Recently fired Twitter employees are now suing the social media company after its new owner, Elon Musk, pulled their original severance benefit packages.
Five of the former employees, who filed a Nov.1 class action suit against Twitter, are accusing Musk of breaking his promise to allow them to keep at least two months of severance, bonus pays compensation, cash convertible company stock, and health insurance, reported Business Insider.
All five lost their severance benefits when Musk laid off half of Twitter’s staff, or about 3,700 employees, on Nov. 4.
Three of the plaintiffs, according to the filing, were locked out of their company accounts on Nov.  3 but notified that they would receive pay until Jan. 4, 2023….