Twitter Employees Facing Dismissal File Class Action Lawsuit Against Musk's Layoff Policy

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunjin Jeong] Employees of the social networking service (SNS) Twitter have filed a class-action lawsuit in protest against the mass layoff plan announced by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, who recently acquired the company, Bloomberg reported on the 4th (local time).

According to the report, Twitter employees filed the class-action lawsuit at the San Francisco Federal Court the day before, alleging that CEO Musk violated U.S. federal law and California state law by proceeding with layoffs without sufficient prior notice.

On the day the complaint was filed, Twitter notified employees via email that the reduction process would begin on the 4th. Foreign media previously reported that CEO Musk plans to cut about 3,700 employees, which is half of Twitter's total workforce.

The U.S. federal law, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, requires large companies to provide written notice to affected parties at least 60 days before implementing mass layoffs. The employees who filed the lawsuit requested the court to ensure that the company complies with this legal provision and does not encourage employees to sign documents waiving their right to participate in the lawsuit.

Shannon Lease-Lyoden, the attorney representing the workers who submitted the complaint, said, "CEO Musk is repeating the script he used at Tesla," adding, "We will see if he continues to ignore the laws that protect workers in this country." He also participated in a similar lawsuit in June when Tesla was pushing for workforce reductions.

Bloomberg reported that Twitter has not yet issued an official statement regarding the lawsuit news.

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