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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Michael Sainato

Twitter janitors in New York file lawsuit over firings and demand backpay

Twitter’s New York offices.
Twitter’s New York offices. The company has faced numerous lawsuits in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Former janitors at Twitter offices in New York City filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the social media company over their abrupt termination in December 2022 after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company and cut approximately 80% of staff.

The lawsuit alleges Twitter violated the Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act by failing to retain the janitors after terminating the contract, hiring a new contractor, and not retaining the employees under the previous contract.

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