who were laid off. The employees are seeking unspecified monetary damages, as well as a ruling that Twitter violated the California and federal WARN Acts requiring advanced notice of mass layoffs.

☆ Elon Musk sent an email threatening to sue Twitter staff who leak confidential information, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk sent an email threatening to sue Twitter staff who leak confidential information. He gave the employees until 5 p.m. on Saturday to sign a pledge, a source told Insider. A Twitter source also told Insider that Musk had sent the email to Twitter staff. One Twitter user quickly quipped: "Love that the email asking staffers to not leak information, got leaked." Twitter didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

☆ Twitter accused of targeting women for layoffs in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs. Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, and hundreds more subsequently resigned. The lawsuit filed by two women who were laid off by Twitter last month accuses the company of violating federal and California laws banning workplace sex discrimination. Liss-Riordan represents current and former Twitter employees in three other pending lawsuits filed in the same court since last month. Twitter has denied wrongdoing in the lawsuit involving advance notice, and has not responded to the other complaints.

Twitter laid off roughly 3,700 employees in early November in a cost-cutting measure by Musk, and hundreds more subsequently resigned. The lawsuit filed by two women who were laid off by Twitter last month accuses the company of violating federal and California laws banning workplace sex discrimination. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said women "had targets on their backs" once Musk acquired the company, regardless of their talent and contributions. Liss-Riordan represents current and former Twitter employees in three other pending lawsuits filed in the same court since last month. Twitter has denied wrongdoing in the lawsuit involving advance notice, and has not responded to the other complaints.

☆ Former Twitter employees have filed another lawsuit against the company, saying it laid off an unfair share of women workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former employees have since filed lawsuits against Twitter accusing it of various unfair practices. The lawsuit — filed in San Francisco Federal Court — alleges that Musk's new policies had a "disproportionate impact" on women. According to data analyzed in the lawsuit, Twitter laid off 57% of the its female employees and only 47% of its male employees. Former employees argue that Twitter provided them with less than the required 60-day notice and docked months of severance pay. Liss-Riordan noted that she had also filed a similar suit against Tesla over its layoffs in June 2022.

☆ Former employees suing Twitter speak out on Elon Musk’s ‘clumsy and inhumane’ layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A group of former Twitter employees who are suing the company spoke out Thursday, alleging that new owner Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at the company have triggered multiple labor rights violations. The employees who spoke during the Thursday press conference are each plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan against Twitter on behalf of former employees who were affected by Musk’s takeover of the company. The attorney said Thursday she has also filed three claims against Twitter with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of former employees. The employees have rights here.”Weeks after the initial Twitter layoffs, hundreds more Twitter employees exited after Musk gave them an ultimatum to work “extremely hardcore” or leave the company. “Of all the issues Elon Musk is facing right now, this feels like the easiest one to fix … treat your workers with respect,” Liss-Riordan said.

☆ Female Twitter staff had 'targets on their backs' in Elon Musk's layoffs, a lawsuit claimed
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two women said in a lawsuit that female Twitter staff were "disproportionately targeted" for layoffs. Liss-Riordan said in an emailed statement to Insider: "Women at Twitter never had a decent shot at being treated fairly once Elon Musk decided to buy the company." The lawsuit contains this spreadsheet showing the number of Twitter staff affected by the layoffs. Liss-Riordan filed an amended complaint in a separate discrimination lawsuit against Twitter. It claimed that employees who were on or about to go on parental leave were disproportionately targeted for termination.

Twitter has laid off about 3,700 employees - half of its workforce - and hundreds more have resigned since the company was acquired last month by Elon Musk, the world's richest person. The company said a pending motion by the plaintiffs to force Twitter to notify laid-off workers of the lawsuit before asking them to sign severance agreements had only caused confusion and delayed severance payments, and asked a judge to reject it. Twitter in a separate filing said the plaintiffs had signed agreements to arbitrate employment-related disputes and moved to send the claims to individual arbitration. "Twitter’s response to our motion is basically that the employees are bound by arbitration agreements, so Twitter doesn’t have to worry about violating the law. Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Parker Grey stopped going to the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q about a year and half ago “because of the growing hatred for our community that started in” Colorado Springs, Colorado. While no motive in the shooting has been disclosed by authorities, the violence comes amid heightened tensions for the LGBTQ community. The movement that advocated for that amendment started in Colorado Springs, they said. "I don’t know that we ever believe that we’ve fully grown out of that," Smith, 32, a longtime Colorado Springs resident, said. Most recently, in Colorado Springs, a transgender girl was kicked out of the homecoming dance because she wore a dress, Smith added.

☆ Disabled Twitter employees resigned because they felt they couldn't keep up with Elon Musk's 'hardcore' drive, discrimination lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A discrimination lawsuit against Twitter said its disabled employees were forced to resign. The class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the San Francisco federal court, highlighted how Musk told Twitter employees this week that they would have to "work long hours at high intensity" and "be extremely hardcore." "Thus, many disabled employees have felt forced to resign," it added. "Elon Musk's behavior since he took over Twitter a couple of weeks ago has been nothing short of appalling. Musk's new "hardcore" work mandate did not sit well with many employees at Twitter.

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