Labor/Employment
Dec. 27, 2023
X Corp. workers can sue over bonuses
“The court agreed with our argument that later promises – even oral promises – can be binding, even if the original written agreement is not enforceable,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan.
Twitter, now named X Corp., must answer claims that it failed to pay tens of millions of dollars in bonuses promised to employees, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria allowed the workers to proceed with their breach of contract claim and gave them leave to amend for their promissory estoppel claim.
“This is a very important decision, which is relevant to claims we have filed on behalf of nearly two t...
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