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Privacy & surveillance Confirmed

Spirit agrees to sell customer data to Google for $10 million

Spirit agreed to sell Google customer data for $10 million.

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finance.yahoo.com
On Monday, Spirit agreed to sell Google that data for $10 million.

Corporate conduct Allegation

The Osorio family filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines alleging it failed to assist an elderly dementia patient who wandered out of the airport

Spirit Airlines accused of failing to assist elderly dementia patient who wandered out of airport, was killed by car: lawsuit.

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aol.com
Spirit Airlines accused of failing to assist elderly dementia patient who wandered out of airport, was killed by car: lawsuit
Spirit Airlines accused of failing to assist elderly dementia patient who wandered out of airport, was killed by car: lawsuit - AOL

Workplace equity Settlement

Spirit settles EEOC sex harassment lawsuit for $67,500

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eeoc.gov
B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500 | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
DALLAS – B&E Industries, doing business as Spirit Stop, will pay $67,500 to two former employees to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
B&E INDUSTRIES / SPIRIT STOP SETTLES EEOC SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $67,500

Labor & working conditions Confirmed

Spirit union files suit over internal data sale

Spirit's employee union files suit against internal data sale.

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inc.com
Spirit’s employee union files suit against internal data sale

Labor & working conditions Allegation

Spirit is accused of terminating employees without notice

Spirit is accused of terminating six former employees without proper written notice and failing to pay owed pay and benefits.

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globalnews.ca
A class action lawsuit was filed by six former Spirit Airlines employees against the company, claiming that it failed to provide proper written notice of termination and that they are still owed pay and benefits.
Former Spirit Airlines employees claim they’re still owed pay, lawsuit says - National | Globalnews.ca
miamiherald.com
The lawsuit claims that Spirit violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, known as WARN, by failing to give employees 60 days of advance written notice of termination.

Corporate conduct Allegation

Spirit is accused of retaliating against employees

Spirit is accused of retaliating against employees by demoting them for raising concerns about defect reporting.

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alaskapublic.org
He also accuses Spirit managers of retaliating against him for raising a red flag about the way defects were reported by demoting him.
npr.org
He also accuses Spirit managers of retaliating against him for raising a red flag about the way defects were reported by demoting him.

Corporate conduct Recall

Spirit recalls Halloween flashlights for fire and burn hazards

Spirit recalled its Halloween children's flashlights due to fire and burn hazards.

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Spirit Halloween Recalls Children's Flashlights Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Spirit Halloween Recalls Children's Flashlights Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Corporate conduct Recall

Spirit recalls PAW PATROL hat due to fire and burn hazards

Spirit recalled Nickelodeon PAW PATROL Marshall Hat with flashlight over fire and burn hazards.

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Spirit Halloween Recalls Nickelodeon PAW PATROL Marshall Hat with Flashlight Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Spirit Halloween Recalls Nickelodeon PAW PATROL Marshall Hat with Flashlight Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Privacy & surveillance Confirmed

Spirit sells 1 million time-card records

Spirit sold more than 1 million time-card records in a court filing.

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wired.com
The Spirit data sale would, according to a court filing, include more than 1 million time-card records, over 175,000 employee records, nearly 150,000 employee tax forms, employment contracts and litigation files, 80,000 email accounts, 17 million individually owned Microsoft OneDrive items, 20.6 million shared Microsoft SharePoint files, and 500 million Microsoft Teams records.

Corporate conduct Recall

Spirit recalls Black Light Fixtures due to fire and burn hazards

Spirit recalled Black Light Fixtures after identifying fire and burn hazards.

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cpsc.gov

Spirit Halloween Recalls Black Light Fixtures Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Spirit Halloween Recalls Black Light Fixtures Due to Fire and Burn Hazards