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Lisa Bloom

@lisabloom
22 posts
2022-12-16
I am so proud to represent @AShevat, former Head of Product at Twitter (along with many other laid off tweeps). Check out this powerful piece he just posted about what has been destroyed at Twitter. “Love does not live here anymore.” https://techcrunch.com/...
2022-12-16 View on X
TechCrunch

Former product head of Twitter's developer platform details the plans, like custom timelines, that Twitter abandoned post-acquisition, eroding developer trust

Twitter is where the world shares its opinions and aspirations; it's where brands, celebrities, and politicians interact with people, live and in the open.

2022-12-14
Wow. Elon is now considering not paying the one month of severance he promised IN WRITING, last month. On behalf of the many Twitter workers I represent: we'll file new claims for this breach, if it happens, and add it to all the others. #TwitterLayoffs https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-12-14 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Twitter stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to cut costs, as its top lawyer Alex Spiro leaves the company

Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.

2022-11-06
Elon, I've read the emails sent to your laid off workers. Have you? I've also read your merger deal. Have you? More was required: bonuses, stock options, 60 days notice for starters. And the choice of laid off folks is disproportionately impacting POC. #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-06 View on X
Platformer

Sources detail Twitter after mass layoffs: key teams gutted, severance packages account for the WARN Act, and an ad hoc Google Docs directory of remaining staff

Hi 👋 - Third quarter earnings show that big tech … Rise & Shine ☀ : Twitter Layoffs: The lawsuit and Fears of misinformation Nikhil Subramaniam / Inc42 Media : Musk & Mayhem @Twitt...

Elon, I've read the emails sent to your laid off workers. Have you? I've also read your merger deal. Have you? More was required: bonuses, stock options, 60 days notice for starters. And the choice of laid off folks is disproportionately impacting POC. #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-06 View on X
CNBC

Jack Dorsey apologizes for growing Twitter “too quickly”, amid mass layoffs; Twitter's headcount grew from ~2,000 to 7,500+ between June 2013 and December 2021

- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey apologized Saturday for growing the company “too quickly,” a day after hundreds …

2022-11-05
Fired Twitter workers! Under the acquisition deal, Elon promised you'd get the same severance $ and benefits that laid off workers got before he arrived. How much did they get? Anyone have this info for me? Talking to many laid off Tweeps today. SEC filing: #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
The Verge

Sources: Twitter teams hit hardest by the layoffs span communications, tweet curation, ethical AI, data science, research, ML, and some core engineering teams

spreading a lie that it was ‘Russian disinfo’, and thus materially interfering in a US Presidential election — have been removed. https://twitter.com/... Ryan Shattuck / @ryanmer :...

Elon, I've read the emails sent to your laid off workers. Have you? I've also read your merger deal. Have you? More was required: bonuses, stock options, 60 days notice for starters. And the choice of laid off folks is disproportionately impacting POC. #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving

which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadershi...

Fired Twitter workers! Under the acquisition deal, Elon promised you'd get the same severance $ and benefits that laid off workers got before he arrived. How much did they get? Anyone have this info for me? Talking to many laid off Tweeps today. SEC filing: #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
Platformer

Sources describe Twitter after mass layoffs: key teams gutted, severance packages account for WARN Act, ad hoc directories of remaining workers in Google Docs

I. The Snap  —  The email went out at 5:21 PT PT on Thursday.  —  For a full week, Twitter employees had waited in hopes …

Hey Twitter employees getting laid off tomorrow! IMPORTANT INFO from a CA employment attorney (me): CA's “WARN” law requires Twitter to give you 60 days notice of a massive layoff. A layoff of 50+ employees within a 30 day period qualifies. I know you didn't get that notice.
2022-11-05 View on X
Platformer

Sources describe Twitter after mass layoffs: key teams gutted, severance packages account for WARN Act, ad hoc directories of remaining workers in Google Docs

I. The Snap  —  The email went out at 5:21 PT PT on Thursday.  —  For a full week, Twitter employees had waited in hopes …

Elon, I've read the emails sent to your laid off workers. Have you? I've also read your merger deal. Have you? More was required: bonuses, stock options, 60 days notice for starters. And the choice of laid off folks is disproportionately impacting POC. #TwitterLayoffs https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
Platformer

Sources describe Twitter after mass layoffs: key teams gutted, severance packages account for WARN Act, ad hoc directories of remaining workers in Google Docs

I. The Snap  —  The email went out at 5:21 PT PT on Thursday.  —  For a full week, Twitter employees had waited in hopes …

Hey Twitter employees getting laid off tomorrow! IMPORTANT INFO from a CA employment attorney (me): CA's “WARN” law requires Twitter to give you 60 days notice of a massive layoff. A layoff of 50+ employees within a 30 day period qualifies. I know you didn't get that notice.
2022-11-05 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving

which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadershi...

2022-11-04
Employees laid off in violation of the WARN Act receive back pay at the employee's final rate or 3 year average of compensation, whichever is higher. Twitter would also be liable for workers' medical expenses that would have been covered under an employee benefit plan.
2022-11-04 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter begins laying off staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving

Employees said the layoffs came across teams, as Twitter broadly reduced its workforce.

Hey Twitter employees getting laid off tomorrow! IMPORTANT INFO from a CA employment attorney (me): CA's “WARN” law requires Twitter to give you 60 days notice of a massive layoff. A layoff of 50+ employees within a 30 day period qualifies. I know you didn't get that notice.
2022-11-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Twitter workers file a class action lawsuit against the company in San Francisco for executing mass layoffs without at least 60 days notice, per the WARN Act

Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk's plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social-media platform — half of its workforce …

Employees laid off in violation of the WARN Act receive back pay at the employee's final rate or 3 year average of compensation, whichever is higher. Twitter would also be liable for workers' medical expenses that would have been covered under an employee benefit plan.
2022-11-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Twitter workers file a class action lawsuit against the company in San Francisco for executing mass layoffs without at least 60 days notice, per the WARN Act

Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk's plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social-media platform — half of its workforce …

Hey Twitter employees getting laid off tomorrow! IMPORTANT INFO from a CA employment attorney (me): CA's “WARN” law requires Twitter to give you 60 days notice of a massive layoff. A layoff of 50+ employees within a 30 day period qualifies. I know you didn't get that notice.
2022-11-04 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter begins laying off staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving

Employees said the layoffs came across teams, as Twitter broadly reduced its workforce.

2022-03-30
For years, women workers at Activision Blizzard had to fight monsters inside the company who propositioned, groped and assaulted them. This settlement is woefully inadequate. My clients' press conference statements are in this article. https://www.latimes.com/...
2022-03-30 View on X
Washington Post

A judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit

Shannon Liao / Washington Post :

2021-11-18
We represent several Activision Blizzard employees and we will continue to fight for justice for them. No employee should be subjected to sexual harassment or discrimination at work. Kudos to everyone who walked out today and who stands up for workers' rights! https://twitter.com/...
2021-11-18 View on X
Washington Post

A group of shareholders owning less than 1% of Activision Blizzard calls for CEO Bobby Kotick and two of its longest serving board members to resign

a basic function of their job.... We need to really have a reset button on the board.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @ign : Former Blizzard co-lead Jen Oneal says Activision ...

2020-06-11
Protests work. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2020-06-11 View on X
CNBC

Amazon says it will ban police from using Rekognition for one year, as Congress “appears ready” to place stronger regulations on facial recognition tech

- Amazon said on Wednesday that it's putting in place a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition.

2020-05-05
We are deluged with calls from workers fired after COVID safety complaints, and fighting for as many as we can. Thank you, Amazon VP for speaking out on this essential issue. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2020-05-05 View on X
VICE

Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and VP at Amazon, resigns after nearly six years, criticizing the company on his blog for firing protesting workers

’ says Google, Comcast, and Huawei got in touch Kelly Earley / Silicon Republic : Amazon exec quits after company fires employee activists Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill : Amazon V...

2020-04-20
Great! I'm getting a lot of calls about divorces though. How about we streamline our absurdly slow family law system while we're at it? https://twitter.com/...
2020-04-20 View on X
The Hill

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs an executive order allowing people to get a marriage license remotely and letting clerks perform ceremonies over video

J. Edward Moreno / The Hill :

2020-04-19
Great! I'm getting a lot of calls about divorces though. How about we streamline our absurdly slow family law system while we're at it? https://twitter.com/...
2020-04-19 View on X
The Hill

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs an executive order allowing people to get a marriage license remotely and letting clerks perform ceremonies over video

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an executive order Saturday allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses and perform ceremonies remotely.