Laid-Off Hertz Worker Sues Over Sudden Virus-Related Firings

Hertz Corp. violated a federal law requiring advance notice of mass layoffs when it abruptly fired hundreds of workers in April in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a former employee alleges in a new lawsuit in federal court in Florida.

Hertz gave no advance written notice to Arlean Green, who worked at the Tampa International Airport, or to other would-be class members, according to the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Instead, the written notice was given April 14, the same day the employees were terminated, violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ...