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New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Twitter employee on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk, alleging that the company failed to provide the full amount of severance it had promised employees prior to mass layoffs last November.

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  1. Rolling Stone

    Elon Musk, Twitter Sued for $500 Million in Severance Benefits (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Former HR employee says the company hasn’t followed the terms of a severance plan it said it would honor for at least one year after Musk’s takeover

  2. New York Post

    Fired Twitter workers demand Elon Musk pay $500M in ‘promised’ severance (opens New York Post)

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    Twitter only gave laid-off workers at most one month of severance pay, and many of them did not receive anything, a former employee claims in a lawsuit.

  3. The Guardian

    Twitter owes ex-employees $500m in severance, lawsuit claims (opens The Guardian)

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    Former head of employee benefits files proposed class action over workers laid off after Elon Musk acquired company

  4. Forbes

    Twitter And Elon Musk Face $500 Million Lawsuit For Allegedly Reusing Severance For Fired Employees (opens Forbes)

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    Twitter and Elon Musk were hit by a proposed class action lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the company refused to pay employees severance after Musk’s mass layoffs.

  5. Variety

    Elon Musk, Twitter Slapped With $500 Million Lawsuit Over Ex-Employee Severance Payments (opens Variety)

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    Elon Musk and Twitter are being sued by former employees of the social-media network who allege the company failed to pay their promised severance packages. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. …

  6. KTVZ Bend

    New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Twitter employee on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk, alleging that the company failed to provide the full amount of severance it had promised employees prior to mass layoffs last November.

  7. Gizmodo

    Twitter's Former Head of HR Is Suing for $500 Million in Severance (opens Gizmodo)

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    A lawsuit from the ex-head of HR claims Twitter owes $500 million for not paying all those people that Elon Musk laid off.

  8. FOX Business

    Twitter hit with lawsuit claiming ex-employees owed at least $500M in severance pay (opens FOX Business)

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    A former Twitter employee from the company's employee benefits department has filed suit against the company, claiming it owes at least $500 million in severance to laid-off employees.

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