Twitter faces new allegations of legal violations during mass layoffs

Twitter faces new allegations of legal violations during mass layoffs

White Coat Captioning, YES Consulting and public relations firms Cancomm and Dialogue Mexico alleged in the proposed class-action lawsuit that Twitter is yet to pay bills ranging from around $40,000 to $140,000 for their services, reports CNN.

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, April 05, 2023, 10:04 AM IST
article-image
Twitter faces new allegations of legal violations during mass layoffs | File Photo

Elon Musk-run Twitter has been sued by a group of vendors who allege that the micro-blogging platform has failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills, the media reported.

White Coat Captioning, YES Consulting and public relations firms Cancomm and Dialogue Mexico alleged in the proposed class-action lawsuit that Twitter is yet to pay bills ranging from around $40,000 to $140,000 for their services, reports CNN.

The lawsuit has been filed in the California Northern District Court.

If you want to get paid then sue

Shannon Liss-Riordan, who has also filed four proposed class-action lawsuits and hundreds of arbitration demands on behalf of laid off Twitter workers, said that "Musk told Twitter vendors that, if they want to get paid, then sue".

"He is now getting his wish. Businesses, like employees, should not have to sue to get paid what they are owed," Liss-Riordan was quoted as saying in the report late on Tuesday.

Another lawsuit

Meanwhile, Twitter has also been sued by laid off contract workers who allege they should be treated at par with regular employees.

The proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Twitter in November laid off numerous workers employed by staffing firm TEKsystems Inc without any advance notice.

The micro-blogging platform is also facing a lawsuit from a landlord in San Francisco claiming the company has missed rent payments, along with a couple of other lawsuits since Musk took over.

(To receive our E-paper on WhatsApp daily, please click here.  To receive it on Telegram, please click here. We permit sharing of the paper's PDF on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.)

RECENT STORIES

Amazon Business Director, Suchit Subhas: 'We have digitised 2.5 million MSMEs across India'

Amazon Business Director, Suchit Subhas: 'We have digitised 2.5 million MSMEs across India'

India sees 31% spike in malware attacks in 2022: SonicWall report

India sees 31% spike in malware attacks in 2022: SonicWall report

DRDO holds interaction with defence startups

DRDO holds interaction with defence startups

Do micro-investing apps allow you to invest spare change?

Do micro-investing apps allow you to invest spare change?

Bengaluru-based virtual platform Airmeet lays off 30% of workforce: Report

Bengaluru-based virtual platform Airmeet lays off 30% of workforce: Report