August 22, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a hearing on whether a trial in a WARN Act suit against X Corp. Inc. will be by jury or by court. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
August 15, 2025
A California federal court turned down X Corp.'s bid for an early win in a suit alleging Twitter employees weren't given proper notice of mass layoffs that followed Elon Musk's takeover of the social media company, citing disputes between the parties over why the ex-worker who sued was let go.
August 08, 2025
A former X employee was fired after writing on Slack about a "kill command" that could have turned off the website, according to the social media company, telling a California federal court that his Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act suit can't stand.
July 15, 2025
X Corp. has urged a California federal judge against holding a jury trial on a former Twitter worker's claims the company and owner Elon Musk violated state and federal laws requiring advance warning of mass layoffs, arguing the statutes don't provide for more than a bench trial.
May 09, 2025
X Corp. has lost nine out of every 10 arbitrations over former Twitter employees' claims they were shorted on severance payouts after Elon Musk's takeover of the social media company, resulting in awards ranging from $100,000 to millions of dollars, one of the workers' attorneys told a California federal judge.
May 02, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for the potential preliminary approval of a $12 million deal to resolve a proposed wage and hour class action against Delta Air Lines Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
October 10, 2024
A California federal judge declined to rule Thursday on a request to certify a class of 115 ex-Twitter workers who claim they were booted without proper notice after Elon Musk acquired the company, saying he wanted more information after learning that most signed arbitration agreements.
October 04, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for potential final approval of a deal to resolve a class action alleging O'Reilly Auto Enterprises failed to pay for time workers spent in COVID-19 screenings. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
July 15, 2024
A California federal judge has rebuked both sides of a suit alleging Twitter violated federal labor laws amid a mass layoff in late 2022, ordering lead attorneys to attend a meet and confer session in August to work through ongoing conflicts that have arisen since the claims were filed in April 2023.
April 10, 2024
A California federal judge deferred ex-Twitter employees' request to depose X Corp. owner Elon Musk until after other defendants gave their depositions in a suit alleging the company violated federal laws requiring advance warning of mass layoffs.