Elon Musk's X illegally fired an employee in retaliation for her internet posts challenging its return-to-office policy, the U.S. labor board alleged on Friday.
In the complaint, a regional director of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board accused X — formerly known as Twitter — of violating the federal law that prohibits punishing employees for communicating and organizing with others about their working conditions.The NLRB said the dispute began on Nov. 10, 2022, after Musk ordered workers back to the office last November and reportedly said "if you can physically make it to an office and you don't show up, resignation accepted".
Employee Yao Yue responded with a post on Twitter telling fellow workers, "Don't resign, let him fire you." A few days later, she was terminated in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, according to the complaint.last October and began his ownership with a round of firings, including top executives, laying off more than half of its workforce as a cost-cutting measure.The company has denied wrongdoing in the cases in which it has filed responses.
Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Maju Samuel, Alexia Garamfalvi and Josie KaoXbox maker Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday, swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty" to better compete with industry leader Sony .
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