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Spirit Airlines Workers File WARN Act Class Action After Shutdown ...

Six former Spirit Airlines employees filed a class-action lawsuit on May 12 in the Southern District of New York, alleging the carrier violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 by failing to provide 60-day notice before mass layoffs.
Lead attorney Eric Lechtzin filed the case on behalf of 17,000 workers who lost their jobs when Spirit ceased operations on May 2, representing more than 4,800 impacted employees in South and Central Florida.
The lawsuit claims Spirit urged staff to ignore dissolution rumors before the shutdown, yet employees remain unpaid for wages and accrued vacation time; plaintiffs seek compensation for 60 days of missed pay and benefits.
While staff await payment, Spirit has sought court permission to pay retention bonuses including $2.9 million to CEO David Davis, $1.2 million to Fred Cromer, and $1.1 million to John Bendoraitis, the chief operating officer.
Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, citing rising aviation fuel costs exacerbated by the war with Iran, as Lechtzin prepares to review the company's response to the litigation.

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Workers say mass Spirit Airlines layoffs violate federal law

Six former Spirit Airlines employees, including five Florida residents, have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Florida company’s worker layoffs violate a federal law mandating a 60-day notice prior to such terminations.

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