The cuts affected a total of 983 employees in California, its home state, according to three letters of notice that the company sent to regional authorities, which were obtained by CNBC.
According to the letters from Twitter, shared by the California Employment Development Department, Twitter notified affected employees on Nov. 4.
The company's new owner, CEO and sole director Musk, wrote in a tweet on Friday afternoon, "Regarding Twitter's reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day. Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required." The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires employers to provide advance notice, generally within 60 days, of mass layoffs or plant closings in California.
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