Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Off Employees File Claims

Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by tjpnz on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:14AM (#36392003)

If Twitter is found in the wrong what recourse do former employees have if Musk refuses to pay? The court system would allow bailiffs to be sent to Twitter premises in order to start seizing property. Would arbitration afford the plaintiffs that same right?

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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by rgbrenner on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:38AM (#36392327)

yes.. after you get an arbitration award, you can file in court to get an enforcement order.

Once arbitration is over, if there was egregious misconduct during arbitration, you can have a court throw it out. It has to be pretty bad -- like bribery of the arbitrator... otherwise, the court will just sign off on the enforcement order.

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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by NelsonMinar on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:53AM (#36392507)

I fear what's more likely is Musk drives the company fully in to bankruptcy and tries to escape paying what the fired employees are owed.

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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by reaperman on Monday June 19, 2023 @12:53PM (#36393354)

Perhaps as creditors they should get some pieces of the company when it goes bankrupt.

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