‘X’ didn’t pay severance. Now it’s facing 2,200 cases — and big fees::X is not, in fact, gonna give it to ya.

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      He probably intended to do the trump thing - wait for them to sue, and then just use his wealth & influence to make the cases languish in court forever, until the plaintiffs were too broke to continue.

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        These are silicon Valley software engineers. They’re not running out of money.

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    One of these suits, filed earlier this year, invokes an arbitration clause in employees’ contracts that, according to Mashable, leaves Musk’s company on the hook for $1,600 in arbitration fees per two-party case, but only requires that former employees pay $400. With over 2,000 cases, the social media network’s arbitration bill alone comes in at nearly $4 million.

    X has reportedly refused to pay those bills, either—arguing that it hasn’t required the former employees to move their disputes to arbitration. Now, ex-staffers have filed another lawsuit demanding the company pay the fees associated with their original filing.

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      He’s fucked up almost as many times as the orange douchebag, somehow they slime their way out of consequences.