February 14, 2022
A California federal judge handed Hyatt Corp. a win Monday against a class of employees alleging that the company violated state law by not treating layoffs as terminations, saying Hyatt doesn't have to pay out accrued vacation time because employment was not totally severed.
November 16, 2021
Hyatt urged a California federal judge to grant the company a quick win in a suit lodged by a class of employees alleging the hotel giant violated state labor law by not treating their furloughs as termination of employment, saying the company is not required to pay out accrued vacation time.
May 25, 2021
A California federal judge on Tuesday certified a class of Golden State-based Hyatt Corp. workers who claim that the hotel giant furloughed them following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but failed, among other things, to properly reimburse them for free rooms they get as part of their employment.