Recently laid off Shopify employees file $130 million class-action lawsuit Shopify
In aon May 4, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke said the layoffs were being carried out to"pay unshared attention to [Shopify's] mission."
Shopify offered the terminated employees severance packages. However, the laid-off group now alleges that the employer tried to slash their severance packages once they accepted the deal. "In my over two decades as an employment lawyer, I have never witnessed an employer renege on accepted severance agreements in this manner, particularly during times of economic uncertainty," he said."Shopify's conduct not only breaches the contracts it established with its employees, but it also demonstrates a disregard for fairness.
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