X Corp. convinced a National Labor Relations Board judge to dismiss claims that the social media company illegally fired a worker for posting criticisms of company owner Elon Musk.
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Sharon Steckler dismissed the complaint from agency lawyers Tuesday, ruling that former employee Yao Yue was a supervisor who wasn’t protected by federal labor law.
The decision is the first in the NLRB’s first-ever complaint against the social media company formerly known as Twitter.
When Musk instituted a return-to-office policy in November 2022 after buying the company, Yue responded by posting to fellow workers on X: ...
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