Illegal Retaliation: X Corp Accused of Wrongfully Firing Employee Over Elon Musk’s Return-to-Office Policy

NLRB Files First Formal Complaint Against X Corp

In November 2022, Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees, requiring them to return to the office. This move prompted Yao Yue to urge her colleagues not to resign but instead to “let him fire you.” Musk had stated, “If you can physically make it to an office and you don’t show up, resignation accepted.”

Five days after Yue’s tweet and a similar post on Slack, she was terminated by X Corp. The NLRB’s complaint, filed by a San Francisco branch, alleges that the company’s actions violated federal labor law. It accused X Corp of “interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees” who were exercising their protected rights, according to CNBC. A hearing on this matter is scheduled for January 30.