Elon Musk lit up Twitter (X?) over the weekend when he promised to fund lawsuits against businesses that fired or disciplined employees for their behavior on his app.
If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill.
No limit.
Please let us know.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2023
Should you be shaking in your boots and calling your employment attorney if you’ve terminated someone for their behavior on Twitter?
People seem to think so, given responses and quote tweets such as:
There is a Canadian social worker who was fired in part for retweeting my tweets@elonmusk https://t.co/HxUEWhU8gw
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) August 6, 2023
On 11/17/21, I posted 25 Tweets saying “Vaccine mandates are wrong” w/screenshots of patient testimonials. Days later, Houston Methodist, 1st in the country to mandate the vaccine, notified the Houston Chronicle that my privileges were suspended for spreading “dangerous… https://t.co/TxYFt9ObRA
— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) August 6, 2023
But most of these are missing the mark.
To keep reading, click here: Elon Musk Just Offered to Fund Employment Lawsuits. Here’s How It Could Affect You