Technology,
Labor/Employment
Nov. 22, 2022
Judge OKs pause on Twitter worker release agreements
“Due to the significant interests and expectations of the employees impacted by the reduction in force, and Twitter’s desire to minimize the impacted employees’ continued uncertainty regarding the severance they will be offered, Twitter is agreeable to have Plaintiffs’ Motion resolved on an expedited schedule. Twitter will not seek releases until after the motion is heard and decided,” said the stipulation from Twitter’s and plaintiffs’ attorneys.
Twitter Inc. has agreed to hold off on pursuing release agreements with soon to be former employees until a federal judge decides whether Twitter must notify them of pending litigation on their behalf in severance papers. The plaintiffs’ attorneys claim this is the first of many victories.
According to an emergency motion filed Friday by counsel for a group of former Twitter employees who claim the company’s Nov. 4 layoffs violated the stat...
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