X Corp. Hit With Former Twitter Workers’ Latest Severance Suit

May 16, 2025, 9:25 PM UTC

X Corp. stiffed former Twitter workers on severance after Elon Musk took over the social media platform almost three years ago, according to a new lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Washington state.

Workers raised concerns about potential changes soon after Musk’s purchase plans became public, and the platform, since renamed X, allegedly promised their wages and benefits—including severance benefits—would remain the same for a year after the acquisition. But when the company changed hands, X offered the workers reduced severance payments, they told the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.

X shut down its public ...

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