Elon Musk in legal trouble after laid-off employees drag Tesla CEO to court
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk in legal trouble after laid-off employees drag Tesla CEO to court

Live Mint  

Twitter's sole owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now found himself in legal troubled waters after former employees who were laid-off from Twitter have alleged that Musk's overhaul that saw almost 7,500 global employees leave had been in violation of multiple labour rights. Turkal is one of the former Twitter employees suing the company in federal court after losing their jobs when billionaire Elon Musk took over News reports emerged that showed that Elon Musk has allegedly converted the offices of Twitter into bedrooms, insinuating the image of a tough taskmaster asking his employees to sleep on site. These include - Twitter renegading on promises to allow remote work -Consistent severance benefits after the Musk acquisition -Complaints related to alleged disability and gender-based discrimination -Suit on behalf of Twitter contractors who were laid off Former Twitter employee Dmitry Borodaenko, left, shakes hands with Gabriel Mirandam a former janitor at Twitter, during a news conference outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Borodaenko is one of the former Twitter employees suing the company in federal court after losing their jobs when billionaire Elon Musk took over Notably, the assurances, which included bonuses and stock options, were made to keep employees at Twitter, guaranteeing an exit package as the arrival of the mercurial Musk loomed.

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Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package is rejected for a second time. What to know
1 month ago

Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package is rejected for a second time. What to know

LA Times  

A Delaware judge rejected Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package for a second time, writing in her opinion this week that the company’s approval process for the package was “deeply flawed.” Tesla shareholders approved the compensation plan in 2018, which was once valued at $56 billion but fluctuates dramatically with Tesla’s stock price. Business Tesla shareholders strongly support …

Why is a US judge blocking Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay from Tesla?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is a US judge blocking Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay from Tesla?

Firstpost  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion performance-based pay package has been blocked by a Delaware judge for the second time, despite shareholder approval. File Image/Reuters A Delaware judge in the United States has upheld her earlier ruling to block Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion pay package, despite multiple attempts by Musk’s legal team and Tesla shareholders to reinstate …

Musk's $55.8 bn Tesla pay deal again rejected by US judge
1 month, 1 week ago

Musk's $55.8 bn Tesla pay deal again rejected by US judge

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A US judge on Monday upheld her decision to reject Elon Musk's massive $55.8 billion compensation package at Tesla, denying an attempt to restore the pay deal through a shareholder vote. In a court filing, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery ruled that Tesla's attempt to ratify Musk's compensation package through a June shareholder vote could not …

US judge again rejects Elon Musk's $55.8 billion Tesla compensation package
1 month, 1 week ago

US judge again rejects Elon Musk's $55.8 billion Tesla compensation package

Hindustan Times  

A US judge on Monday upheld her decision to reject Elon Musk's massive $55.8 billion compensation package at Tesla, denying an attempt to restore the pay deal through a shareholder vote. A US court denied an attempt to reinstate the pay contract through a shareholder vote on Monday, upholding her judgement to reject Elon Musk's enormous $55.8 billion compensation package …

What is next for Musk after judge rules against him in Tesla pay case?
1 month, 1 week ago

What is next for Musk after judge rules against him in Tesla pay case?

Live Mint  

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware, - Tesla cannot give Elon Musk a $56 billion compensation package despite a vote in support of the CEO's pay deal by the company's shareholders, a Delaware judge ruled on Monday. TESLA COULD PEAL THE RULING Musk and Tesla's board could appeal and try to reverse the ruling at the Delaware Supreme Court, a process …

Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay rejected by US court again
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay rejected by US court again

India Today  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced yet another setback as a Delaware court rejected his $56 billion pay package for the second time, reported news agency Reuters. THE COURT’S DECISION Chancellor McCormick maintained that Tesla’s attempt to reinstate Musk’s pay package through a shareholder vote was not legally valid. The court also ruled that Musk improperly influenced Tesla’s 2018 board …

Elon Musk loses $56 billion pay package in latest court ruling
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk loses $56 billion pay package in latest court ruling

Salon  

A Delaware judge on Monday denied Tesla CEO Elon Musk his $58 billion pay plan, upholding her prior ruling that it was improperly granted. Judge Kathaleen McCormick, who ruled to void Musk’s pay package in January, said they only way the pay package could have been approved was due to Musk’s unilateral “control” over Tesla. Related Why tech billionaires dress …

Elon Musk’s massive, multibillion-dollar Tesla pay package was blocked by a judge again
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s massive, multibillion-dollar Tesla pay package was blocked by a judge again

CNN  

CNN — Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package for serving as Tesla’s CEO was rejected by a Delaware court, despite being approved by Tesla shareholders at a June meeting. The pay package, now worth around $101 billion based on Tesla’s closing share price Monday, is made up of 303 million Tesla stock options. At the time, McCormick ruled in favor of …

Elon Musk Keeps Getting Hit With Lawsuits For Duping Trump Supporters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk Keeps Getting Hit With Lawsuits For Duping Trump Supporters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Billionaire Elon Musk has been hit with several proposed class-action lawsuits over allegations that his political action committee engaged in fraud by falsely telling voters they had a chance to randomly win $1 million when winners had actually been predetermined. As part of the PAC, Musk enticed Trump supporters in battleground states by promising them a chance …

Elon Musk is sued over $1 million election giveaway
2 months ago

Elon Musk is sued over $1 million election giveaway

Live Mint  

By Jonathan Stempel Nov 5 - Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud. The complaint filed by Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty in the Austin, Texas federal court said Musk …

Tesla CEO Wins Court Battle Over Social Media Post
2 months, 1 week ago

Tesla CEO Wins Court Battle Over Social Media Post

India TV News  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was relieved in a court case related to his 2018 social media post. The case involved a tweet made on what was then known as Twitter during United Auto Workers organising efforts at a Tesla facility in Fremont, California. Musk tweeted against United Auto Workers, saying that he would vote against the union if they threatened …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues California panel that shut down its rocket launches for ‘political bias’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues California panel that shut down its rocket launches for ‘political bias’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s aeronautics company SpaceX is suing a California regulator over what it …

SEC wants Elon Musk sanctioned after he skipped Twitter testimony to watch a rocket launch
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SEC wants Elon Musk sanctioned after he skipped Twitter testimony to watch a rocket launch

Salon  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking sanctions against Elon Musk after he no-showed a planned testimony concerning his purchase of Twitter earlier this month. The SpaceX head was ordered to testify as part of an ongoing SEC investigation into his 2022 purchase of Twitter for $44 billion, probing whether Musk intentionally failed to make proper legal disclosures when buying …

Judge with Tesla stock recuses from Elon Musk’s X lawsuit
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge with Tesla stock recuses from Elon Musk’s X lawsuit

Raw Story  

A judge who owns stock in Tesla has recused himself from a lawsuit involving Elon Musk's social media site X, court documents show. As an NPR report recently revealed, U.S. Federal Court Judge Reed O’Connor has been overseeing a number of lawsuits involving Musk and ruling in his favor. The lawsuit in question revolves around Musk's efforts to sue liberal …

Elon Musk’s messy divorce with California leaves ugly grievances all around
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s messy divorce with California leaves ugly grievances all around

LA Times  

Elon Musk speaks at Tesla‘s Giga Texas “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party in Austin, Texas, in 2022. Musk said that in approving the law and others before it, California was “attacking both families and companies,” spurring him to move the headquarters of SpaceX to the company’s launch test site in Texas. After the announcement, the governor shared a screenshot of …

Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers
6 months ago

Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers

Al Jazeera  

The US judge said the federal law governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims. United States District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco, California ruled on Tuesday that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims, and therefore she lacked jurisdiction. The case is one of many accusing …

Tesla shareholders strongly support Elon Musk’s $44.9-billion pay package
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla shareholders strongly support Elon Musk’s $44.9-billion pay package

LA Times  

Tesla shareholders voted to restore Chief Executive Elon Musk’s record $44.9-billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore Chief Executive Elon Musk’s record $44.9-billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the …

Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line as shareholders vote on massive pay package
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line as shareholders vote on massive pay package

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If Tesla shareholders approve …

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses

The Hindu  

Workers fired by SpaceX filed a lawsuit Wednesday, June 12, 2024, accusing Elon Musk of fostering a sexist "Dark Ages" culture at the company he founded. "Filing this suit marks an important milestone in our quest for justice, for holding leadership accountable, and for implementing responsible changes in workplace policies for our colleagues at SpaceX who continue to toil in …

Fired SpaceX employees sue the company for wrongfully terminating critics of CEO Elon Musk
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Fired SpaceX employees sue the company for wrongfully terminating critics of CEO Elon Musk

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Eight former employees sued SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk, alleging that Musk ordered them fired after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. Among other workplace concerns, the open letter called on executives to condemn Musk’s public behavior on X — the platform then known …

Elon Musk reportedly drops lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk reportedly drops lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

Hindustan Times  

Tensions between Elon Musk and OpenAI have somewhat deescalated of late, with Musk halting a lawsuit against the company and its co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, in the California state court. Elon Musk roasts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman amid Sora pre-launch The decision to drop the suit came just a day after Musk publicly criticized OpenAI's new partnership with …

Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion-dollar pay package
7 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion-dollar pay package

LA Times  

A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge. A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge. ISS said in …

Tesla layoffs: ‘Your last working day is today’, Elon Musk's ‘insensitive’ termination mail to employees goes viral
8 months ago

Tesla layoffs: ‘Your last working day is today’, Elon Musk's ‘insensitive’ termination mail to employees goes viral

Hindustan Times  

As the bloodbath continues at world's one of richest man, Elon Musk's company Tesla, his former employees are now sharing experiences of how their association with the company was snapped with a single mail. Viral image of Tesla's separation letter as Elon Musk's company announces another round of layoffs In the latest round of layoff workers from the company’s software, …

Why Elon Musk needs lawyer approval to tweet about his own company Tesla
8 months, 1 week ago

Why Elon Musk needs lawyer approval to tweet about his own company Tesla

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some social media posts that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads. SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts as he visits the Vivatech technology startups and innovation …

Elon Musk apologizes to Tesla employees: Sent ‘incorrectly low’ severance
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk apologizes to Tesla employees: Sent ‘incorrectly low’ severance

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, informed employees via internal email on Wednesday that the company sent out severance packages that were too low to a number of laid-off workers this week. Elon Musk arrives at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California. After the company’s decline in sales last year, …

Elon Musk now wants Tesla investors to approve his $56 billion 2018 salary
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk now wants Tesla investors to approve his $56 billion 2018 salary

Hindustan Times  

Tesla Inc. will have shareholders vote again on its compensation package for Elon Musk after a Delaware court voided the $56 billion award arranged for the chief executive officer in 2018. In its proxy filing issued Wednesday, Tesla also said it will call a vote on moving the company’s state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware. Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm …

Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Tesla is asking shareholders to restore a $56 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a Delaware judge this year, and to shift the company’s corporate home to Texas. Delaware courts, he said, “want the corporations to disclose and let the shareholders decide.” Musk may not see much legal benefit from moving Tesla’s corporate …

Elon Musk on conspiracy theories: Impulse to speak out leads to ‘self-inflicted wounds’
9 months ago

Elon Musk on conspiracy theories: Impulse to speak out leads to ‘self-inflicted wounds’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk said he is “guilty of many self-inflicted wounds” as the billionaire was questioned in a lawsuit that accused him of promoting a conspiracy theory which indentified a California man as a federal agent posing as a neo-Nazi falsely. “There’s some risk that what I say is incorrect, but one has to balance that against having a chilling effect …

Why is ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal suing Elon Musk?
10 months ago

Why is ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal suing Elon Musk?

Hindustan Times  

Parag Agrawal sues Elon Musk: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and three other ex-executives have suited company boss Elon Musk for $128 million in unpaid severance payments alleging that the billionaire showed "special ire" towards them by publicly vowing to withhold their severance payments of around $200 million. Parag Agrawal- Elon Musk: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has filed a …

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over firings, seek more than $128 million in severance
10 months ago

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over firings, seek more than $128 million in severance

Associated Press  

Former senior executives of Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X Corp., saying they are entitled to a total of more than $128 million in unpaid severance payments. Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that they were fired without a …

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal, 3 others sue Elon Musk for $128 million in severance pay
10 months ago

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal, 3 others sue Elon Musk for $128 million in severance pay

Hindustan Times  

Four ex-Twitter executives, including former Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, sued company owner Elon Musk for allegedly stiffing them on more than $128 million in severance payments after they were ousted from the company. The former top officials said Musk showed “special ire” toward them after he took over the social-media platform in 2022, publicly vowing to withhold their severance …

Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock
10 months, 1 week ago

Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock

Associated Press  

— The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees. “We are ‘prepared to eat our cooking,’” the Tesla plaintiff attorneys wrote in the court filing, arguing the sum is justified because …

SpaceX accused of sexual harassment as fight with ex-employees intensifies
11 months ago

SpaceX accused of sexual harassment as fight with ex-employees intensifies

LA Times  

Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk’s behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws. Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former employees allege in California civil rights complaints viewed by Bloomberg. “Basically anything …

Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste
11 months, 1 week ago

Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste

The Hindu  

A group of 25 California counties have sued Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming the electric vehicle maker mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities across the state. The counties accused Tesla of violating state unfair business and hazardous waste management laws by improperly labeling waste and sending the materials to landfills that cannot accept hazardous material. California's hazardous waste management law carries …

Why has a court blocked Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay?
11 months, 1 week ago

Why has a court blocked Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay?

Al Jazeera  

A Delaware judge has scrapped a $55.8bn compensation package for Tesla boss Elon Musk after years of legal arguments about his pay. Here’s what we know about Musk’s pay deal and why it was controversial: What was in Musk’s Tesla pay package? The deal awarded Musk stock worth about 1 percent of Tesla’s equity each time the company achieved one …

Tesla $56bn payout that made Elon Musk one of the richest was illegal, not fair to shareholders, rules judge
11 months, 1 week ago

Tesla $56bn payout that made Elon Musk one of the richest was illegal, not fair to shareholders, rules judge

Firstpost  

A judge in Delaware, US has invalidated the $55.8 billion pay package granted to Elon Musk by Tesla in 2018. Judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled that the approval of the pay package by the Tesla board was “deeply flawed.” Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and a major shareholder took to his platform X to express his disappointment in the judgement, advising against …

Court ruling strikes down Elon Musk's astonishing USD 56 billion compensation package at Tesla
11 months, 1 week ago

Court ruling strikes down Elon Musk's astonishing USD 56 billion compensation package at Tesla

India TV News  

A Delaware judge tossed out Elon Musk's record-breaking USD 56 billion Tesla TSLA.O pay package on January 30, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker's board "an unfathomable sum" which was unfair to the shareholders. Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery wrote: "Swept up by the rhetoric of 'all upside,' or perhaps starry eyed by Musk’s superstar appeal, …

Elon Musk Can't Keep Tesla Pay Package Worth More Than $55 Billion
11 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk Can't Keep Tesla Pay Package Worth More Than $55 Billion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DOVER, Del. — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday. He later added, “I recommend incorporating in Nevada or Texas if you prefer shareholders to decide matters.” Musk, who as of Tuesday topped Forbes’ list of …

Elon Musk pay package from Tesla denied by Delaware judge
11 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk pay package from Tesla denied by Delaware judge

Associated Press  

— Elon Musk is not entitled to a landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday. He later added, “I recommend incorporating in Nevada or Texas if you prefer shareholders to decide matters.” AP AUDIO: Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 …

Court takes new look at whether Musk post illegally threatened workers with loss of stock options
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Court takes new look at whether Musk post illegally threatened workers with loss of stock options

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A group of federal appeals court judges in New Orleans is deciding whether a 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be represented by a union. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld that decision, as well as a related NLRB …

Elon Musk demands massive new Tesla payday
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk demands massive new Tesla payday

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Unless that is the case, I would prefer to build products outside of Tesla.” Mr Musk previously …

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk
1 year ago

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company. The letter also referred to Musk’s actions as a ”frequent source of distraction and embarrassment.” A total of nine employees were …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX illegally fired workers who criticized him, NLRB alleges
1 year ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX illegally fired workers who criticized him, NLRB alleges

LA Times  

The National Labor Relations Board alleges SpaceX illegally fired and retaliated against workers who signed a letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against SpaceX on Wednesday, alleging that the company illegally interrogated, surveilled and retaliated against workers, agency spokesperson Kayla Blado said in an email. The NLRB’s complaint alleges …

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late

The Hindu  

Elon Musk was ordered by a US judge to face most of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders last year by waiting too long to disclose that he had invested in the social media company, which he later bought and renamed X. In a decision made public on Monday, US District Judge Andrew Carter said shareholders in the …

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers
1 year, 3 months ago

US agency sues Tesla over alleged harassment of Black factory workers

Live Mint  

A civil rights agency in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. According to the lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Tesla has neglected to properly investigate complaints regarding racist behaviour and has taken actions such as terminating or retaliating against employees who reported harassment. This lawsuit introduces federal charges in addition to the discrimination claims brought by …

Elon Musk’s X finally agrees to try and settle Twitter’s mass layoffs lawsuit
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk’s X finally agrees to try and settle Twitter’s mass layoffs lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s X has agreed to attempt to settle a lawsuit by former …

Threat or not? Elon Musk gets new hearing on tweet about Tesla workers’ stock amid UAW union effort
1 year, 5 months ago

Threat or not? Elon Musk gets new hearing on tweet about Tesla workers’ stock amid UAW union effort

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court Friday said it will reconsider its March ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Muskunlawfully threatened to take away employees’ stock options in a 2018 Twitter post amid an organizing effort by the United Auto Workers union. The case arose amid UAW organizing efforts at a Tesla facility in Fremont, California, and years before Musk …

Twitter owes ex-employees $500 million in severance, lawsuit claims
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter owes ex-employees $500 million in severance, lawsuit claims

Live Mint  

Twitter is facing a second lawsuit claiming it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to former workers. The proposed class action filed by former Twitter senior engineer Chris Woodfield also alleges that the company targeted older workers for layoffs, though the complaint does not state his age. According to the lawsuit, Woodfield signed an agreement to arbitrate work-related …

New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees
1 year, 5 months ago

New lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s Twitter owes more severance to former employees

CNN  

New York CNN — A former Twitter employee on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk, alleging that the company failed to provide the full amount of severance it had promised employees prior to mass layoffs last November. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal district court in California and seeks class action status, asks …

Elon Musk sues Wachtell law firm to recoup fees from Twitter buyout
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk sues Wachtell law firm to recoup fees from Twitter buyout

The Hindu  

Elon Musk has sued the elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to recover most of a $90 million fee it received from Twitter for defeating his bid to walk away from his $44 billion buyout of the social media company. Musk accused Wachtell of exploiting Twitter by accepting, in the final days before the Oct. 27, 2022, buyout …

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