Twitter trying to avoid paying for lawsuits from fired employees

Since November 2022, Twitter has laid off several thousand employees after falling under Elon Musk’s control.

Some of them complain about the non-compliance with the reduction procedure and the lack of adequate cash payments. Their claims should be subject to private arbitration, but the victims’ attorney claims that Twitter is sabotaging such court hearings in every way it can, technewsspace.com reports.

How explained Representing Shannon Liss-Riordan’s fired employees, Twitter is working hard to ensure its clients do not comply with arbitration requirements, seeking to avoid liability in many of these cases. Former employees who have signed arbitration agreements are required to participate in closed court hearings, but unless such agreements are signed by terminated Twitter employees, the company disclaims its obligation to participate in such proceedings. Some agreements do not mention the particular judge appointed to the arbitration. In such cases, Twitter refuses to help plaintiffs find and appoint a judge, and is unwilling to pay the associated fees.

Attorney Liss-Riordan admitted: “It is clear that the demand Twitter’s arbitration process is an attempt to avoid liability for these claims altogether.”. According to some of the employees who were laid off, they were fired for breaking the law – for example, when they were on sick leave. Some of the plaintiffs felt discriminated against on the basis of gender. In December, the number of lawsuits against Twitter reached almost a hundred. Employees who have signed arbitration agreements have lost the ability to participate in a class action lawsuit.