Twitter dismisses additional members of the public policy team.
violation of various worker protection statutes, including the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the California WARN Act, both of which call for 60 days' notice, the complaint was brought in the Northern District of California's US District Court.
After letting go of an undetermined number of engineers in its infrastructure vertical last week, Twitter has now let go of further members of its surviving public policy team.
Late on Thursday, a member of the Twitter public policy team announced that she had been fired.
"My last day at Twitter was yesterday because Twitter let go of half of the remaining Public Policy staff. It's difficult to express how grateful I am to have had this rare opportunity. Indeed, this was a dream position, "Theodora (Theo) Skeadas posted.
She continued, "I am incredibly pleased of the job we performed to protect individuals in international conflicts like Iran, Ukraine, and Libya.Approximately 2,000 people work for Twitter presently, down from more than 7,500 before Musk took over in October, according to Musk.
Musk stated that Twitter was on track to lose around $3 billion next year but should now be "approximately cash flow break even" after his job layoffs in the most recent live audio conversation platform Twitter Spaces
At least 100 former employees have accused the business of breaking several laws, including gender discrimination in layoffs and neglecting to pay promised severance.
Early in November, Twitter implemented its first cost-cutting step by letting go of almost 3,700 workers. Later, hundreds more quit. Additionally, the business was sued in the US for mass layoffs that didn't provide employees with written notice in advance.
In violation of various worker protection statutes, including the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the California WARN Act, both of which call for 60 days' notice, the complaint was brought in the Northern District of California's US District Court.Twitter dismisses additional members of the public policy team.
A variety of relief is sought in the complaint, including pre- and post-judgment interest, declaratory relief, compensatory damages (including unpaid salaries), and additional attorneys' fees and costs.
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