Former Employyes File Lawsuit Against Elon Musk's Twitter

December 9, 2022 Story: Javed

Two former Twitter employees have filed another lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging gender discrimination in the company.

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In the new lawsuit against Twitter, the former employees said it laid off an unfair share of women workers.

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The lawsuit — filed in San Francisco Federal Court — also alleged that Musk's new policies had a disproportionate impact on women.

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According to data analyzed in the lawsuit, Twitter laid off 57% of the its female employees and only 47% of its male employees.

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Elon Musk cut over half the company's workforce since he took over in late October.

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Several lawsuits have already been filed against Twitter accusing it of various unfair practices.

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In one of the previous lawsuits, former Twitter employees had alleged discrimination against disabled workers.

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