Elon Musk shared slow-motion footage of himself shooting a .50-caliber Barrett assault rifle. (Elon Musk on X)
Behind-the-scenes allegations about Elon Musk’s controversial takeover of Twitter – now called X – are coming to light in court documents.
A former employee, Yao Yue, who worked as a senior software engineer, said she was illegally fired late last year in retaliation for her Internet posts questioning the company’s return-to-office policy, according to reports According to a lawsuit filed Friday by the US National Labor Relations Committee.
The complaint alleged that
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X owner Elon Musk (Portal/Leah Millis/File/Fox News / Portal Photos)
Yue was reportedly fired after trying to organize other Twitter employees who were upset by Musk’s sudden takeover in October and the company’s subsequent drastic changes to work requirements.
“Any manager who falsely claims that someone reporting to them is doing an excellent job or that a particular role is essential, remote or not, will be fired from the company,” Musk reportedly wrote via email, according to a CNBC report. Email Twitter employees.
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“If you physically make it to an office and do not show up, the resignation will be accepted,” Musk said, according to Yue’s NLRB complaint, which allegedly angered several workers.
There are at least six other NLRB complaints against Twitter and Musk alleging retaliation. Three are closed and three remain open.
Many of the details are not immediately available, but FOX Business has filed a public records request for the documents.
At least six legal complaints filed by the National Labor Relations Board allege that former Twitter employees (now X) were fired in retaliation for speaking out against the company. Three of the six remain open. (National Industrial Relations Committee)
Yue responded to Musk’s demand to return to the office with a post on Twitter in which he told his colleagues: “Don’t quit, let him fire you.”
According to the complaint, she was terminated a few days later in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.
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“Ms. Yue alleges that Twitter singled her out for firing in retaliation for her attempt to motivate her colleagues not to resign so that they would have a better legal basis to challenge a separation from Twitter,” the document states, according to CNBC.
The complaint accused X of “obstructing, restricting and coercing employees in the exercise of guaranteed rights.”
As Portal reported, the company has denied wrongdoing in the cases in which it has filed statements.
A hearing on the case is scheduled for January 30 in San Francisco.
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Musk completed the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last October and later renamed the company
According to a Portal report, the company is facing a number of lawsuits as a result of the layoffs, including claims that it targeted women and workers with disabilities and failed to pay severance packages promised to the fired employees.