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Labor/Employment

Sep. 8, 2025

X tentatively settles with 70 laid-off Twitter employees

X has tentatively settled a lawsuit with 70 former Twitter employees who alleged the company broke severance and remote work promises following Elon Musk's acquisition and rebranding of the platform.

X tentatively settles with 70 laid-off Twitter employees
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Social media platform X has tentatively settled a second lawsuit in the space of two days brought by former employees of Twitter regarding mass layoffs that followed Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase and rebranding of the company.

A lawsuit filed by nearly 70 former employees accused X of breaching contractual obligations under the agreement through which Musk acquired the company.

Former staffers alleged that the company failed to honor promises of severance pay and...

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