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Does this mass layoff comply with the WARN Act and California's mini-WARN?[0] What about all of California's protected classes?[1] The pregnant ladies let go before their FMLA seem especially aggrieved.

Maybe some lawyers here can chime in: How soon will we see some class action lawsuits?

[0]https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/layoff-protections-c...

[1]https://www.employmentattorneyla.com/blog/2017/june/what-are...

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Class protection doesn't mean you cant fire minorities and pregnant women.

It means you can't fire people for being minorities and pregnant.

Firing a pregnant lady in CA simply as a cost cutting measure usually results in a nice settlement for the pregnant lady. FAFO, Elon.

Not legally. They would have to prove that they were being targeted and fired for being pregnant.

Laying off half the company is pretty strong evidence you aren't targeting based on protected class.

Do they? Or does Elon have to explain in front of a judge that employees about to go on protected leave/ older workers/ less fanboy were not unfairly targeted?

My money is on settlement to prevent any judge from seeing how the firing decisions were made.

In the US, the presumption is innocence until proven guilty. The pregnant women would have to prove they were targeted with evidence, not the other way around.

Any method of firing is allowed as long as it wasn't based on protected class, even if they pulled names randomly from a hat. The person suing would need hard evidence. Firing based on lack of fanboy attitude is also perfectly legal. Age and disability are not.

Anything is possible, but my money is on nothing happening.

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