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XReaches Tentative Deal With Ex-Twitter Staff in $500 Million Severance Lawsuit

A federal appeals court paused a September 17 hearing to allow time to finalize the agreement.

Elon Musk despidió cerca de 6.000 empleados de Twitter tras la adquisición de la plataforma, en el 2022.
Las oficinas centrales de Twitter, el 4 de noviembre de 2022, en San Francisco. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu, Archivo)
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Overview

  • The parties disclosed the provisional settlement in a court filing this week and asked to delay the appeal, which the San Francisco court granted.
  • Terms of the agreement have not been made public, and the deal still requires finalization and court approval.
  • The class action, led by former employees Courtney McMillan and Ronald Cooper, alleged X failed to pay severance promised under a 2019 policy.
  • After a federal judge dismissed the case in July 2024, the plaintiffs appealed and a hearing had been scheduled for September 17.
  • If approved, the settlement would resolve this California lawsuit, while separate cases, including claims by former executives such as Parag Agrawal, remain pending.