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Elon Musk and X reach tentative settlement with laid-off Twitter employees


Ex-workers said Musk failed to honor severance plan when he fired them after acquiring social media platform in 2022

Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, reached a tentative settlement on Wednesday with former Twitter employees after a years-long legal battle over severance pay. Former staff had sought $500m in a proposed class action suit against the billionaire.

A court filing released on Wednesday stated that both parties had reached a settlement agreement in principle and requested that a scheduled 17 September hearing in the case be postponed while they worked to finalize a deal. The filing did not disclose any details of the tentative agreement and it is unclear what level of compensation that former employees may receive.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/22/elon-musk-x-settlement-twitter-employees

Author : Nick Robins-Early

Publish date : 2025-08-22 16:29:00

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