Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says

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Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says
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A new lawsuit claims that Twitter has failed to pay at least $500 million in severance to former employees. When asked for comment about the lawsuit, Twitter’s press email sent an automated response containing a poop emoji.

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A new lawsuit filed against Twitter claims that the company has refused to pay out severance payments after it laid off thousands of workers when right-wing billionaire Elon Musk took over. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of former employee Courtney McMillian in a federal district court in California on Wednesday, claims that the company has failed to payMcMillian, who formerly oversaw Twitter’s employee benefits program in the human resources department, claims that the company in 2019 had created a program that promised employees two months and one week of severance pay for every full year they worked for the company if they were laid off, and six months plus...

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