Former employees of Twitter, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, ex-legal director Vijaya Gadde, and ex-CFO Ned Segal, have filed lawsuits against the social media platform over allegedly underpaid legal expenses.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Delaware Chancery Court, Twitter must reimburse the former executives for legal costs they incurred while working for the company in order to respond to requests from the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission for more than $1 million.
\”This action seeks an expedited ruling requiring Defendant to comply with its obligations to advance legal fees and expenses relating to ongoing litigation and investigations,\” the lawsuit said.
These executives were defendants in numerous court cases and government investigations over the years, according to the paper. According to the document, the plaintiffs repeatedly wrote to Twitter requesting reimbursement but only received acknowledgement receipts in return.
According to the lawsuit, Twitter \”breached the agreements [with employees] and contravened the bylaws\” by failing to pay the former workers.
Agrawal, Gadde, and Segal were instantly let go by Elon Musk once he took over Twitter last October. According to Bloomberg at the time, these executives received a leave deal worth more than $100 million.
Since Musk became its owner, Twitter has been the focus of numerous litigation. The company has been accused of firing former employees and contractors without giving them enough notice, and several vendors have accused the business of not paying their invoices on schedule.
Additionally, the social media platform is embroiled in a legal dispute in Germany, where lawmakers are attempting to impose a fee on Twitter for failing to delete hate speech. The Network Enforcement Act (also known as NetzDG) of the nation imposes fines of up to €50 million on businesses who break the restrictions.
Aside from Gadde, Twitter has lost a few legal leaders in recent months, including Christian Dowell earlier this month and James Baker in December.