‘Looks Like I’m unemployed’ Twitter says 50 staff laid moves reassure content moderation

Twitter had about 7,500 workers prior to Musk's takeover, meaning roughly 3,700 employees were laid off.

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Are Twitter Lay Off Legal? Mass layoffs can trigger federal and state laws. Twitter's layoffs necessarily violate laws like the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

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Musk immediately became Twitter's new owner on Oct 27th afternoon.

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