Twitter accused of ducking a fight over Elon Musk’s mass layoffs

About 2,000 former Twitter employees have resorted to fighting their claims in arbitration as the company has demanded – but Twitter hasn’t shown up, according to a complaint filed Monday in San Francisco federal court. — AFP

Twitter Inc is refusing to engage in arbitration with ex-employees who were fired when Elon Musk took over the company after pushing them to use that process to resolve claims that they weren’t paid, didn’t get promised severance, or were discriminated against, according to a lawsuit.

The company now known as X Corp has been accused in multiple suits of numerous labour and workplace violations, including its failure to pay thousands of workers laid off late last year after Musk’s acquisition. About 2,000 former Twitter employees have resorted to fighting their claims in arbitration as the company has demanded – but Twitter hasn’t shown up, according to a complaint filed Monday in San Francisco federal court.