The Messenger, a troubled digital news outlet, abruptly closed, leading to the firing of around 300 journalists. Former employees filed a class-action lawsuit against the owner, Jimmy Finkelstein, alleging violation of the WARN Act by not providing advance notice of layoffs and demanding unpaid wages and severance payments. The lawsuit comes after the chaotic and abrupt shutdown of the short-lived website.
Former employees of The Messenger who were left without severance or health coverage when the news site suddenly shut down this week are suing, raising complex questions about what a collapsing company owes its employees. https://t.co/D84wDoxzmH
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More than 500 journalists were laid off in January Earlier this week, reports emerged that digital news outlet The Messenger would shut down entirely. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/e7uC5VQu9E
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The Messenger was sued in a class action lawsuit by former employees Thursday, a day after the company shuttered, leaving roughly 300 people without jobs, or severance pay, according to the suit. https://t.co/I8iTnqIGir
Former The Messenger staffers file class-action lawsuit following the news site’s chaotic and abrupt shutdown https://t.co/xa3j2kAiv3
Former Messenger employees sue shuttered news site https://t.co/GgOaynnvf8
Former employees for news startup The Messenger, which recently closed its doors suddenly, filed a class-action lawsuit against the company. https://t.co/6Kv9yjlMNs https://t.co/o1xn6DbKFQ
The Messenger Owner Jimmy Finkelstein Hit With Class Action Suit Over Sudden Firing Of Staff https://t.co/h9LZTOxdMY
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Employees for the Messenger have filed a class action lawsuit against Jimmy Finkelstein for violating the WARN act, per a filing today in New York.
Media news: A day after abruptly laying off its entire staff of roughly 300 people, now-defunct outlet The Messenger is being sued in a class action by former employees who say the company violated the WARN Act, which requires large employers to give advance notice of layoffs.
NEW: Ex-employees of The Messenger have filed a class action complaint seeking unpaid wages after Jimmy Finkelstein suddenly shuttered the site yesterday. https://t.co/7A3t6AcinX
BREAKING: Just a day after troubled digital news outlet The Messenger shuttered and hundreds of its journalists were unceremoniously fired, ex-staffers of the short-lived website filed a class-action lawsuit against their former employer. https://t.co/RhNVkJvJIO