Technology,
Litigation & Arbitration,
Labor/Employment
Nov. 23, 2022
Laid off employees must arbitrate, Twitter’s lawyer says
“Plaintiffs each signed binding and enforceable arbitration agreements containing class action waivers, a fact that precludes their participation in this case, disqualifies them as class representatives, and renders moot their motion for a protective order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(d),” Eric Meckley of Morgan Lewis & Bockius wrote in a motion for Twitter.
Twitter asked a federal judge to send to arbitration a proposed class action filed by employees who were laid off.
Twitter’s counsel — Eric Meckley of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in San Francisco — cited a clause in every employee’s contract requiring all disputes related to employment be settled out of court through an independent arbitrator.
“Plaintiffs each signed binding and enforceable arbitration agreem...
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