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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by civilitty on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:57AM (#36391800)
IANAL but that’s because most members of a class action have too weak a claim to litigate. Anyone with a strong claim and the money to fight it (or a lawyer on contingency) can opt out of the settlement and fight it on their own.

It’s a lot different when it’s employment violations. The case for each employee is stronger, many more lawyers would be willing to take the case on contingency, and there’s not much room to massage the damages below what the employees are already owed

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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by TeMPOraL on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:20AM (#36392063)
Maybe they don't expect to get much from a win regardless, but they realize arbitration is going to be much more painful to the company, perhaps even sink it. If anyone, as a class, is in a position to retaliate legally against their ex-employer, it's the high-profile tech workers.
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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by rgbrenner on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:25AM (#36392145)
A class action was already filed, and Twitter got it thrown out, insisting everyone needed to file individual arbitration claims.
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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by TeMPOraL on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:31AM (#36392247)
Well, then I guess Twitter DoorDashed itself of its own volition.
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