In the latest legal blow to Twitter Inc, a lawsuit has been filed against the social media giant, claiming it neglected to compensate workers millions of dollars in promised bonuses. Mark Schobinger, the former senior director of compensation at Twitter who recently left the company, filed a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, further adding to the mounting court cases since Elon Musk acquired the platform.
According to the lawsuit, Schobinger states that Twitter had assured employees, both before and after Musk's acquisition last year, that they would receive 50% of their target bonuses for 2022. However, the promised payments were never fulfilled, resulting in allegations of breach of contract against Twitter.
Formerly known as X Corp, Twitter no longer maintains a media relations office. When approached for comment on the lawsuit, the company responded with a poop emoji, reflecting their lack of response. Shannon Liss-Riordan, Schobinger's lawyer, who also represents ex-Twitter workers in various other lawsuits and around 2,000 individual arbitration cases stemming from last year's mass layoffs ordered by Musk, is leading the legal proceedings.
In addition to the employee-related lawsuits, numerous landlords, vendors, and consultants have also taken legal action against Twitter, demanding payment for unpaid bills, some of which were inherited by Musk upon acquiring the company.
Furthermore, Twitter is currently entangled in a legal dispute in Delaware with three former executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, who claim that the company failed to fulfill its obligation to reimburse over $1 million in legal fees incurred during their response to government regulatory requests.
