Overview

• A federal judge in California threw out a lawsuit from former Twitter engineering manager accusing the company of disproportionately targeting disabled workers during mass layoffs after Elon Musk takeover.
• The judge gave the plaintiff three weeks to file an amended lawsuit further detailing his claims that Twitter's layoff policies violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Separately, the judge dismissed a lawsuit from former female Twitter employees claiming Musk's cuts unfairly targeted women.
• The plaintiffs claimed 57% of female workers were laid off compared to 47% of males, but the judge said they should have first filed complaints with federal agencies.
• The plaintiffs in both cases plan to refile their complaints, but the judge said isolated remarks are generally insufficient to prove discriminatory intent.