A silver X balloon floats in Twitter's LA office.
Elon Musk has pushed a sweeping rebrand of Twitter to X.
  • A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against X, formerly known as Twitter, to move ahead on Friday.
  • X is accused of failing to pay annual bonuses promised in the lead-up to and after Elon Musk's takeover.
  • The lawsuit was filed by Mark Schobinger, Twitter's former head of compensation, in June.

A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against X, formerly known as Twitter, to move ahead on Friday. The company is accused of failing to pay staff their promised annual bonuses.

The lawsuit was filed in June by Mark Schobinger, the company's former head of compensation, on behalf of himself and thousands of other current and former employees.