Hornblower Cruises Agrees to $2.4 Million WARN Act Settlement

Hornblower Cruises & Events LLC negotiated a $2,400,000 class action settlement over whether the marine hospitality provider failed to give employees sufficient notice that furloughs from March 2020 would last longer than six months or turn into permanent layoffs.

While employees at New York, Chicago, and San Francisco locations are entitled to some part of the settlement filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday, the class action plaintiffs conceded to Hornblower’s position that it didn’t affect enough employees at three other California locations to trigger WARN Act liability.

The settlement amount would cover ...