Elon Musk Started to Fire Employees

Over the past few days, Twitter has laid off thousands of employees in various departments

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Twitter Employees Started Posting on Instagram that they have been Fired

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They also shared blue hearts and salute emojis to indicate they were out at work

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Including employees from ethics, marketing, communication, search, public policy, and wellness departments at Twitter have fired

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Prior to Musk's takeover, Twitter had approximately 7,500 employees, so roughly 3,700 people lost their jobs

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On Thursday, a group of Twitter employees filed a class action lawsuit alleging the company violates the federal and state WARN laws

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WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to give 60 days' advanced notice of mass layoffs

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The world's richest man, Elon Musk, believes federal labor laws are a 'trivial matter'

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