2 former Tesla employees suing the company say it is trying to get laid-off staff to sign away their rights

The two former employees who are in the process of suing the company have entered an emergency plea asking a Texas court to block the company from implementing separation agreements.

On June 19th, John Lynch and Daxton Hartfield filed a lawsuit against the company. They are trying to get class-action status for the case.

The WARN Act requires companies to give 60 days notice before firing more than 50 employees at the same site.

They worked for a company in Nevada. The company laid off 500 employees in the state.

Lynch and Daxton asked the court to stopTesla from forcing laid off employees to sign separation agreements.

According to the lawsuit, the agreements include a full release of the company.

The WARN Act requires laid off employees to be paid 60 days of wages and benefits.

Six other employees of the company were let go with their separation agreements.

Two months of health insurance benefits were included in the separation agreement. "Any and all claims" was included in the clause.

Thousands of potential class members may be cut off from their rights if left unaddressed, according to the plea.

When contacted by Insider, the company did not reply immediately.

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