Former Spirit workers claim they are still owed pay and benefits, lawsuit says

Former Spirit Airlines employees have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the airline, claiming workers were laid off without proper notice and are still owed pay and benefits after going out of business

Former Spirit Airlines employees have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the airline, claiming workers were laid off without proper notice and are still owed pay and benefits after going out of business.

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Spirit abruptly shut down operations on May 2, leaving about 17,000 employees without jobs. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York by a group of six terminated employees from Florida, claims they were not given advance notice as required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as the WARN Act.

Employees were notified of the airline’s shutdown through an email from CEO David Davis stating the Dania Beach-based budget airline had “decided to cease operations immediately,” according to the lawsuit. The abrupt cessation, the plaintiffs argue, violates the WARN Act, which requires at least 60 days written notice.