Ritz-Carlton Workers Fail to Revive Post-Hurricanes Layoff Suit

Workers formerly employed at a Ritz-Carlton in Puerto Rico failed to show the luxury hotel ran afoul of notice requirements when laying them off after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a federal appeals court said.

Even if Luxury Hotels International of Puerto Rico Inc. should have given the workers a few more weeks of warning before terminating their employment, the company—which does business as Ritz-Carlton Hotel Spa & Casino—made up for it with earlier voluntary payments, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said.

The workers permanently lost their jobs in April 2018, several months after the ...