April 20, 2023
A California federal judge transferred to Delaware a proposed class action accusing Twitter of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act during last year's layoffs, referring to a forum selection clause in the merger agreement that says any dispute stemming from it must be litigated in the First State.
February 17, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential initial sign-off on workers' nearly $8.4 million deal with Google to end a proposed wage and hour class and collective action. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
January 24, 2023
A former Twitter worker lacked evidence to back his claim that the social media giant terminated him for engaging in protected activity, a National Labor Relations Board official concluded, saying federal labor law didn't protect his actions because he could have exposed the company to security breaches.
January 17, 2023
Claims from current and former Twitter workers related to their recent layoffs must go before an arbitrator, a California federal judge ruled, saying some of the plaintiffs signed arbitration agreements requiring their disputes with the company to be arbitrated individually.
January 06, 2023
Over the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential ruling on an arbitration bid in a proposed class action by Twitter workers alleging that the social media company's recent layoffs violated notice requirements.
December 15, 2022
A California federal judge ordered Twitter on Wednesday to notify thousands of workers of a pending proposed class action alleging the social network illegally failed to timely inform them of companywide layoffs following Elon Musk's buyout, calling the lawsuit "a textbook scenario for providing notice" and slamming Twitter's defense arguments for being irrelevant.
November 22, 2022
Twitter told a California federal judge to send claims to an arbitrator from current and former Twitter workers' proposed class action alleging the social media behemoth violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, arguing the workers signed arbitration agreements.
November 10, 2022
Current and former Twitter Inc. workers urged a California federal judge to prevent the social media giant from seeking to bar suits against the company after CEO Elon Musk initiated layoffs, adding to their proposed class action claims that the company violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
November 09, 2022
Former Twitter Inc. employees have lodged more legal challenges against the social media company, filing an unfair labor practice charge and an amended proposed class action over CEO Elon Musk's decision to lay off half its workforce earlier this month.
November 04, 2022
Twitter violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when it suddenly started firing workers shortly after Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform, four former employees said in a proposed class action in California federal court.